Nenjamae en nenjamae has a steady, thrumming rhythm and a easily likeable low-key melody that Haricharan and Harini deliver admirably well, complete with really nice semi-classic portions in the interludes....
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Top Recent Listens – May 2015
Hindi Title song & Hum nava – Hamari Adhuri Kahani (Hindi – Jeet Ganguly & Mithoon) Sun saathiya, Chunar, Happy birthday, If you hold my hand & Hey ganaraya –...
Continue reading...Hitman – May 30, 2015
Originally published in . Nee Variya Thiruttukalyanam (Tamil) Music: Vaiddhy Debutant Vaiddhy turns an otherwise risqué word like ‘Variya?’ into a full song, the said word being uttered democratically by...
Continue reading...Kerintha (Music review), Telugu – Mickey J Meyer
The title song, with 80s psychedelic coolth and a soaring hook, is a great listen. Mila mila is trademark Mickey – rhythmic, repetitively simple hook dominating the song, along with...
Continue reading...Vinavayya Ramayya (Music review), Telugu – Anup Rubens
Ori devudaa‘s languorous tune is actually quite engaging, thanks also to Anup’s own involved singing. In Janaki Janaki, Anup makes good use of a bombastic brass sound, while Pyar bina...
Continue reading...Kumbasaram (Music review), Malayalam – Vishnu Mohan Sithara
There is an unhurried, sluggish mood to Oho nenjil that Vishnu builds on well, with his music and his own vocals. Nila veyilil texture is an odd combo of 80s...
Continue reading...Mapla Singam (Music review), Tamil – N.R.Raghunanthan
Edhukku machan would move Imman to tears, if imitation was the sincerest form of flattery – uses Imman’s sound and Raja fixation, given it invokes Poojaiketha poovidhu! Edhuvume‘s tune builds...
Continue reading...Ilayaraja – from being naive, to being better informed!
(I had written this on Milliblog’s Facebook page and realized, by the 30+ mails I got, that they preferred it in the blog too, away from Facebook’s walled garden. Here...
Continue reading...ABCD 2 (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar
Bezubaan‘s redux trades the earlier version’s Western sensibilities to desi-rap, powered by Vishal Dadlani’s vocals and ending on a similar high, like the original. The original film’s song, Sun saathiya,...
Continue reading...Hamari Adhuri Kahani (Music review), Hindi – Jeet Ganguly, Mithoon & Ami Mishra
Arijit carries the title song wonderfully – he expresses the desperation in Rashmi Virag’s lyrics beautifully, set to a poignant tune by Jeet. The Jeet-sung version is a great listen...
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