Yuvan is in his standard form, in his vocals and the music, in Unakkagave; funky melody with now-likeable off-key singing. Mazhai mazhai is Yuvan of Paiyyaa form – instantly catchy...
Continue reading...Nee Ko Njaa Cha (Music review), Malayalam – Prashant Pillai
The title song by Chi Chi Xun just strings together gibberish and rap to pulsating music bordering reggae! Tanapicchu beer has hilarious Manglish lyrics, is fabulously sung by Saju Srinivas...
Continue reading...Paradesi (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Avatha paiyya‘s incredibly pleasant melody is instantly endearing – Yasin and Vandana’s vocals is one big reason, besides the gorgeous percussion that adorns it. Sengaade‘s elongated prelude portends an archaic...
Continue reading...Puthagam (Music review), Tamil – James Vasanthan
Kondaadathaan has an addictive stock rhythm; Muthukumar’s lyrics are terribly templatized, however. Mella pookkudhe is lovely! Vocals by Bellie Raj and Deepa Miriam, and gorgeous violin-led orchestration adds to the...
Continue reading...Dabangg 2 (Music review), Hindi – Sajid Wajid
Dagabaz re, that post-marriage addendum to Tere mast mast do nain, uses vastly similar tricks, to impress, again. PandeyJi Seeti seems to be constructed especially for Salman’s hip movement… and...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (October 2012)
Nenjukkulle – Kadal (Tamil – A R Rahman) ~ Unplugged version from A R Rahman’s MTV episode Trust Mani Ratnam to bring out the magic in Rahman! This song is...
Continue reading...Once More (Music review), Indipop – Colonial Cousins
Aaiyo re is a lovely ‘rain song’ with Leslie’s guitar playing peekaboo with the gorgeous North Eastern flavor. Janabe ali sounds like new material from Wham! and is catchy in...
Continue reading...Nandanam (Music review), Tamil – Gopi Sundar
There’s nothing significantly wrong with Muthal paarvaiyil except for the fact that it sounds just like better Harris Jeyaraj material – sufficiently peppy. Gopi himself sings Kaathal nadhikkarayoram, a short,...
Continue reading...Okkadine (Music review), Telugu – Karthik
Seethakoka nachchave is lively and animated, even as the verses by Dharshana extend interestingly longer than usual. Shweta Mohan is fantastic in Hey po, that, despite a stock rhythm, manages...
Continue reading...Genius (Music review), Telugu – Joshua Sridhar
Benny and Apoorva whip up a heady kuthu in Chirigina notu! Joshua gets Shweta Mohan into his Kalloori groove in Yevevo kalale – lovely tune, well-orchestrated. But his boringly repetitive...
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