G V Prakash Kumar sounds awkward in Sooraj hai kahaan; the generic tune doesn’t help either. But the composer makes up for it in Papa, a poignant melody that he...
Continue reading...Aambala (Music review), Tamil – Hip Hop Tamizha
Madras to Madurai is wonderfully raucous; lays on its catchy, loud rhythm thick and in-your-face, and stays at it till you start moving your feet and shoulder. Vaa vaa has...
Continue reading...Nanbenda (Music review), Tamil – Harris Jayaraj
Enai marubadi brings back memories of Harris’ better form days… till a lady not-so-helpfully pitches in with gibberish humming. Still, good listen – lively tune, well sung by Vijay Prakash....
Continue reading...Beeruva (Music review), Telugu – Thaman S
Bye bye bye nails the simple, foot-tapping tune really well – instantly likeable tune, easy on the ears, thanks also to Nivas’ singing. Chinnadana chinnadana too is adequately catchy, but...
Continue reading...The Music Room (Music review), Indipop – Sonu Nigam and Bickram Ghosh
Sonu’s vocals rock Saiyyan bina, an eclectic concoction laid over chaste Hindi lyrics, that ends on a scintillating note! Paane chala‘s addictively simple tune gets better as it progresses, though...
Continue reading...Idam Porul Yaeval (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Beyond the catchy rhythm of Vaiyambatti lies a lovely tune, with the right amount of punch, and most importantly, Vairamuthu’s absorbing lyrics espousing the blissful living of tribals in the...
Continue reading...Kakki Sattai (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh
The title song has all the necessary coolth, topped by Vishal Dadlani’s funky vocals. Kadhal kan kattudhe sees Anirudh join Shakthishree Gopalan to deliver a very pleasant, but now-predictable, Anirudh’ish...
Continue reading...Sandamarutham (Music review), Tamil – James Vasanthan
The title song has all the pointless signs of a standard-issue Kannada film hero intro song – raising the hero’s stature to that of God and sing his praises. Pooja...
Continue reading...Milliblog Annual Music round-up 2014
Another year ends. Another annual music round-up! Milliblog’s 7th annual music round-up, to be precise. A couple of broad changes. I’m not going to make the lists really long (with...
Continue reading...Vai Raja Vai (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Vandha kadha is Yuvan’s turn to pull an Anirudh – punchy techno gana, obviously powered by Gana Bala! Pachchai vanna has a gorgeous melody, though Yuvan’s package, despite the tantalizing...
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