Veteran noise-maker Deva stages a comeback with Suriyan Satta Kalloori and strangely sounds exactly like his son, Srikanth Deva, in the fairly catchy Kalaai kaalai, though Udit Narayan seems bent...
Continue reading...Music review: Pasanga (Tamil – James Vasanthan)
Anbaale azhagaadum’s tune is straight out of MS Viswanathan’s repertoire and roping veteran Dr Balamuralikrishna to croon this seems pointless – the violin interludes do showcase the composer’s creativity though!...
Continue reading...Music review: Thaalam (Malayalam Pop – Job Kurian, Charan & Yakzon)
Update: I have a friend who knows Charan and apparently Manorama Music has not paid these guys for this album! This is so incredibly unfortunate! These guys have made amazing...
Continue reading...Music review: Ek – The Power of One (Hindi – Pritam & DJ Phukan)
Ek is a rather unusual soundtrack – it has 4 tracks, out of which 3 are composed by Pritam and the 4th is a recreation of a traditional Punjabi folk...
Continue reading...Music review: Straight (Hindi – Sagar Desai & Louis Banks)
Straight is singer Suraj Jagan’s show all the way – there’s no other vocalist mentioned in the CD! Composer Sagar Desai gets it right fabulously in the Roxy Music-styled Saanson...
Continue reading...Music review: Kal Kissne Dekha (Hindi – Sajid Wajid)
The obviously Panchamesque title song is too predictable to impress. Aalam guzarne ko is old-school, Anand Milind-styled melody, easy on the ears, while Sonu doing a Mika in Soniye billori...
Continue reading...Music review: Vizhiyum Seviyum (Tamil pop – Sami Yusuf & Premgi Amaran)
Oliye oliye clearly seems enamored by Rahman’s Vellai pookkal but its core melody is pleasing, while Unnai naan, Otrai paarvai and Iravil malarum use the Harris Jeyaraj template quite efficiently....
Continue reading...Music review: Jag Jeondeyan De Mele (Punjabi – Sandesh Shandilya, Aman Hayer & Babloo)
Out of the five Sandesh Shandilya-composed tracks, Payar, the title song and Rang rangia definitely make the cut. Payar is very Karan Johar-styled, only in Punjabi while the title song...
Continue reading...Music review: Aloo Chaat (Hindi – Assorted Artists)
RDB’s title song is noisy and catchy in true reggaeton sense while Xulfi’s Dadke jiya is the extreme opposite – fairly competent melody with likeable arrangements. RDB’s other contribution, Boliyaan...
Continue reading...Music review: 3rd Person Singular Number (Bangla – Assorted Artists)
Nancy’s silky vocals outdo Habib’s in Didha, but the tune is spell binding – its rather simple, but haunting and adorned with appropriately restrained backgrounds. Traditional Bangla sounds peek in...
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