Piyo piyo re is perfectly foot-tapping, with a catchy hook. Arijit Singh rules Telugu too, after conquering Hindi, with Kanulanu thaake – Anup hands him an excellent melody tailor-made for...
Continue reading...Million Dollar Arm (Music review), A R Rahman
Rang De Basanti’s left-over Makhna and let-us-obviously-fuse-Punjabi-and-rap Million Dollar Dream are intermittently engaging, thanks to the vocalists – Sukhwinder and Iggy Azalea, respectively. KT Tunstall and Rahman’s We Could Be...
Continue reading...Yaan (Music review), Tamil – Harris Jayaraj
Aathangara orathil – Harris Jayaraj tune bank, 2007; Gana Bala’s singing does make a difference, besides MC Vickey’s rap and assorted burping sounds. Latcham calorie – Harris Jayaraj tune bank,...
Continue reading...Vanavarayan Vallavarayan (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Kongunattu thendralukkum has a nice folk groove, but Karthik Raja and Venkat Prabhu’s vocals are jarring, to say the least, besides the rather staid tune. Yuvan’s singing is significantly worse...
Continue reading...Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham (Music review), Tamil – Siddharth Vipin
Takkaru takkaru seems like a tacky remake of Ram-Leela’s dandruff-song, Tattad tattad, and it’s a perfunctory fit for a hero-introduction song. With its Coldplay-like sound Oh oh nadhigal oda is...
Continue reading...Oohalu Gusagusalaade (Music review), Telugu – Kalyani Koduri
The synth in Emiti hadavadi is almost present-day Ilayaraja’ish! The playfully banter-style tune is serene and lovely; even the whispery and unassuming vocals by Deepu and Sravani add a lot...
Continue reading...Citylights (Music review), Hindi – Jeet Ganguli
Muskurane is a stunningly beautiful combo – the lyrics, Arijit’s soaring vocals and the soorthing arrangement! Mohammed Irfan’s slower Unplugged version, in comparison, seems laboured. Neeti Mohan does well in...
Continue reading...Milliblog monthly multilingual music reco – April 2014
No, this is not a new section. ‘Top recent listens’ seemed like a really bland name for this list. So, made it MMMMR 🙂 Sweet Disarray – Dan Croll An...
Continue reading...Dummy Tappasu (Music review), Tamil – Deva
Anju pathu is vintage Deva style gana that channels Chandrababu afresh in a catchy avatar. Adiyae flowerae is a surprise, coming from Deva – the piano in the opening sequence...
Continue reading...Anaamika (Music review), Telugu – M.M.Keeravani
Kshanam kshanam is true-blue Keeravani melody – sweeping tune, beautifully sung by Sunita and a captivating hook, all in a serene package. The Search takes off mid-way from Kshanam kshanam...
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