Nallani kanulalo and Ye piduguki both start with whistling but they turn into dramatically different songs. The former moves on to a neat Russian-folk like prelude, to eventually a lilting...
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Rangoon (Music review), Tamil – R.H.Vikram, Vishal Chandrashekhar
Na.Muthukumar’s poignant lines about life as a journey, and Vikram’s exotic instrumental mix (including, fittingly, Burmese Harp) adds weight to the pensive Yaathreega. Maria Kavita Thomas’s splendid singing props Enai...
Continue reading...Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrashekhar
Ek gau mein starts off funnily with the iconic dialog from Indru Poi Naalai Vaa, but the lyrics get progressively horrendous, topped by STR singing about a guy taking a...
Continue reading...Simba (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrashekhar
For Pinjula‘s bizarre lyrics and offbeat, stoner variant of the love-failure template, STR’s pedestrian singing actually seems appropriate. Vishal’s choice of mounting the efficient rock sound of Marandhadhe on Anirudh’s...
Continue reading...Kuttram 23 (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrashekhar
Pori vaithu is Vishal Chandrashekhar’s version of Kaakha Kaakha’s Ennai konjam maatri, with a lovely dash of violin and rock, and lyricist Viveka’s wordplay imagining on similar lines, of a...
Continue reading...Aviyal (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrasekhar, Raghu Dixit, Shameer Sultan, Antony Dasan and Javed Riaz
Masura pochey continues to push Tamil lyrics’ tolerance, with engaging faux-retro singing by Gantasaala Raju, set to Shameer Sultan’s quirky tune. Vishal Chandrashekhar’s lounge’y, psychedelic sound in Kaatrodu is aptly...
Continue reading...Hi Da (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrashekhar
January mazhayil is rhythmic and sing-along’ish… with a simple and hummable tune, and gorgeous guitar plus keyboard accompaniments! Facebook has cringe-worthy lyrics and barely passable vocalized, techno music, but Ranjith is...
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