Prem’s coarse voice goes well with Harakalu angi‘s rhythmic, folk’ish tune, with Joshua using the title in an interesting, catchy manner. Yaaranu kelali gives the by-now-completely-Mano-Murthyed Sonu Nigam a lovely...
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 8 (Music review) – Multiple producers
That Kutle Khan and Bismila Khan can infuse manic energy in their singing is a given, but it is Nancy Aren Ao who surprises with her fantastic support in the...
Continue reading...Ram-leela (Music review), Hindi – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Bhoomi Trivedi’s convincing rendition makes Ram chahe worth it, and Sanjay rocks the techno-garba Nagada sang, aided by Shreya Ghoshal’s fantastic singing! Aditya Narayan comes of age in Ishqyaun and...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (September 2013)
True – Avicii I had no idea who Avicii was (now I do!) till I stumbled on his debut studio album, True. The only Avici I know before this was...
Continue reading...Pattam Pole (Music review), Malayalam – M.Jayachandran
Antha naalil is a pleasant surprise, given that it is completely in Tamil! That it is also constructed as sparsely and beautifully as Indira’s Nila kaaigiradhu works strongly in its...
Continue reading...D For Dopidi (Music review), Telugu – Sachin Jigar & Mahesh Shankar
Sachin Jigar get the Telugu masala idiom mighty well in Rowdy fellows, but it is a bit too templatized, with a very familiar and predictable hook to make any difference....
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 7 (Music review) – Hitesh Sonik
Sukhwinder Singh lords over Chan kitthan like only he can, with Hitesh creating a Punjabi power-ballad! Tapas Roy’s mandolin replaces the usually expected iktara, even as the backing vocalists –...
Continue reading...North 24 Kaatham (Music review), Malayalam – Govind Menon & Rex Vijayan
Rex Vijayan’s very-reggae Thanaro is instantly catchy, with great support from Sreenath Bhasi’s vocals; Rex plays beautifully with the guitar and the chorus. Govind Menon of Thaikkudam Bridge opens his...
Continue reading...JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Facebook login is gimmicky in every sense, with a flat tune to boot! Nee enna pesuvai (both versions!) drones on like a post-heydays boy-band ballad, while Get ready for my...
Continue reading...Ramayya Vasthavayya (Music review), Telugu – Thaman
Jabili nuvve lives up to the heavy promo hype! Ranjith is superb in this breezy, rhythmic melody, with Thaman acing the chorus and lilting orchestration! Pandaga chesko sounds distinctly like...
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