Puneeth’s coarse voice actually works in favor of the foot-tapping Pakka paapi! Andaaje siguthilla gets its singers right – Sonu and Sunidhi – for the ambient, gorgeous tune. Sadhu gets...
Continue reading...Googly (Music review), Kannada – Joshua Sridhar
Rajesh Krishnan owns Bisilu kudure that starts off with its guitar-laden ballad style melody, but takes on the desi twist rather well mid-way. Gand janma and Googly gandasare are catchy,...
Continue reading...Barfi (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Oh mahiyave extracts fantastic work from Sonu and Shreya, despite sounding a lot like a standard Harris Jeyaraj song. Yeno onthara is no different in its Harris sound, but quite...
Continue reading...Victory (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Kanna minche is perfectly functional Arjun Janya melody material – captivating hooks and excellent backgrounds! Sonu’s solo version is equally good, as is the duet with Anuradha Bhat. Anuradha also...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (May 2013)
The entire soundtrack! – Raanjhanaa (Hindi – A R Rahman) I have possibly read every kind of opinion on Raanjhanaa out there. From people who hate Rahman’s singing in one...
Continue reading...Ya Bay (Music review), Arabic – Hayajan
Ya 7weneh is a superb start to the album; Wardi sings in true Coldplay style, including a catchy falsetto piece, even as the electric guitars kick in taking the track...
Continue reading...Thillu Mullu (Music review), Tamil – M S Viswanathan and Yuvan Shankar Raja
Aaja aaja‘s retro pop sound is minimal but enticing. Haricharan and Priya Himesh do a neat job and Yuvan layers it with cool sounds! Ranjit aces Kai pesi en kooda,...
Continue reading...Singam 2 (Music review), Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad
NW1W. Keywords: Singam 2, Grrrrrrrrr, Devi Sri Prasad
Continue reading...Balupu (Music review), Telugu – Thaman
Kajalu chelliva has nothing new at all, but in true Thaman style, it doesn’t disappoint the feet! Yaevaindho ropes in veteran SPB for a lovely melody with a very, very...
Continue reading...Sahasam (Music review), Telugu – Sri
Dola dola is filmy, showy and immensely listenable! Sharmila is superb in her singing even as Sri loads the orchestration with quirky tricks to add spunk, particularly a catchy bridge...
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