The title song is standard-issue hero intro material, with a generous sprinkling of bombastic English epithets and a repetitive rhythm. Junction lo and Narri narri are no different – Thaman’s...
Continue reading...Khoobsurat (Music review), Hindi – Sneha Khanwalkar & Badshah
Sneha’s Sound Trippin’ looms large over Engine ki seeti and Baal khade, the former, a Rajasthani funk riot, aced by Resmi Sateesh and Sunidhi, and the latter, a significantly more...
Continue reading...Aadama Jeichomada (Music review), Tamil – Sean Roldan
Sean writes, sings and composes Odura nari, all by himself! The colloquial lyrics are intriguing, and the tune is neat and sing-along’ish. Thanniyila‘s guitar-strings combo is unmistably Sean, but its...
Continue reading...Sapthamashree Thaskaraha (Music review), Malayalam – Rex Vijayan
The title song has a pulsating world music’ish sound and manages the cornucopia of sounds admirably well, headlined by Suchith Sureshan’s confident vocals. Thaane pookum rests on scintillating singing by...
Continue reading...Burma (Music review), Tamil – Sudharshan M Kumar
Aaryan Dinesh breezes through Vaddi, working with simple lyrics and Sudharshan’s alluring hip-hop sound. En moochum and Counting D’ Cars are Anirudh’ish (already!) – both instantly likeable, groovy pop, while...
Continue reading...Oru Oorla Rendu Raja (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Mazhakatha‘s tune and rhythm is a fantastic mix of Latino and Middle Eastern, along with nadhaswaram too! Groovy tune and well sung by Haricharan, and Vandana sounding a lot like...
Continue reading...Paathshala (Music review), Telugu – Rahul Raj
The Friendship Anthem starts off in conventional rock anthemic style, but starting the funky first interlude, it shifts impressively into next gear, as Don Raja Elvis joins Sooraj Santosh. Merise...
Continue reading...Bey Yaar (Music review), Gujarati – Sachin-Jigar
Bey yaar sapna nava has a decent pop sound that doesn’t add anything beyond managing to sound generically good. But Sachin sings the song’s other, more pensive version, Bey yaar...
Continue reading...Finding Fanny (Music review), Hindi – Mathias Duplessy & Sachin-Jigar
Fanny re is so un-Goan, employs very Punjabi lyrics and is sung by a Rajasthani singer, Mukhtiyar Ali! The song has a wacky, distinctly-European sound, and carries an undeniable charm!...
Continue reading...Peruchazhi (Music review), Malayalam – Arrora
Adichu polikkam has a forceful sound befitting an intro song and Karthik does a great job rendering it with verve. Don’t mess with me is lively, abstract hip-hop; Blaaze is...
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