Ghoomar‘s steady percussion is as hypnotic as Shreya Ghoshal’s vocals, though the tune is functional. Sanjay’s tune works better in Ek dil, a maudlin melody that gains from Shivam Pathak’s...
Continue reading...Tholi Prema (Music review), Telugu – Thaman S
Raghu Dixit’s Break The Rules is an uptempo song with a neat ‘Mohana murali’ semi-classical interlude. Sunona Sunaina has a funky, likeable bounce and Rahul Nambiar’s singing makes it better....
Continue reading...Milliblog Weeklies – JAN07.2018
Milliblog Weeklies – India’s only multilingual, weekly new music playlist. Week 7: On | On A note on each song in the playlist. Lae dooba (Aiyaary, Hindi): Rochak Kohli had...
Continue reading...Shikkari Shambhu (Music review), Malayalam – Sreejith Edavana
Mazha‘s melody is wonderfully dreamy, worth soaking in, with the sound carried from the composer’s earlier combo with Sachin. Haricharan and Roshni Suresh pull it off brilliantly. Kaana chembaka poo,...
Continue reading...Nimir (Music review), Tamil – Darbuka Siva and B Ajaneesh Loknath
Poovukku is a merely-pleasant song to resurface with the post-Gautham Menon form for Darbuka Siva. Even Vaazhum valluvarae is short and situational. But Siva stuns with Yaenadi! It could easily...
Continue reading...Milliblog Monthlies – Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s Immersive Melodies
A new monthly series where I pick one composer (or composers, as this first post indicates since they are a trio!) and list my favorites from that composer(s) either within...
Continue reading...Sketch (Music review), Tamil – SS Thaman
In Kanave, Thaman goes back to his Eeram sound! The melody is effortlessly appealing. Atchi putchi is adequately raucous kuthu that checks all requisite criteria. Cheeni chillaallee sounds a lot...
Continue reading...Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
Lamba lamba and Raakkozhi kootalinga defy description. They’re utterly zany and curiously catchy. As if that’s not enough, Yae elumba enni enni goes a step ahead in the zany quotient,...
Continue reading...Milliblog Weeklies – JAN01.2018
Milliblog Weeklies – India’s only multilingual, weekly new music playlist. Week 6: On | On A note on each song in the playlist. Mushkil hai apna (Mukkabaaz, Hindi): Dr.Sunil Jog’s...
Continue reading...Tik Tik Tik (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
The title track has Madhan Karky playing Tamil teacher yet again, teaching us new words, even as Imman, for the catchy song, trolls Tamil Nadu by getting Yuvan—who mispronounces Tamil...
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