Entha varalaina is dated in every way; even Revanth sounds unusually bad! Thariraa thariraa‘s rather generic Latino tune is made tolerable thanks to Ramya Behara infectitious energy in the vocals....
Continue reading...Firangi (Music review), Hindi – Jatinder Shah
The title song works due to Sunidhi Chauhan’s charming vocals, Jatinder’s hammering of repetitive title hook and the steadily shifting sound, from earthy folk to a punchy EDM and eventually...
Continue reading...History of Joy (Music review), Malayalam – Jovey George Sujo
Aaro kannil, despite Job Kurian’s involved singing, gets all murky with the disparate breakbeats and electronica. Aromale could very, very easily be identified as a Shaan Rahman song. Considering debutant...
Continue reading...Kathiruppor Pattiyal (Music review), Tamil – Sean Roldan
Kaathirukkum koottathukku is so typically Sean; a whiff of Celtic, fantastic guitar and a lively tune rendered enthusiastically by Hariharasudhan. Azhagile enai has Pradeep’s vocals, enough said! The beautiful melody...
Continue reading...Fukrey Returns (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Prem & Hardeep’s O meri mehbooba remix is a terrible khichdi. Peh gaya khalara fits in Jasleen’s 2nd template (the 1st being the child-woman melody) – generic, highly rhythmic Punjabi...
Continue reading...Milliblog Weeklies – NOV12.2017
Given the proliferation of singles over full soundtracks and considering the fact that I make playlists for myself every week consisting of new music (both singles and songs part of...
Continue reading...College Kumar (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Marali marali offers Arjun’s usual arsenal of fusing desi elements like thavil and violins to a funky college song with a catchy ‘College kumara’ chorus. Naavu last bench too extends...
Continue reading...Qarib Qarib Singlle (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Mishra, Rochak Kohli
Vishal Mishra’s Khatam kahani has the same verve of a Krsna song; this too written by Krsna’s frequent collaborator, lyricist Raj Shekhar. Nooran sisters’ exuberant singing pitches the song into...
Continue reading...Aruvi (Music review), Tamil – Bindhumalini and Vedanth Bharadwaj
Kukkotti kunaatti moves seamlessly from the child’s perspective—Praniti’s delightfully innocent “Aala marathula yeraadhey, maangaya parikkaadhey; maanga marathula yeraadhey, thengaaya parikkaadhey“—to the duo singing about the child herself. It’s a package...
Continue reading...Tumhari Sulu (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Guru Randhawa spruces up his into Ban ja rani, with help from the former’s mixer Rajat Nagpal; a significantly better version. Tanishk uses Kavita’s original vocals in Hawa Hawai 2.0...
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