Shivam Pathak is mighty impressive with his vocals in Jeene se bhi, an inspirational number with spritely music. Chal chalein has a nice enough melody but the music overpowers Papon,...
Continue reading...Waiting (Music review), Hindi/English – Mikey McCleary
Tu hai toh main hoon‘s whispery melody comes out in all its glory through Anushka Manchanda’s accomplished vocals, with Nikhil D’Souza barely whispering above her! Mikey handles Got My Eyes...
Continue reading...Kammatipaadam (Music review), Malayalam – John P.Varkey, K, Vinayakan
Para para‘s haunting, distant and hymn-like prelude paves way to the mesmerizing para para hook that is as impactful as a new-age version of the Mahishasura Mardini Stotram, Aigiri Nandini....
Continue reading...Suno (Music review), Indipop – Shilpa Rao
Ankhiyan udeek diya gets a spirited prelude courtesy Arshad Khan’s israj before the lively drums kick in, paving way for Shilpa. She is fantastic in handling the familiar tune, with...
Continue reading...Udta Punjab (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
Babu Haabi’s electrifying rap opens Chitta ve in style, even as Shahid Mallya and Bhanu Prtap take on the main tune beautifully amped by Amit’s pulsating electronic sounds. Vadiya is...
Continue reading...Unnodu Ka (Music review), Tamil – C.Sathya
Oothe is a joyous tune led by Vaimitra with a delightfully Tamil dialect and a dash of retro thanks to the splendid piano backing! Oadittaanga is fantastic twist to the...
Continue reading...Jigarthanda (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Kai ethi thaddhandre, a funky song depicting Udipi’s dreaded gangster Arumuga’s life, comes alive in Ravishankar’s menacing vocals! Naa gudsi has a whiff of Vidyasagar—Villadhi Villain’s Bombai Maami—and the sweet...
Continue reading...Enakku Innoru Per Irukku (Music review), Tamil – G.V.Prakash Kumar
MS Viswanthan’s Ninaithadhai Mudippavan number Kannai nambathey gets a bastard’ized love-failure plus friendship remix – standard-issue Gana Bala song meant for TASMAC, aimed at the foot. Myma is bastard’ized Chandrababu...
Continue reading...Hitman – May 14, 2016
Originally published in . Aravalli – Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran (Tamil – C.Sathya) Composer C.Sathya has been fairly consistent in his above-average output so far in Tamil that his not moving...
Continue reading...Okka Ammayi Thappa (Music review), Telugu – Mickey J Meyer
For such a lovely melody, sung and by Ramya Behara backed by a smattering of nadaswaram (shenai?), Kotta kadhalay is annoyingly short! Kaav kaav is a foot-stomper that lives up...
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