Originally published in The Hindu. Texas pogiren – Chennai 2 Singapore (Tamil – Ghibran) The lyrics video on YouTube for this song starts with a warning: ‘This song is not...
Continue reading...Parched (Music review), Hindi – Hitesh Sonik
Mai ri mai is an enchanting combination of Swanand Kirkire’s lovely lines and immersive melody by Hitesh. Kalpana Patowary rules the item’ish Bhookamp, and Hitesh adds distinctive funk to drown...
Continue reading...Jaundya Na Balasaheb (Music review), Marathi – Ajay-Atul
Suman Sridhar’s retro-style opener to Mona Darling rides on her splendid singing, with an awesome hook. The song shifts mood suddenly with a wonderfully waltz’y—and Ilayaraja’ish!—tone, led by Shreya Ghoshal,...
Continue reading...Rock On 2 (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
You know what I mean is a perfect sequel to Socha hai and Pichle saat dinon mein. Farhan’s gruffy vocals is almost manageable and those energetic guitars rule. In a...
Continue reading...Premam (Music review), Telugu – Rajesh Murugesan and Gopi Sundar
Agarotulla (Pathivaayi Njan) and Prema pusene (Kaalam Kettu Poyi) gain from better voices (compared to Shabareesh Varma) of Naresh Iyer and Karthik, respectively – the tunes remain pleasant and nice....
Continue reading...Oru Muthassi Gadha (Music review), Malayalam – Shaan Rahman
Thennal nilavinte is good old Shaan-Vineeth magic, given how tuned-in the duo is, with each other’s musical sensibilities. The melody, with a gorgeous violin backdrop, is immersive, and superbly sung...
Continue reading...Hitman – September 17, 2016
Originally published in . Virinja poonkurunne – Guppy (Malayalam – Vishnu Vijay) Flautist Vishnu Vijay’s most recent ticket to fame was playing flute for Maya nadhi and Vaanam paarthen in...
Continue reading...Jaguar (Music review), Kannada – SS Thaman
Get set go ready has an energetic sound, seemingly tweaked to showcase the best dancing moves of the debutant hero. Chandan Shetty’s vocals are spot-on. Priya priya and Mamaseetha are...
Continue reading...Uchathula Shiva (Music review), Tamil – Vidyasagar
Pesu pesu is as good as it comes, from Vidyasagar. With a whiff of Charukesi raaga, the melody gains from Balram’s fantastic vocals, ably supported by Indulekha Warrier. The veena...
Continue reading...Aandavan Kattalai (Music review), Tamil – K
Vaazhkai oru ottagam‘s piano-sturt and gorgeous strings are trademark K. The piano-strut and splendid violins combo strikes even better Imsai rani, with the melody being even more engaging, thanks also...
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