Thalabadi‘s lively tune carries it through, with generous help from Shankar Mahadevan’s vocals, while Chuttu chuttu‘s simple and catchy tune comfortably sails past the sense of ennui the song creates...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (September 2011)
Dheaon dheaon, Baatein shuru – Mujhse Fraaandhsip Karoge (Hindi – Raghu Dixit) As I had noted in my review, Raghu Dixit’s Bollywood debut doesn’t seem to do justice to the...
Continue reading...Mujhse Fraaandhsip Karoge (Music review), Hindi – Raghu Dixit
Raghu’s audacious South Indian dappanguthu-style rhythm in Dheaon dheaon is bloody catchy and ably supported by Anvita corny, ingenious lyrics! Uh-oh‘s minimal orchestration helps bring to fore Ash King and...
Continue reading...Rockstar (Music review), Hindi – A R Rahman
Phir se ud chala’s tune almost feels like a free-form flight, beautifully accentuated by Mohit’s vocals, George Doering’s mandolin and a literal take-off half-way into the song. Jo bhi main...
Continue reading...7aum Arivu (Music review), Tamil – Harris Jayaraj
Mun andhi‘s sedate, romantic melody seems perfunctory with usual Harris bells and whistles, while Innum enna thozha is a mighty impactful motivational track with excellent vocals. The much-hyped Chinese song,...
Continue reading...My Friend Pinto (Music review), Hindi – Ajay-Atul, Hitesh Sonik, Shamir Tandon & Kavita Seth
Barring Kunal’s enthusiastic vocals, Dhinchak zindagi follows the standard musicals template. Kunal gets great company from lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya in Do kabootar, but the tune continues to seem bland, expect...
Continue reading...Mayakkam Enna (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Naresh Iyer’s vocals make an impact as much as Selva’s conversationally coarse lyrics and that oddly accentuated backgrounds, in Naan sonnadhum. Kaadhal yen kaadhal and Voda voda up the ante...
Continue reading...Snehaveedu (Music review), Malayalam – Ilayaraja
Chengathir kaiyum is so obviously sweet, thanks to Chithra’s gorgeous vocals and Raja channeling his Kshatriyan number ‘Poottakkal pottalum’. In Shreya’s Aavanithumbi – another reliably sweet song – Raja’s interludes...
Continue reading...Oosaravelli (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad
Devi sings the Brathakali fabulously; the rock’ish track is mighty punchy! Ditto with Sri Anjaneyam and the title song – captivating sound in both, very well sung by MLR Karthikeyan...
Continue reading...Paramathma (Music review), Kannada – V Harikrishna
Yavaniggothu holds a really engaging tune behind that rather simplistic rhythm, something that Harikrishna seems to have made his own, as a combination! The composer croons the hugely enjoyable title...
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