Apnaa mujhe tu lagaa is by-the-template ballad sung soulfully by Sonu Nigam – nothing new that we haven’t heard, but mildly impactful too. Chirantan scores better in the very Pritam’ish...
Continue reading...The Inner Self Awakens (Music review), Indipop – Agam
Harish Sivaramakrishnan’s vocals remain the highlight in Brahma’s Dance, though the Shakti-style music works equally well. The guitar and violin melange is enchanting, much like Harish’s pitch perfect intonation of...
Continue reading...Poda Podi (Music review), Tamil – Dharan Kumar
Love panlaama‘s lyrics and singing, by STR, are juvenile and banal. The title song is thankfully left to professionals – cool and addictive melody! Hare rama hare krishna is likeable...
Continue reading...Neer Paravai (Music review), Tamil – N R Rahnanthan
Ratha kanneer‘s tune is absorbing and Harish Raghavendra’s vocals too lends itself to the tune’s emotions! Yaar veetu‘s lyrics are beautiful and so is Anand Aravindhakshan’s singing over the simple...
Continue reading...Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
Kiklikalerdi is rhythmic and catchy, no doubt, but is also rather rudimentary. Motorwada gets it right with funky Punjabi layer on hip-hop. The title song is wonderfully earthy, but also...
Continue reading...Thuppaki (Music review), Tamil – Harris Jayaraj
Vijay does well in Google google, a basic, but foot-tapping song where Andrea provides excellent support. Kutti puli koottam sounds straight out of the fag-end of Rahman’s music for pointless...
Continue reading...Jab Tak Hai Jaan (Music review), Hindi – A R Rahman
Challa is every bit Rahman as far as the free-flowing, slow-burning tune is concerned, despite the Punjabi, and the phonetic similarity of the key word to Rabbi’s Bulla; Keba Jeremiah’s...
Continue reading...Aadhi Baghavan (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Eisalaamey eisalaam takes an outdated Middle Eastern approach. Mohit ‘Chawhan’-sung Agadam bagadam is no different – indifferent Hindi track with a mish-mash of sounds. Oru thuli vishamaai makes splendid use...
Continue reading...Rush (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Chup chup ke could well be composed in Pritam’s sleep – wonderfully pleasant, but incredibly predictable… every part of the song! Mumkin nahin too is Pritam-sleep material – catchy melody...
Continue reading...Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (Music review), Telugu – Mani Sharma
Arare pasi manasa concocts a Nayagan-style Nila Adhu with accordion and guitar, while Sye andre naanu seems too techno for the kind of street-smart feel it attempts, though Shreya’s vocals...
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