Hun nai hatda seems like the most accessible start to the album, almost pop-style complete with catchy chorus and a superb Ranjhaa kardi interlude by Mukhtiyar Ali, all set to...
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Deep India (Deep Forest – Eric Mouquet and Rahul Sharma)
The tribal voices in Viva Madikeri are minimal, while Rahul’s santoor takes the lead with an absorbingly off-note tune. Eric’s pulsating percussion and backgrounds add punch. With vocals from Sarmishta...
Continue reading...Amen (Music review), Malayalam – Prashant Pillai
Aatmavin‘s soulful gospel sound is enticing, given how the composer layers the haunting tune with bare minimum orchestration; the vocal chorus is fantastic! Solomanum Shoshannayum takes the minimalist feel to...
Continue reading...Hawa Bodol (Music review), Bengali – Indradeep Dasgupta
Ghore pherar gaan‘s pulsating pop-rock sound works big time because of Vishal Dadlani’s flamboyant vocals; how many languages will he sing in? After Andar Baahar’s Kannada debut, this! Arijit Singh’s...
Continue reading...Farida (Music review), Indipop – Abhijeet Sawant
Farida is the pick of the album – it offers a fairly complex tune for Abhijeet to sink into and holds its guitar and keyboard-loaded backdrops really well, thanks to...
Continue reading...KQ (Music review), Malayalam – Stephen Devassy
Shankar Mahadevan excels in his rendition of the muslim-flavored Chundathe that holds gorgeous saarangi and harmonium interludes in line with the song’s feel and tone. Idhuvare njan sees Vijay Prakash...
Continue reading...Nautanki Saala (Music review), Hindi – Mikey Mccleary, Ayushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli, Falak Shabir & Rashid Khan
Mera mann, composed and sung by Falak Shabir is a throwback to the old-world balladry – soft and serene, both original and the reprise. Tulsi Kumar’s version and the Remix...
Continue reading...Vathikuchi (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran
Kuru kuru has a brilliant violin base that makes it seem so much like a song from composer K! But, as the song gathers steam, Ghibran leaves his stamp mighty...
Continue reading...Swamy Ra Ra (Music review), Telugu – Sunny M.R.
Krishnudi varasulantha is eclectic in its choice of music! It seems vaudevillian, but is bloody nuanced in the way it has been assembled – Arijit Singh pulls off a superb...
Continue reading...ABCD Any Body Can Dance (Music review), Hindi – Sachin Jigar
Shambu sutaya must be most frenetically paced Ganesh bhajan ever, with a detour in sound for the sake of dance that is mighty pulsating! Shankar Mahadevan and Vishal Dadlani ace...
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