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...
Continue reading...Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 3, Episode 6 (Music review) – Amit Trivedi
The severely under-rated Tochi Raina is the highlight of Rabba. The man lords over the lovely melody Amit cooks up, with some support from Jaggi’s rap. Sukhjinder Singh’s constant algoza...
Continue reading...Naiyaandi (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
Teddy bear‘s arcade games sound, with that mind-bogglingly curious tune that eventually goes zany, mixing kuthu and more 8-bit sounds, is a brave experiment! Ae le le, barring Leon D’Souza’s...
Continue reading...Arrambam (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Adadada arrambame is loaded with festive exuberance and uses alternating percussions to good effect. En fuse pochu sounds like something Yuvan usually reserves for Simbu, right up to the corny...
Continue reading...Krrish 3 (Music review), Hindi – Rajesh Roshan
Krrish Krrish, with corny chorus, bizarre sounds and Mamta Sharma’s funny vocals, is embarrassing. Raghupati raghav is not far either – besides the obviously catchy rhythm pandering to Hrithik’s feet...
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