If you’ve made a pact with Sohail’s annoying voice early on, it’s in Pyaari pyaari that things get excruciating. The first 4 tracks are – to be fair – pretty...
Continue reading...Music review: Wake Up Sid (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Amit Trivedi)
The title song is immensely sing-along’ish and despite that mild monotony via Shankar’s vocals, makes for a lovely listen, particularly the exuberant title call-out. In Kya Karoon, the highlight is...
Continue reading...Music review: Pichal Pairee (Pakistani Pop – Overload)
After 3 years since their eponymous debut album, Overload’s intriguingly titled, Pichal Pairee, is indeed a fitting follow-up. It’s predominantly instrumental again – a drastic departure from the average Pakistani...
Continue reading...Music review: Aamras (Hindi – Tabun Sutradhar, Shamir Tandon)
Jabse hum is the musical equivalent a decade-old chick-flick, with its lyrics posing perfectly Google-able existential questions, while VIVA’s reunion in We are the teen queens is equally back dated...
Continue reading...Music review: Kanden Kaadhalai (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Naan mozhi arindhen tops the bad-singer-choice list, with Suresh Wadkar irritatingly laboring in Tamil, spoiling a respectable tune. Udit is next, massacring Venpanju – another tune that could have been...
Continue reading...Music review: Quick Gun Murugan (Hindi/ South Indian Gibberish – Sagar Desai, Raghu Dixit)
Update: Daniel George is NOT the composer of this soundtrack. This is perhaps the shoddiest work I’ve ever by a Tier 1 record label – a HUGE round of spanks...
Continue reading...Music review: Jegan Mohini (Tamil – Ilayaraja)
Ponmani theril has a barely functional tune and sounds mighty moth-balled. Swetha and Ujjaini’s seduction song, Nilavu varum neram has a consistently lilting rhythm and a sufficiently catchy tune. With...
Continue reading...Music review: Dil bole hadippa (Hindi – Pritam & Joshilay)
With a name like that, it is natural to expect hardcore Punjabi tracks – and Hard Kaur does rap in the wholly trite Bhangra bistar! The title song is equally...
Continue reading...Music review: Manasaare (Kannada – Mano Murthy)
Distantly echoing Mungaru Male’s Anisuthide, the title song, with its music-less feel, is very tuneful; thanks to Vikas and Lakshmi’s heartfelt vocals. Naa naguva with Shreya Ghoshal; Shreya’s duet with...
Continue reading...Music review: Eeram (Tamil – Thaman)
Mazhaiye is scintillating – a Harris Jeyaraj style track that gains from its assuredly minimal orchestration, even as the tune is gorgeous. Ranjith’s vocals are absolutely fascinating – the singer...
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