Madhushree and her band, The Revivals’ debut album, Lagi Lagan is definitely interesting – repackaged thumris does seem a good idea when you listen to the sparkling Piya lagi, the...
Continue reading...Music review: Seval (Tamil – GV Prakash Kumar)
Strongly reminiscent of Rahman’s rustic scores, Namma ooru and Thaayaramma are strictly temlplatized, with only the engaging, gossippy lyrics making an impact. Odamarathu mullapola is no better – that stock,...
Continue reading...Music review: Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (Tamil – Selvaganesh)
Karthik and Chinmayi exhibit amazing vocals in the mellifluous Lesa, marred only by the slightly incongruent chorus that punctuates the melody. Haricharan’s solo, Uyiril yedho too is composed beautifully –...
Continue reading...Music review: Dostana (Hindi – Vishal Shekhar)
Dostana is one of those mixed bag soundtracks that has Vishal and Shekhar sticking to their familiar, tried and tested sounds. So, while we have a bouncy Jaany kyun with...
Continue reading...Music review: Roadside Romeo (Hindi – Salim Sulaiman)
Main hoon Romeo oozes faux bravado thanks to Kunal’s routine rendition, while Chhoo le na takes the Latino route, quite predictably. The star studded hip-hop number Cool cool is monotonous...
Continue reading...Music review: Abhiyum Naanum (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Azhagiya kili plays with pathos in a mockingly grand set-up and just sounds weird! Vaa vaa is a Sivaji-styled melody with Madhu Balakrishnan’s vocals that gathers steam mid-way, elegantly –...
Continue reading...Music review: Guru En Aalu (Tamil – Srikanth Deva)
With a Middle Eastern tinge, Alai paayudhey pointlessly lays its cards right at the outset – the manic kuthu rhythm that the composer adores. Chellame has Udit eating Tamil for...
Continue reading...Music review: Golmaal Returns (Hindi – Pritam & Ashish Pandit)
If the former had some chilled-out, high-spirited tracks by Vishal Shekhar, the sequel too has something that is almost there – by composers Pritam and Ashish Pandit. The latter’s opening...
Continue reading...Music review: Vaaranam Aayiram (Tamil – Harris Jeyaraj)
Sudha Raghunathan replaces steady favorite, Bombay Jayashree in Anal mele – a soft, heavenly track who’s tune and focused vocals create a fabulously ambient concoction. The mild backgrounds reminiscent of...
Continue reading...Music review: Naan Aval Adhu (Tamil – GV Prakash Kumar, RP Patnaik & Prasanna Shekhar)
Prasanna Shekhar’s Nee dooramaai ponalum echoes some of his Hindi tracks with limited nativity, but with adequate haunt-value, in tune with theme. Of the two GV Prakash composed songs –...
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