MG Sreekumar and Sithara’s Mallipoo is instantly catchy, despite its standard stock of pleasant’ness. Thanthanelelo works like a modern-day Ilayaraja lullaby with added layers by Sharreth, while Kaliyarangu is marred...
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O mere khuda & Tere liye – Prince (Hindi – Sachin Gupta) Prince is one of those massy, commercial soundtracks that simply clicks – hummable tunes and good orchestration by...
Continue reading...Music review: Kyun Dooriyan (Shafqat Amanat Ali)
After the spellbinding debut, Tabeer, Shafqat’s second album sure comes loaded with expectations. Kyun dooriyan plays it in typical Shafqat-style fusion and is generously helped by Nabeel Nihal’s energetic guitar,...
Continue reading...Music review: Well Done Abba (Hindi – Shantanu Moitra)
With a tune bordering on Old MacDonald, Mohit Chauhan and Swanand Kirkire’s Hum toh apni is sprightly folk fun, while Ila Arun’s Meri banno apes Mera joota hai japani unabashedly...
Continue reading...Music review: Lahore (Hindi – MM Kreem, Piyush Mishra & Wayne Sharpe)
Ab ye kaafila is atmospheric and lilting enough except for that cringe-worthy English phrases; Karthik, KK and Kreem himself pitch in fantastic vocals to lift this lively track. Daler Mehndi...
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Up? Yes, seen it and loved it. The Princess and the Frog? Heard about it; don’t feel like seeing it. Fantastic Mr. Fox? Wes Anderson – must see. Soon. Coraline?...
Continue reading...Music review: My Free Spirit (Indipop – Shibani Kashyap)
Ba khuda is the same old arabic’esque track that every Indipop star does the mistake of singing. Buena vida is the Latin equivalent of the same mistake. Dance along has...
Continue reading...Music review: Udaan (Indipop – Prayag)
Bas karo‘s guitar-loaded Raghupati raghav opening seems gimmicky since the rest of the track, while perfectly competent, sounds disjoint. Langoor chala is funny and the angsty tune works pretty well,...
Continue reading...Music review: Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge (Hindi – Amit Mishra & Pritam)
Pritam’s Aaja aaja is a cacophonous mess, but that strangely seems quite the intention; that it follows a predictable pattern is a different story. His other track, the mock take...
Continue reading...Music review: Prince (Hindi – Sachin Gupta)
Composer Sachin Gupta gets his big ticket in Prince and uses Atif Aslam intelligently across 4 tracks. O mere khuda is templatized, but is a racy listen, while Tere liye...
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