Amrutam Gamaya sisters’ Veerangana has a conventional Kerala folk fusion sound and it is their spirited vocals that keeps the song charming. Anitha Shaiq’s Mappila pattu sound in Melakey is...
Continue reading...Kathanayagan (Music review), Tamil – Sean Roldan
Amidst the wailing electric guitar, the Major Sundarrajan style title song—Kathanayagan The Hero—is adequate for Vishnu Vishal’s slow-motion intro. Anirudh is perfect for On nenappu, a song with Dhanush-level lyrical...
Continue reading...Vivegam (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh
Surviva is a relentless affair. The music is pulsating and Yogi B leads the frenetic vocals in style. Thalai viduthalai goes one step ahead, with punchy vocals delivered with panache...
Continue reading...Match Box (Music review), Malayalam – Bijibal
The pleasant Aaradyam would make Ilayaraja proud! Bijibal gets Vishnu Kurup and Shilpa Raju to sing a delightful duet where every line takes on interestingly unusual forks, backed by lovely...
Continue reading...E (Music review), Malayalam – Rahul Raj
Pranavaakaram is a magnificent showcase of singer Saritha Ram’s range. She handles Rahul Raj’s almost-Vidyasagar’ish Nattakurinji raaga fusion impeccably. Divayanam is a lovely listen too. While Rahul himself does the...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Top Recent Listens – July 2017
Single Saavn playlist of all the songs (barring 9 – 1 from Chunkzz, 3 from Sunday Holiday, 2 from Nawal Enna Jewel and 3 from Raj Vishnu – please do...
Continue reading...Jab Harry Met Sejal (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
From Shahid Mallya’s earthy opening to Sunidhi’s punchy hook, Radha comes beautifully alive with even that fantastic EDM line in the middle! In Beech beech mein, Pritam cooks up superb...
Continue reading...Jaya Janaki Nayaka (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad
Andhamaina seethakoka is an interesting idea – a short song that Sooraj Santhosh starts off, only to let DSP complete the rest with punchy rock music! Let’s party all night...
Continue reading...Aramm (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
Ghibran makes phenomenal use of The city of Prague Philharmonic orchestra in Melam kottudaa. The orchestral splendor is a consistent backdrop to Gold Devaraj’s engaging singing of the bittersweet melody...
Continue reading...Nawal Enna Jewel (Music review), Malayalam – M.Jayachandran, Eddie Torres, Ashley Garland
Jayachandran’s melody in Neelambal nilavodu is beautifully ghazal-like—with a lovely smattering of santoor—and makes a sweeping use of Karaharapriya Darbari Kanada raga that gives Shreya Ghoshal incredible scope to excel....
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