Keba’s electric guitar and bass are instantly alluring in Kutti poochi, adding an almost surreal layer to what is essentially a simple, resonant folk tune. Manicka Vinayagam carries Muthamil’s lyrics...
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Oru Oorla Rendu Raja (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Mazhakatha‘s tune and rhythm is a fantastic mix of Latino and Middle Eastern, along with nadhaswaram too! Groovy tune and well sung by Haricharan, and Vandana sounding a lot like...
Continue reading...Kaaviyathalaivan (Music review), Tamil – A R Rahman
Vaanga makka serves as a spirited introduction to the film’s theater troupe backdrop and is fabulously sung by Haricharan and Dr.Narayanan. Aye Mr.Minor‘s retro orchestration is as significant as its...
Continue reading...TV Dinners (Music review) – Mikey McCleary
Anushka Manchanda rocks her two songs, The Little Things You Do and Chase Every Dream. The former’s lazy guitar’y goodness is coupled with delightful harmonica that gets more prominent than...
Continue reading...Amara Kaaviyam (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
Saridhaana has so much going for it – an instantly likeable tune, hyper-excited scatting, fantastic vocals by Yazin Nizar and Thomson Andrews, the tantalizing reduction in sound before the first...
Continue reading...Run Raja Run (Music review), Telugu – Ghibran
Faintly evoking a combination of Ghibran’s limited earlier songs, Bujjimma is instantly familiar, but in Gold Devaraj’s vocals, it is also a catchy listen. The arrangements, starting with a lone...
Continue reading...Ramanujan (Music review), Tamil – Ramesh Vinayagam
Veteran Vani Jayaram is still in incredible form in Narayana, a resonant bhajan that is constructed beautifully to reflect the form of music prevalent in the beginning of the century,...
Continue reading...Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (Music review), Hindi – A R Rahman
Khalifa‘s steady, thrumming techno sound is instantly likeable, as is the simple, hook’y tune. Rahman’s singing, despite the digital additions, is apt for the overall feel, while the disparate rap-style...
Continue reading...Million Dollar Arm (Music review), A R Rahman
Rang De Basanti’s left-over Makhna and let-us-obviously-fuse-Punjabi-and-rap Million Dollar Dream are intermittently engaging, thanks to the vocalists – Sukhwinder and Iggy Azalea, respectively. KT Tunstall and Rahman’s We Could Be...
Continue reading...Mundasupatti (Music review), Tamil – Sean Roldan
Ambala singam has a showy tune and orchestration, not to forget the kick-ass chorus! The tune, at its base, is vintage Ilayaraja, but with a more showy pop sound and...
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