Music Briefs: Oththa Seruppu Size 7, Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, Super Duper, Thumbaa & The Zoya Factor
Why does music this year, especially in Bollywood, feel so bland? Here's a quick take on the new music Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Santhosh Narayanan, Diwacara Thiyagarajan, Sachet-Parampara and Tanishk Bagchi...
The Zoya Factor - Not a great album by any stretch, especially given what Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are capable of, but the overwhelming familiarity is offset to a great extent by the Arijit Singh-sung Kaash — the unplugged acoustic version gaining immensely from fine use of guitars that cascade over a gently rollicking rhythm.
Oththa Seruppu Size 7 - A solo song from Santhosh Narayanan for a film that's essentially a solo act, but Kulirudha Pulla is a hypnotic, beautiful breeze of folk piled atop oceans of strings that features Sid Sriram at the top of his game.
Super Duper - Diwacara Thiyagarajan makes a not-so-happening musical debut, barring Sakiye, where his breezy kanjira-laden melody is beautifully complemented by Sriram Parthasarathy on the vocals.
Thumbaa - Vivek-Mervin's Jilebara sonically traverses an energetic rhythm, even as Santhosh Dhayanidhi concocts a breezy acoustic fare in Humpty Dumpty, with actor Sivakarthikeyan pulling off a jovial rendition. Anirudh Ravichander, as his wont, delivers a strings-heavy melody Pudhusaatam that's both layered and soothing.
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas - Can we put the brakes on multiple variants of the same song shoehorned into an album for no discernible reason already? Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas features the title song in not one, not two, not three, but four different versions. But the melancholic piece is too trite and bathed in déjà vu to warrant a listen even once, let alone four times. Sachet-Parampara find themselves in better form in the reggae-styled Aadha Bhi Zyaada and the groovy, foot-tapping melody Ishaq Chaliya, bedecked with peekaboo horns and a catchy dhol-twist midway. Dil Uda Patanga, sung by the composers Parampara Thakur and Sachet Tandon, soars beautifully for the most part, only to come crashing down following a brief folksy detour that sticks out like a sore thumb. Maa Ka Mann is where the duo hit it off very well, crafting a tranquil hymnal piece that's both immersive and transcendent. The surprise winner comes from Tanishk Bagchi, who crafts a highly engaging free-flowing melody in Ho Jaa Awara that brims with just the right kind of energy and exuberance, and with Ash King and Monali Thakur's splendid rendition matching the tune step for step. Bagchi, we deserve more of this stuff!
The Zoya Factor - Not a great album by any stretch, especially given what Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are capable of, but the overwhelming familiarity is offset to a great extent by the Arijit Singh-sung Kaash — the unplugged acoustic version gaining immensely from fine use of guitars that cascade over a gently rollicking rhythm.
Oththa Seruppu Size 7 - A solo song from Santhosh Narayanan for a film that's essentially a solo act, but Kulirudha Pulla is a hypnotic, beautiful breeze of folk piled atop oceans of strings that features Sid Sriram at the top of his game.
Super Duper - Diwacara Thiyagarajan makes a not-so-happening musical debut, barring Sakiye, where his breezy kanjira-laden melody is beautifully complemented by Sriram Parthasarathy on the vocals.
Thumbaa - Vivek-Mervin's Jilebara sonically traverses an energetic rhythm, even as Santhosh Dhayanidhi concocts a breezy acoustic fare in Humpty Dumpty, with actor Sivakarthikeyan pulling off a jovial rendition. Anirudh Ravichander, as his wont, delivers a strings-heavy melody Pudhusaatam that's both layered and soothing.
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas - Can we put the brakes on multiple variants of the same song shoehorned into an album for no discernible reason already? Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas features the title song in not one, not two, not three, but four different versions. But the melancholic piece is too trite and bathed in déjà vu to warrant a listen even once, let alone four times. Sachet-Parampara find themselves in better form in the reggae-styled Aadha Bhi Zyaada and the groovy, foot-tapping melody Ishaq Chaliya, bedecked with peekaboo horns and a catchy dhol-twist midway. Dil Uda Patanga, sung by the composers Parampara Thakur and Sachet Tandon, soars beautifully for the most part, only to come crashing down following a brief folksy detour that sticks out like a sore thumb. Maa Ka Mann is where the duo hit it off very well, crafting a tranquil hymnal piece that's both immersive and transcendent. The surprise winner comes from Tanishk Bagchi, who crafts a highly engaging free-flowing melody in Ho Jaa Awara that brims with just the right kind of energy and exuberance, and with Ash King and Monali Thakur's splendid rendition matching the tune step for step. Bagchi, we deserve more of this stuff!
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