Hun nai hatda seems like the most accessible start to the album, almost pop-style complete with catchy chorus and a superb Ranjhaa kardi interlude by Mukhtiyar Ali, all set to enchanting backgrounds. Saiyyon assi gets its piano and guitar combo brilliantly well! Vasundhara gorgeous vocals gel really well in the ambient, new-age style tune concocted [...]

The tribal voices in Viva Madikeri are minimal, while Rahul’s santoor takes the lead with an absorbingly off-note tune. Eric’s pulsating percussion and backgrounds add punch. With vocals from Sarmishta Chakravorty, Bihu is stereotypical Assamese folk with limited additions. Rajasthan too plays true to its global appeal – a Manganiyar folk song by Suguni Devi, [...]

Aatmavin‘s soulful gospel sound is enticing, given how the composer layers the haunting tune with bare minimum orchestration; the vocal chorus is fantastic! Solomanum Shoshannayum takes the minimalist feel to the next level – for about 2 minutes, the song has no instruments at all, with just Preeti and Shreekumar’s vocals to adorn the lovely [...]

Ghore pherar gaan‘s pulsating pop-rock sound works big time because of Vishal Dadlani’s flamboyant vocals; how many languages will he sing in? After Andar Baahar’s Kannada debut, this! Arijit Singh’s Din khon mapa ache is the soundtrack’s highlight – spritely calypso in Bengali! Brilliantly sung and with even better orchestration by Indradeep. The composer offers [...]

Farida is the pick of the album – it offers a fairly complex tune for Abhijeet to sink into and holds its guitar and keyboard-loaded backdrops really well, thanks to composer Harpreet Singh. The bridge between the antara and title hook is particularly lovely, as is the free-flowing tune! Harpreet’s other song, Aao morey piya [...]

Shankar Mahadevan excels in his rendition of the muslim-flavored Chundathe that holds gorgeous saarangi and harmonium interludes in line with the song’s feel and tone. Idhuvare njan sees Vijay Prakash making phenomenal use of his already-fantastic vocals and elevate the expansive melody to new heights; the music is pitch-perfect, almost recalling Rahman’s Thiruda Thiruda classic [...]

Mera mann, composed and sung by Falak Shabir is a throwback to the old-world balladry – soft and serene, both original and the reprise. Tulsi Kumar’s version and the Remix are atrocious, however. Ayushmann and Rochak Kohli repeat their Pani da rang magic in Saadi galli – the resonant and guitar’y Original, the funky Unplugged [...]

Kuru kuru has a brilliant violin base that makes it seem so much like a song from composer K! But, as the song gathers steam, Ghibran leaves his stamp mighty well, particularly in the sprawling interludes and the unusual tunes changes in the anupallavi, helped generously by Sundar Narayana Rao’s fresh, confident vocals! Amma Wake [...]

Krishnudi varasulantha is eclectic in its choice of music! It seems vaudevillian, but is bloody nuanced in the way it has been assembled – Arijit Singh pulls off a superb show with his faultless vocals! Adi enti okkasari too makes stupendous use of Arijit Singh’s whispery vocals amidst soft, wonderfully dreamy music mixing primarily guitar [...]

Shambu sutaya must be most frenetically paced Ganesh bhajan ever, with a detour in sound for the sake of dance that is mighty pulsating! Shankar Mahadevan and Vishal Dadlani ace the track, in their inimitable style. Bezubaan is gorgeous mix of a sweeping ballad and hip-pop – great combo, made even better by Mohit Chauhan, [...]