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...
Continue reading...Khiladi 786 (Music review), Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya
Lonely in insanely… insane; an atrocious hodge-podge of assorted genres, topped by Himesh’s ‘lonely lonely’ nose. Balma attempts aping Pancham, with middling results, thanks solely to Shreya. Long drive‘s hiphop...
Continue reading...Bus Stop (Music review), Telugu – JB & G.Anil
JB’s title song is a zingy string of musical phrases and dialogs… all catchy and very Harris Jayaraj’ish! His other song, Kalalake kanulochina is fantastic – lovely melody wonderfully sung...
Continue reading...Ek Din (Music review), Kavita Seth
Tere khayal, seemingly using Maand raga, sounds lovely in Kavita’s evocative voice, while the breezy Yun toh naadan takes cues from Pritam’s style. Chahe dard de and Iss tasavvur hold...
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