Harry’s not a Brahmachari has a frenzied techno sound that sits well atop the essentially Punjabi tune; Jazzy B and Divya Kumar seem perfect for the high-pitched song. I’m sorry...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (January 2014)
Newbury Street, Panda, Philosophize, Me and You & Ocean – Ocean (Nischay Parekh) I came across Nischay’s music completely by chance, via a Facebook reco by composer Sandeep Chowta. Considering...
Continue reading...Thegidi (Music review), Tamil – Nivas K Prasanna
Vinmeen vidhayil is enchanting… a delightfully pleasant melody sung beautifully by Abhay Jodhpurkar and Saindhavi; the music is not drastically new, but mighty apt for the tune. Neeyum dhinam sees...
Continue reading...Autonagar Surya (Music review), Telugu – Anup Rubens
Time entaraa is good ol’ Devi Sri Prasad material, repackaged by Anup; also sung in similar style. Mancheli is where Anup marks his territory, improvising considerably over familiar Devi template...
Continue reading...Bramman (Music review), Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad
Vodu vodu, barring Chinnaponnu’s hyper enthusiastic vocals, is stock Devi-style bombastic stuff. But the composer knows what works and how, as is evident in Penne nee illamal, with the right...
Continue reading...Queen (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
London thumakda is the soundtrack’s most straight-forward and accessible song – simple, catchy tune, sung with earthy flavor by Labh Janjua with the right dollop of enthusiasm. O gujariya too...
Continue reading...Aaha Kalyanam (Music review), Tamil – Dharan Kumar
Kadha kadha and Bon bon sound like Tamilized Yash Raj Punju songs; the discomfort shows. The Tanglish ballad Honeyae honeyae is no different – uneasy fit; the female version by...
Continue reading...Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (Music review), Malayalam – Shaan Rahman
Kattu mooliyo has the alluring combination of Vineeth’s thoroughly likeable vocals and gorgeous music by Shaan, topped by that beautiful sax! Job Kurian does the honors for the charming folk...
Continue reading...One By Two (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
I’m Just Pakaoed‘s highlight is clearly Amitabh Bhattacharya’s hilarious lyrics, besides Siddharth Mahadevan’s uninhibited high pitched vocals. Kaboom sees Anushka Manchanda in fantastic form, again with fantastic lyrics by Amitabh,...
Continue reading...Highway (Music review), Hindi – A R Rahman
Nooran Sisters’ earthy vocals power Patakha guddi really well, backed by Rahman’s alluring, contrasting backgrounds. Rahman mauls his version with new-fangled renditon, however. But he does well in Maahi ve,...
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