Monthly Top 5 albums - July 2010 I didn’t listen...

Danger Mouse & Sparklehouse - Dark Night

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Monthly Top 5 albums - July 2010

I didn’t listen to lots of new albums this month. Mainly because it’s holidays; my routine has been messed up. Also, I’ve been listening to Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol on audible.com and this time, I’ve even managed to sleep on the plane unlike 2 years ago. However, a few masterpieces managed to squeeze in. Here we go.

July has been Amit Trivedi month. Kudos to him for bringing new sound to bollywood. His sound is crude, rock-based. He doesn’t use Indian classical music. He barely uses orchestras apart from his theme songs, which could turn out to be a disadvantage for his moving further in the industry. But his tunes are catchy, inspiring and easy to hum. He will go far and very fast! He had two movie soundtracks released last month.

Amit Trivedi - Udaan (2010)
Amit Trivedi - Aisha (2010)

Two different movies with different themes and Amit scores high marks in both. Udaan has a light soundtrack with a recurrent combination of instruments all along. I hope it’s Cannes tag will allow it a wide distribution territory. Aisha is more of the typical bollywood with new freshness breathed in by both the cast and the music.

The National - High Violet (2010)

This album has been waiting for a while in my Spotify bookmarks. I finally gave it a try and I was really satisfied. High Violet is for those who’ve fallen for Bon Iver or Noah and the Whale. In other words, High Violet is a sad affair that has been doing really well in the charts this year.

Danger Mouse & Sparklehouse - Dark Night of The Soul (2010)

Dark Night of the Soul, the mysterious album from Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch finally got an official album this summer after an initial announcement for spring 2009. It took more than a year to come out because of a dispute between EMI Records and producer Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse). The album features a wide range of singers including James Mercer of The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Frank Black of the Pixies, Iggy Pop, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Suzanne Vega, and David Lynch. Choose the right moment (you know…that moment when life seems dim) and listen to the album. It grows really fast into you.

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Vishal Bhardwaj - Omkara (2006)

I’ve kept a spot for the genius filmmaker and music composer who i revisited again this month via Omkara. I happened to buy the DVD of the movie in Paris and we sat down to watch it again 2 days ago. Naina Thag Lenge and Jag Ja Ri Gudiya were already favourite tracks but this time I payed attention to the rest. There’s not a single composition from Vishal Bhardwaj that I’ve hated… (let’s not count The Blue Umbrella, shall we?)