But for Sanjana Kalmanje’s brief intervention, Vandiyile nellu varum is a faithful reuse of and is a wonderful folk fusion. That fusion works so much better in Thalakaalu puriyalayae, that,...
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Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (Music review), Tamil – A R Rahman
There’s a whiff of MS Viswanathan in the simple and sweet melody of Avalum naanum! Vijay Yesudas rocks this solo, recalling his dad’s prowess more than once. But that this...
Continue reading...Kabali (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
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...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...TE3N (Music review), Hindi – Clinton Cerejo
Haq hai, with its somber and deeply rich backgrounds plays out like a wonderfully desi’fied Praying For Time (George Michael – Listen Without Prejudice Vol.1, 1990). Clinton handles the vocals...
Continue reading...Sultan (Music review), Hindi – Vishal-Shekhar
Baby ko bass pasand hai starts off folk’ishly and makes good on the hook’s insanely catchy and dance-worthy techno promise! Mika’s 440 Volt is a templatized 90s-style masala track no...
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...Brahmotsavam (Music review), Telugu – Mickey J Meyer
Vacchindi kada avakasam no doubt has the strong AVICII flavor, but the Telugu-EDM song is great, catchy fun, led wonderfully by Abhay Jodhpurkar. The title song too carries the electronic...
Continue reading...Joker (Music review), Tamil – Sean Roldan
Ennanga Sir is a breezy mix of old-style mambo-salsa—with jaunty leaps and superb horns—and biting political commentary. Arandhai Bava and Perumal’s earthy vocals with edgy accents are perfect! Ola ola...
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