Poon chillayil is sweet and likeable in a predictable way – the tune is familiar and appeals instantly, with usual Rahul’ish bells and whistles like the extended flute interludes and...
Continue reading...Crook (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Challa offers an explosively catchy opening; perfect, heady Pritam number…right sound, great effect! Beyond that, Pritam opts for a melody overdose and does it damn well! Nikhil Dsouza aces Mere...
Continue reading...Bengaloored (Music review), Hindi/Kannada – Vasu Dixit
Vasu’s opener, Baawra is significantly better, tune-wise, than Swaratma’s tracks; that existential lyrics and poignant tune only make it better. Elhogali shivne starts off mildly, in typical folk style, but...
Continue reading...Anwar (Music review), Malayalam – Gopi Sundar
Kizhakku pookkum has a heady mix of a rhythmic tune, scintillating vocals by Shreya Ghoshal and Sabri Brothers, among others and that brilliant Arabic (thanks: Raouf & Vino) hook at...
Continue reading...Saradaga Kasepu (Music review), Telugu – Chakri
Vannela chinukala seems simplistic, but the nuances Chakri adds make it addictive! Chakri involves himself in a vocal play with Malavika in Nee palukulu that reminds one of Raja’s innovative...
Continue reading...Nagaram (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S
Thaman unleashes his usual arsenal right upfront in Thiki thiki – builds the simple tune gradually and gets really better as it progresses; singers Ranjith and Megha are in great...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (August 2010)
Gunnah – Album: Manzil (Pakistani Pop – Such: Rizwan-ul-Haque, Guitar; Allan Smith – Drums; Shazia Khan -Vocals) From the multitudes of Pakistani Pop I stumble upon, this one stopped me...
Continue reading...Va Quarter Cutting (Music review), Tamil – G.V.Prakash Kumar
Saarpu saarpu ji is lyrically amusing; tune-wise it barely passes muster. The spoofy feel continues in Saudi Basha – middling tune again, marred by a cornucopia of middle-eastern sounds. Andrea’s...
Continue reading...Gaayam 2 (Music review), Telugu – Ilayaraja
If you move past Raja’s withered vocals in the otherwise poignant Kalagane kannulo, you get two angry, impatient and filmy-revolutionary songs in Eluthundru kodukulu and Rama rajyam; similar tunes with...
Continue reading...Playo Jiyo…Meh’yo.
By now, I’ve been asked on email and Twitter many, many times on what I think of the CWG Theme Song by Rahman. V K Malhotra ji has given his...
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