IVAN VERA MATHIRI SONGS REVIEW

Predominantly a hard rock composition which works well with its orchestration as long as it sticks to the heavy riffage and drumming.  But the vocal melody and the instrumental feel a bit detached from each other and results in the song falling short of what it aimed to be.

The best song of the album comes in the shape of a beautiful melody composed in Madhyamavati and sung with conviction by Madhushree. The track has almost everything going right about it. It begins well with a bit of a tease and then grows into something that’s mostly fulfilling, be it in terms of singing or orchestration.

A rather playful tune which assumes different textures and the track does demand a few listens to get accustomed to the progression and changes. Rita’s singing and the rhythm section in particular stand out as the highlights and the song could have used a few more such highlights.

This sad song based on Keeravani/Natabhairavi (Harmonic Minor in Western Classical) scale is soft in instrumentation but heavy on emotions. The minimalistic approach gives room for a fine vocal performance and the strings build up steadily but in strength and its intensity is backed by the vocalists.

A light hearted and peppy folk based tune which is driven by a strong rhythm section and the overall arrangement is quite impressive too. Composer Sathya takes the responsibility of delivering the vocals for this one and he hits the target.

The album closer is a short heart rendered composition that’s backed well lyrically and sung effectively by Balram.