Bramfatura’s Vaazhkaiye is entirely within their characteristic moody electronica sound, with Siddharth Basrur doing a wonderful job with the vocals. Maria pitache is yet another Remo template – catchy, albeit...
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Annayum Rasoolum (Music review), Malayalam – K
Shahabaz Aman’s simple and heartfelt voice, along with humorously framed lyrics involving ‘cambeni’… all help Kaayalinarike immensely! Kando kando is Andrea’s show, largely, but composer K makes his presence felt...
Continue reading...Ethir Neechal (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh
Nijamellam maranthu‘s sound is a mix of hip-hop and a beguiling range of curious sounds! Dhanush and Anirudh seem to have solid fun singing it even if it’s all heavily...
Continue reading...Kadal (Music review), Tamil – A R Rahman
Chithirai nila is a serene opening, powered by wonderfully hopeful lyrics by Vairamuthu, adorned with imaginative background changes and ending on an anthemic high! Sid Sriram powers Adiye with supreme...
Continue reading...Milliblog owes an apology to Yuvan Shankar Raja
There is no other way to say this – Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal deserves a 200. My initial 100 was based on 5 songs (released in CD). I loved Aaha...
Continue reading...Talaash (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
It could be Suman Sridhar. Or it is perhaps the fairly generic attempt to work within the Mikey McCleary Bartender Mix format, but Muskaanein jhooti hai works seductively well with...
Continue reading...The Inner Self Awakens (Music review), Indipop – Agam
Harish Sivaramakrishnan’s vocals remain the highlight in Brahma’s Dance, though the Shakti-style music works equally well. The guitar and violin melange is enchanting, much like Harish’s pitch perfect intonation of...
Continue reading...Jab Tak Hai Jaan (Music review), Hindi – A R Rahman
Challa is every bit Rahman as far as the free-flowing, slow-burning tune is concerned, despite the Punjabi, and the phonetic similarity of the key word to Rabbi’s Bulla; Keba Jeremiah’s...
Continue reading...Aiyyaa (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
Dreamum wakeupum’s Mehmood-style South Indian parody works wonders. Soumya Rao’s singing is impeccable, but with rib-tickling lyrics, Amitabh Bhattacharya is the real hero of the song. Wakda takes the Mehmood-feel...
Continue reading...Saattai (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
The kids’ chorus consisting of Haripriya and Sai Venkat join Ramesh Vinayagam and create sheer magic in Jada jada jaada, aided superbly by Yugabharathi’s gritty lyrics. Imman’s soaring and impactful...
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