Starboy – The Weeknd – Republic Records (Import)

The Weeknd is now almost a household name all over the world and his third album, but essentially his sixth, given how well-produced the mixtapes were, sees him bring on a new direction in his music, bringing on a load of collaborators after his last album “Beauty Behind the Madness”.

Making Mirrors – Gotye – (Universal Music) Rs. 395/-

The sequel to the mega hit ‘Grease’, the second edition is equally interesting, though the story telling is the lowdown here. ‘Grease 2’ per se has no connection to the original film, except of course it focuses on teens at Rydell High, the imaginary school from the first film

Tomahawk Technique – Sean Paul (Virgin Records) Rs. 395/-

Jamaican dancehall came to the limelight with the coming of Shaggy and his brand of mid tempo girlie melodies. Though no doubt we had Bob Marley prior to all this, Sean Paul seems to have taken a big leap in making Jamaican reggae his forte and well he does succeed……to some extent at least. This album is the long awaited Grammy-winning deejay's fifth album and the follow-up to 2009's Imperial Blaze.

Parallels – Vandana Vishwas – (Import)

Indo-Canadian musician Vandana Vishwas, who recently won the 2016 Toronto Independent Music Awards in ‘Best World’ category, is truly an out of the box composer who is not afraid of experimenting fusing Indian music with other genres.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn – Pink Floyd (EMI Virgin – Three Disc) Rs. 695/-

2007 marked 40 years for Pink Floyd and to mark this anniversary, a special edition of the band’s debut album ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ which was originally released on 5th August 1967, was re-issued along with a few new tracks that were found.

Fundamental – Pet Shop Boys (EMI Virgin)

Just when you wondered where they’d been, the electro godfathers - The Pet Shop Boys nasal vocalist Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe return after three years to the magnificently disco pop of their heyday with an album reminiscent of that era

Our Version of Events – Emeli Sande – (Virgin Records) – Rs. 395/-

Newcomer to the music world is 24 year old Scot singer of black South African decent and a former medical student Emeli Sande.

OMG! I'm In Love – (3 CDs) - (Sony Music) Rs. 399/-

Cannot stop gushing about your favorite love songs, OMG is definitely one of the best collections if you go back in time to around 6 years ago. As the title rightly says, 51 sentimental songs for the one you love…..

When the sun goes down – Selena Gomez – (Universal Music) – Rs. 295/-

She’s not the centre of attraction just because she was the girlfriend of one of the world’s biggest teen stars Justin Bieber, but Selena Gomez’s third album ‘When the Sun Goes Down’ has stirred a buzz in the music industry

Nostaljazz by Paul Mauriat

When it comes to legends in the genre of Easy Listening (orchestra or big band) - quite a few names come to mind - James Last, Franck Pourcel, Frank Chacksfield, Bert Kaempfert, Annunzio Paolo Mantovani, Herb Alpert, and many more.