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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...
Continue reading...Hitman – May 23, 2015
Originally published in . Athana azhagayum Inimey Ippadithaan (Tamil) Music: Santhosh Kumar Dayanidhi Santhosh, who till recently was programming for A. R. Rahman (including Lingaa), makes his debut with this...
Continue reading...Lavender (Music review), Malayalam – Deepak Dev
She Is So Beautiful is easy on the ears pop; the hook is catchy and Amal Anthony and Kavya Ajith keep things light and frothy. Pularri manjin has an interesting...
Continue reading...32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam (Music review), Malayalam – Bijibal
Omal kanmani is puncutuated with a lot of pauses and they all considerably add to the song’s charm, beyond the simple, pleasant tune and Sachin Warrier and Sangeetha Sreekanth’s vocals....
Continue reading...Thiruttukalyanam (Music review), Tamil – Vaiddhy
Aasamela aasa vechu seems tailor-made for Simbu; along with Malavika, he delivers Vaidhhy’s fast-paced kuthu number with his usual panache. Iswarya’s young, child-like vocals elevates the predictable rhythm and tune...
Continue reading...Narathan (Music review), Tamil – Mani Sharma
Maayakkaara manmadha is familiar material from Mani Sharma; his usual well-crafted melody and this one seems to border Madhyamavathy raaga too, to good effect. Its remix is a pulsating listen...
Continue reading...Kaaval (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Aadu annatha makes interesting use of saarangi in what’s essentially kuthu and gains spunk in anupallavi, with Velmurugan leading it in his usual style. Aavaaram povukkum‘s Aasaya kaathula ambitions are...
Continue reading...Maanga (Music review), Tamil – Premji Amaren
Premji gets the retro sound perfectly in Anjathey, thanks also to Hemambika’s vocals. Hemambika continues her form in Kanne, with Premji handling the quasi-retro sound that cleverly uses modern words...
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