Ananthu, Santhosh and Gana Bala are at their harmonious best in the bombastic opener, Ulagam oruvanukka! Roshan Jamrock’s rap verses around Kabali Swag add to the pulsating number’s impact. Gana...
Continue reading...Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara (Music review), Hindi – Ajay Singha, Pervez Quadir and Subhash Pradhan
Chu liya, Bhool saari baat and Dil ke rahi are the kind the songs that made Indipop tolerable in the 90s and 00s! Easy-on-the-ears, guitar’y pleasantness and well sung (Papon...
Continue reading...Niruttara (Music review), Kannada – Niladri Kumar
Niladri creates a heavily stylized rock variant of the evergreen hymn in Aigiri Nandini. Hoo mele hani, featuring Junne Banerji and Savani Mudgal, is an immersive melody that showcases Niladri’s...
Continue reading...Amma Kanakku (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja
It may be unfair to compare Maths tough with its Hindi equivalent in the same situation (), but on its own too, with Srinisha’s constipated vocals and an awkwardly jumpy...
Continue reading...Thodari (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Adadaa ithuyenna, with a profusion of violins and impeccable singing by Haricharan and Vandana is easily likeable. Oorellam kekkude is that spritely tune that Imman reserves for Shreya and it,...
Continue reading...Most promising Indian music composers – version 3, 2016
The last time I did this list, it was (and , before that). It’s time there’s another list like this. Except Hindi film music, where multi-composer albums are almost the...
Continue reading...Hitman – June 4, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Athe nila – Meenkuzhambum Manpaanayum (Tamil – D.Imman) Imman has already—and adequately—demonstrated a flair for reimagining Ilayaraja’s melodies. In Meenkuzhambum Manpaanayum’s Athe nila, he goes...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Top Recent Listens – May 2016
Hindi Qatl-e-aam, Behooda, Paani ka raasta and Raghav theme – Raman Raghav 2.0 (Ram Sampath) Listen to the songs on . Salamat, Nindiya and Dard – Sarbjit (Amaal Malik, Shashi-Shivam...
Continue reading...Raman Raghav 2.0 (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
Qatl-e-aam, in its Unplugged version, has a phenomenally beautiful—very ghazal style—melody at its core and Sona Mohapatra delivers it incredibly well. The soft, lilting Punjabi rhythm and the persistent guitar...
Continue reading...Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (Music review), Hindi – Amaal Mallik, Babli Haque, Ankit Tiwar and Arjuna Harjai
Amaal Malik’s Kuch to hai is a simple tune, evoking classic waltz-style ballads, but in Armaan Malik’s vocals, it’s a good listen. Babli Haque’s sufi-tinged Jeena marna is largely predictable,...
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