Ik junoon‘s enthusiasm is highly infectious, particularly the energy in the arrangements and delightful vocals. Alyssa Mendosa is in total control of the dreamy Khaabon ke parindey; its jazzy, restless...
Continue reading...Music I Like (Music review), Karthik & Sai Madhukar
Karthik’s ‘Music I Like’ recreates classics in a zingy new package along with composer Sai Madhukar. Mahaganapathim sounds lovely in Karthik’s rich vocals, even as the interludes recall notes from...
Continue reading...Bol (Music review), Pakistani – Shoaib Mansoor, Atif Aslam, Sajjad Ali and Baqir Abbas
Kaho is very Enrique’ish and the song is middling at best. Atif’s other composition, Hona tha pyar, is the real deal; lilting guitar, beautiful tune and brilliant vocals by Atif...
Continue reading...Murder 2 (Music review), Hindi – Harshit Saxena, Mithoon, Sangeet Haldipur and Siddharth Haldipur
Hale dil by Harshit Saxena seems like a good enough tune complete with a Pritam-styled humming phrase, but that incongruent rhythm and Harshit’s own vocals jar. Its acoustic version fares...
Continue reading...Double Dhamaal (Music review), Hindi – Anand Raaj Anand
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Continue reading...Bheja Fry 2 (Music review), Hindi – IshQ Bector, Sneha Khanwalkar and Sagar Desai
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Continue reading...Udhayan (Music review), Tamil – Manikanth Kadri
Evan ivan seems pedestrian as a tune, but the composer’s lovely little nuances make up for that. Laka laka is a decent kuthu, well orchestrated, but Prasanna’s relatively softer lead...
Continue reading...Love Express (Music review), Hindi – Jaidev Kumar
Rocking shocking family, despite blatantly reusing Jaidev’s own incredibly popular track’s – Jassi’s Dil le gayee Gujarat di – format and rhythm, still makes for a catchy listen. Dance like...
Continue reading...The Train (Music review), Malayalam – Sreenivas
Airtel Super Singer’s Alka Ajith makes a scintillating debut with Chirakengu; a mesmerizing combination of the little girl’s vocal prowess and Sreenivas’ brilliant tune. The song’s duet version pales in...
Continue reading...Delhi Belly (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
Beyond the cleverly unparliamentary premise, Bhaag D.K. Bose also has attitude-loaded lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya and a highly energetic guitar-backed arrangement, both of which make this manic track thoroughly endearing!...
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