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...
Continue reading...Kaaviyathalaivan (Music review), Tamil – A R Rahman
Vaanga makka serves as a spirited introduction to the film’s theater troupe backdrop and is fabulously sung by Haricharan and Dr.Narayanan. Aye Mr.Minor‘s retro orchestration is as significant as its...
Continue reading...Meaghamann (Music review), Tamil – Thaman
The title song is heavily digitized that literally masks Manasi and Monissha’s voices – the tune too is functional at best, despite the pulsating orchestration. The whole thing repeats itself...
Continue reading...Power (Music review), Telugu – Thaman
Adnan Sami seems to be under some kind of pain in Devuda – his singing is unusually strained and the utterly conventional tune doesn’t help either. Badmashu pilla‘s consistently rolling,...
Continue reading...Rasam (Music review), Malayalam – Job Kurien
Veteran Chitra seems like the perfect choice for the beautifully native and tuneful Dhanumasa palazhi, with Job rightly sticking to the tried and tested sound, and doing it incredibly well....
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