Swanand Kirkire’s wonderful imagination powers Manjha, while Amit sings it with his usual panache. Additional plus is the absolutely gorgeous use of Esraj, a peculiar choice given its East Indian...
Continue reading...Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Aavarangaatukulla has a pleasant tune, but rehashes the ghatam-based sparse folk sound once in vogue, kick-started by Rahman. Pothi vecha and Nariga uranga hold textures similar to Rahman’s Taj Mahal...
Continue reading...Jabardasth (Music review), Telugu – Thaman S
Arere arere starts with a harmonious chorus just like a Pritam song, but soon Nithya Menon takes over the velvety melody – she’s clearly the star of this song! Shreya...
Continue reading...Swamy Ra Ra (Music review), Telugu – Sunny M.R.
Krishnudi varasulantha is eclectic in its choice of music! It seems vaudevillian, but is bloody nuanced in the way it has been assembled – Arijit Singh pulls off a superb...
Continue reading...Zilla Ghaziabad (Music review), Hindi – Amjad Nadeem & Bappa Lahiri
The title song by Sukhwinder Singh carries a whiff of Omkara’s title song, but is markedly more simplistic and masala’ish. Baap ka maal doesn’t deserve any comment whatsoever. Ditto –...
Continue reading...Ongole Gitta (Music review), Telugu – G V Prakash Kumar & Manisharma
Yerra mirapallo, despite Shankar Mahadevan’s spirited vocals, sounds utterly commonplace. GV Prakash Kumar gets behind the mike in Raa chilaka and his effortless singing does add value to the pleasant...
Continue reading...Madha Gaja Raja (Music review), Tamil – Vijay Antony
Chikku bukku could well be a standard Ilayaraja song but for the gibberish and guitar that Vijay Antony inserts at places – folksy and catchy! My Dear Loveru tells us...
Continue reading...Hi Da (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrashekhar
January mazhayil is rhythmic and sing-along’ish… with a simple and hummable tune, and gorgeous guitar plus keyboard accompaniments! Facebook has cringe-worthy lyrics and barely passable vocalized, techno music, but Ranjith is...
Continue reading...ABCD Any Body Can Dance (Music review), Hindi – Sachin Jigar
Shambu sutaya must be most frenetically paced Ganesh bhajan ever, with a detour in sound for the sake of dance that is mighty pulsating! Shankar Mahadevan and Vishal Dadlani ace...
Continue reading...Press Play (Music review), Indipop – Adnan Sami
Ali Ali is a strong opener – a really well-sung, foot-tapping prayer of sorts! Roya and Main tere paas hun are trademark Adnan Sami – mesmerizing ballads, fabulously arranged. Mere...
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