Saturday, February 29, 2020

Weekly Earworm - Week 11 (29/02/2020)

Weekly Earworm - Week 11 (29/02/2020)

Kombu Vacha Singamda (Tamil): Dhibu Ninan Thomas: Pesadha Mozhiye: The lilting melody composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas of Kanna fame is a lovely listen and not sure whether because of Harisankar's association, the track has the Malayalam vibes nevertheless lovely melody strengthened by Chinmayi and Harisankar's exceptional singing.

Pandrikku Nandri Solli (Tamil): Suren Vikhash: Panni Sela, Title Track: Indie composer debuts as a composer for the wacky album which screams the indie vibes throughout the album backed by hilarious lyrics especially Sofia Ashraf's rap portions. Pani Sela's bluegrassy arrangements in the backdrop of wonderful Diptanshu Roy's (who is also part of Suren Vikhas's band) Mandolin is an enjoyable listen while Benny Dayal delivers the song with his cool tone. Suren Vikhash turns into a jazzy mode for Kal Irundha and the lyrics by Arul Theeran are lit especially with the hilarious verses. Sophia Ashraf returns for another trippy song Sethanda Sekaru with the fabulous kid's chorus and Maarten Visser's solo saxophone bits in the interludes. The title track is another crazy mix and Bala Araan does his bit this time with the rollicking lyrics which goes as Nee varutha Meenu Thottuka beeru while the arrangements are in a parallel universe with the brilliant mix of Punya Srinivas's Veena which borders on the brooding tone totally in another extreme with the lyrics.

Hit (Telugu): Vivek Sagar: Ventaade Gaayam: Vivek Sagar continuous to churn out the edgy compositions and Ventaade Gaayam's jazzy sombre backdrop is elevated by Mohana Bhogaraju's evocative vocals.

Popcorn Monkey Tiger (Kannada): Charan Raj: Psychedelic Maaye, Maadeva: Charan Raj delivers the two vocal tracks for the slick movie Popcorn Monkey Tiger. The kaleidoscopic and trippy soundscape of both the track makes this one an enjoyable listen while Sanjith Hegde aces the vocals with his swag.

Kappela (Malayalam): Sushin Shyam: Kannil: Sushin Shyam comes back with another beautiful guitar-laden melody and the gentle acoustic guitar strums by Sandeep Mohan elevates the total mood of the song. Swetha Mohan is impressive as always with her rendition ably supported by another fine singer Sooraj Santosh. 

Pick of the Week: Kannil, Pandrikku Nandri Solli, Panni sela


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