Kandaen kandaen and Medhuva medhuva are trademarked, Karthikraja styled numbers, exotic tunes, instantly alluring and eminently listenable. Soll soll and its Sadhana Sargam version, Kandum kaanaamal have a middling tune...
Continue reading...Kaadhalil Vizhundhen (Tamil – Vijay Antony)
With its manic speed, corny lyrics and some sneak techno sounds added, Naakka mukka is exuberant, kick-ass fun. Un thalaimudi has a cool, laid back tune sung damn well while...
Continue reading...Play it loud (Raghav Sachar)
Despite the sneaky oldie vocal sample, Anjaane is closer to KHNH’s Kuch to hua hai – groovy track though. Dil hai ye and Jaan V jaaye have catchier tunes and...
Continue reading...The Debut Album (Hemachandra)
With an overarching B-grade film soundtrack feel, Hemachandra is definitely hampered by the insipid stuff dished out by composer Harry Anand. Aaja aaja and to some extent, Mehsoos are the...
Continue reading...Dhanyavad (Prashant Tamang)
Decent lyrics mark Vipin Mishra’s Zindagi pehle, but the tune is ho-hum at best. Amit Trivedi’s Deewana is perhaps the pick of the album, giving adequate opportunity for Prashant to...
Continue reading...Showbiz (Hindi – Lalit Pandit)
Tu mujhse and Mere Falak are extremely breezy and entertaining, thanks largely to KK’s spritely rendition and some pleasant backgrounds by Lalit. Kash ek din reminds me of Nadeem Shravan’s...
Continue reading...Halla Bol (Hindi – Sukhwinder Singh)
Jab tak aims to be a rousing anthem, but despite the impressive sounds Sukhwinder packs in the track, its middling at best, but the composer/ singer impresses with the serene...
Continue reading...Billa (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
The title song and Vethalaya’s remixes take a leaf from Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s techno update for the original, Hindi Don’s remake. But both the tracks are surprisingly jarring with a nauseatingly overdone...
Continue reading...Welcome (Hindi – Sajid Wajid, Anand Raaj Anand & Himesh Reshammiya)
Anand Raaj Anand crafts his n’th noisy mishmash in Hoth rasiley but redeems some brownie points singing and composing the dancy and rhythmic Uncha lamba and Tera sarafa, despite working...
Continue reading...Kanna (Tamil – Ranjit Barot)
Kuyil paadum cleverly apes Sting’s Englishman in Newyork within its structure, and is reminiscent of Roja’s Chinna chinna aasai while Thullum thullalil works due to its inventive, calypso-tinged package. Ragasiya...
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