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...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (December 2013)
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...
Continue reading...Milliblog India Top 10, 2013
Last year, I started a new annual property, besides the language-based lists. I called it Milliblog India Top 10 (the ) and with some comparisons between how Raja’s and Rahman’s...
Continue reading...Ennamo Nadakkudhu (Music review), Tamil – Premgi Amaren
Aagayam‘s choir-like opening is juxtaposed with a rather disjoint dubstep mix; the result is pretty interesting! Haricharan sounds good in the foot-tapping Orakkanna sachu nee, that possibly and interestingly touches...
Continue reading...Jai Ho (Music review), Hindi – Sajid Wajid, Aman Malik & Devi Sri Prasad
Of Sajid Wajid’s three songs, Baaki sab and Photocopy are unbearably banal, but Tere naina, that sounds like the love child of Bullet Raja’s Saamne hai and Dabangg’s Tere mast...
Continue reading...Oru Oorla (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja
Ippadiyum oruthan undu seems massively out of place in the current scheme of things despite how Raja tries – unnecessarily – to prop up the Nila adhu-style tune. Thannanthaniye and...
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