With its catchy Middle Eastern sound and Ash King’s cool vocals, Mashooqana is easily likeable. Gaurav unleashes his Mithoon’ness in Main dhoondne – neat, thanks to Arijit’s soaring vocals. KK...
Continue reading...Heart Attack (Music review), Telugu – Anup Rubens
Nuvvante naaku is wonderfully pulsating, with captivating music, including a sly, obvious nod to Rahman! Anup adorns the lovely melody of Thuhi hai too with extra music, and it works...
Continue reading...Gunday (Music review), Hindi – Sohail Sen
Jashn-e-ishqa‘s manic energy is wonderfully delivered by Javed Ali and Shadaab Faridi. Tune maari entriyaan is catchy South Indian kuthu all the way (even the Bengali version), including a sneaky...
Continue reading...Pulivaal (Music review), Tamil – NR Raghunandan
Neelangarayil seems to be using the time-tested beauty of Charukesi raga quite well… very well sung by Karthik and Shreya (definitely better when compared to the other version featuring Saindhavi)....
Continue reading...Darling (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Dabba song is energetic and consistently rhythmic; that it is well sung by Kailash Kher and Shamitha Malnad only adds to the appeal! Mika’s title song, in comparison, is relatively...
Continue reading...Hasee Toh Phasee (Music review), Hindi – Vishal-Shekhar
Punjabi Wedding Song is as per the name – adequately Sunidhi Chauhan, with the right sprinkling of English hooks. Shake it like Shammi is a genuinely interesting take on Shammi-era...
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Neer bharan & Raat gaey – Coke Studio Pakistan, Season 6, Episode 3 One word to describe Neer bharan – Bhaagesri! Enough said! Raat gaey, on the other hand is...
Continue reading...Paranthe Wali Gali (Music review), Hindi – Vasundhara Das
The title song is heavily stereotyped, with odd South Indian influences too like ‘Parotta’ besides Paranthe. Party sharty is no different – assembly-line and at times out of tune too,...
Continue reading...Ninnindale (Music review), Kannada – Manisharma
Bolo bham bham and Haaru haaru pass by without making any impact – that pointless and jaded in all aspects! Thankfully, Vishal Dadlani turns things around a bit with Don’t...
Continue reading...Kangaroo (Music review), Tamil – Srinivas
Shweta Mohan’s languorous rendition props up the gloomy melody in Penjakka, aided no doubt by very-Rahman like orchestration by Srinivas. Ozhakku nilave‘s highlight is Bibin Tuttu’s vocals, a moody tune...
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