Karuva karuva payale is Imman regurgitating his stock, but between Shankar Mahadevan and Shashaa Tirupati, the energetic melody really comes alive, amidst brilliant work by Chennai Strings Section. It’s hard...
Continue reading...Thiruttuppayale 2 (Music review), Tamil – Vidyasagar
Nee paarkum and Neenda naal has one wondering why Vidyasagar even went out of circulation in Tamil! The melodies are instantly appealing and the gracefully understated orchestration beautifully compliments Sathyaprakash,...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Top Recent Listens – August 2017
Single Saavn playlist of (almost) all the songs (missing songs: Simran’s Baras Ja, all 4 songs from Velipadinte Pusthakam, 3 songs from Mugulu Nage and Chintamani by Raman & Jirka)...
Continue reading...Yuddham Sharanam (Music review), Telugu – Vivek Sagar
Yelugula teraley has the lilt and serene sound of the North East, with natural sounds thrown in to amplify the melody. Shaktisree Gopalan is in stupendous form, with Pramod Umapathi’s...
Continue reading...Mala Kahich Problem Nahi (Music review), Marathi – Hrishikesh Saurabh Jasraj, Samir Saptiskar
Gaaz yeta go has an incredible hook by Bhagyshree Abhyankar, Pranjali Barve and Amita Ghugari, and Bela Shende’s lead compliments the gorgeous melody perfectly. Tujyasathi‘s energetic Marathi-EDM mix—with a dash...
Continue reading...Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (Music review), Hindi – Tanishk-Vayu
Both Rocket Saiyyan and Laddoo are adequately raucous and perfectly fit the resurgent ‘Bharat’ focused films and music that have been doing really well recently. Kankad is a great listen...
Continue reading...Mugulu Nage (Music review), Kannada – V.Harikrishna
The highly listenable Roopasi and the title song perfectly fit the Sonu-Mano Murthy-Mungaru Male template, while Kere yeri has a simple, equally charming sound. Roopasi’s Shreya version, Kannadi illada oorinali...
Continue reading...Baadshaho (Music review), Hindi – Tanishk Bagchi, Ankit Tiwari, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, R D Burman
Tanishk does a good job of recreating Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s ! He weaves Nusrat’s voice over Rahat’s and keeps the backgrounds graceful. An abominable Tulsi Kumar version and an...
Continue reading...Bhoomi (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar
Dilshad Khan’s sarangi truly stands out in Lag ja gale where Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s dependable—and predictable—voice holds the earnest melody. Tejas Vinchurkar’s flute props an already catchy Trippy trippy....
Continue reading...Simran (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar
Lagdi hai thaai maps perfectly to the enthusiasm and liveliness of Queen’s London Thumakda, with Gujarati zest replacing Punjabi zaniness. Jonita Gandhi and Guru Randhawa rock the rendition that has...
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