Nenjukkulla nee is an easy winner, thanks to the rollicking rhythm, clubbed with infectious vocals. Low aana life is a consistently groovy ode to Sunny Leone, complete with a fantastic...
Continue reading...Vaaraayo Vennilaave (Music review), Tamil – Karthik Raja
En kadhal has a lovely tune, but with clunky synth that’s undone only by the interludes and nifty violin in the anupallavi. Pony Prakash Raj seems like a horribly wrong...
Continue reading...Purani Jeans (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
The very-guitary Yaari yaari is at a best passable ‘friendship’ song; hardly in line with the film title’s original, by Ali Haider. Yeh beetey din works considerably better as a...
Continue reading...Saivam (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Azhagu, understandably, holds a strong whiff of Indira’s Nila kaigiradhu – the instantly likeable, ethereal tune and Unnkrishnan’s daughter Uthara evoking an adorable innocence akin to Harini in the earlier...
Continue reading...Revolver Rani (Music review), Hindi – Sanjeev Srivastava
Sanjeev’s Pancham imitation helps the title song and its reprise, though the other Pancham’ish melody, Kaafi nahi, featuring Asha Bhonsle, gets it better! Despite the Omkara’ish sound, Thaayein kare is...
Continue reading...Maanikya (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Vijay Prakash rules over Maamu maamu and Huchcha na (along with Arjun), with simple, catchy hooks in both. Jeena jeena sounds like a pale Devi Sri Prasad Telugu song. Pantara...
Continue reading...Tenali Raman (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
With Shreya’s artificially calibrated hiccups and a tune that is a distant echo of Ilayaraja’s similar retro efforts, Aanazhagu feels merely derivative. Aey vayaadi and Nenje nenje’s uninspiring tunes don’t...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (March 2014)
Mast magan, Chaandaniya & Hulla re – 2 States (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy) Dependable trio, again. They seem to be raising beyond Dharma cliches by and large, to deliver...
Continue reading...Bhoothnath Returns (Music review), Hindi – Meet Bros Anjjan, Palash Muchhal, Ram Sampath & Yo Yo Honey Singh
One-song-per-soundtrack specialists Meet Bros Anjjan join Palash Muchhal for Party to banti hai – good fun, thanks to the ebullient rhythm. Of the three songs by Ram Sampath, Har had...
Continue reading...Jal (Music review), Hindi – Sonu Nigam and Bickram Ghosh
Shubha Mudgal headlines Jal de in style, the composing duo conjuring an expansive, Ahir Bhairav and Chakravakam-style sound. Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan and Suzanne’s vocal combination makes superb impact in...
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