India Wale is standard-issue Farah Khan chorus song, with carefully thought-through lyrics to evoke maximum jingoism. Manwa laage is earthy and highly rhythmic, while Satakli’s one-hook is adequately repeated to...
Continue reading...Govindudu Andarivadele (Music review), Telugu – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Hariharan aces the slow, likeable melody of Neeli rangu, with Yuvan playing the folk rhythm to very good effect. Javed Ali’s Gulabi is a lovely slow-burner! Yuvan hands him a...
Continue reading...I (Music review), Tamil – A R Rahman
Mersalaayitten seems tailor-made for Anirudh’s digitally-enhanced vocals; even sounds techno-enough like his own music, barring that very-Rahman’ish violin interlude. Ennodu nee‘s reprise works better than the original’s soul gospel choir...
Continue reading...Haider (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Dadlani is the perfect choice for Aao na‘s grunge rock, with the composer playing with captivating guitar hooks! The song’s alternative version is the lone sore note in the...
Continue reading...Jeeva (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Ovvondrai thirudugirai may well be a song from Ilayaraja’s Neethaane En Ponvasantham! But, at some point mid-way, it could have easily been a Raja song from his prolific Kannada sojourn...
Continue reading...Enakkul Oruvan (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
Keba’s electric guitar and bass are instantly alluring in Kutti poochi, adding an almost surreal layer to what is essentially a simple, resonant folk tune. Manicka Vinayagam carries Muthamil’s lyrics...
Continue reading...Sonali Cable (Music review), Hindi – Amjad-Nadeem, Mikey McCleary, Daniel B. George & Raghav Sachar
Jubin Nautiyal and Altamash Faridi carry the Mohit Suri’ish melody in Ek mulaqat rather well; good work by composers Amjad-Nadeem too. Daniel B George’s Cheenti cheenti and Sapney are both...
Continue reading...Milliblog monthly multilingual music reco – August 2014
Just a little crush, If you feel & Open book – TV Dinners (Indipop – Mikey McCleary) One heck of an enjoyable album that clearly deserves more promotion. Really wish...
Continue reading...Naaigal Jaakirathai (Music review), Tamil – Dharan Kumar
Bhoomi sutrum has all the energy of a Vikraman film’s meteoric-rise-of-hero-in-one-song – functional, at best. Naresh Iyer handles the quintessential boyband pop ballad, En nenjil rather well since it matches...
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