Gowry Lekshmi’s new song Thiye Thiye is recommended listening to people who love songs of any genre. The song which belongs to the experimental electronic genre will add new dimensions to your listening concepts. That is exactly why this single by Gowry who presented Malayalis with many songs and who is making a name in the independent music space becomes the talk of the town in the musical word.
The song needs to be listened carefully rather than in passing. You need to sharpen your ears a bit to listen to it. The lines, the music, the playback, the blending of all these…listen to the song taking care of each of these aspects. This is a song with merely eight lines. When the lines starting ‘Thiye thiye niye…’ becomes a four minute long song, it is tough determining the course it has to take. This song precisely accomplishes it. Guitar and Synth are mainly used. This song is also the handiwork of musicians Sujith Valiyaveettil, guitarist of the Chennai based band Toddy Waters, Synth artist Aswin Nath who gained fame through Thakara band and Ben Sam Jones who handled the programming. Lekshmi herself donned the roles of lyricist, music composer and singer.
Gowry Lekshmi says she was inspired by Grammy winner Imogen Heap to do Thiye. The song which was readied two years ago gained newer dimensions with the coming together of the musicians. Gowry says that this song is an outcome of the realization that we are responsible for our own problems. We are not pleased with many of the things we do. The negative energy thus generated is at the root of many of our problems. The self-confidence derived from this realization is this song’s energy, says Gowry.
The primary plus of this song is that it does not go after the usual band, rock and melody trends. The emotion of the song assumes much importance. The background also suits it. Therefore not many will like it also. But the song is sure to stimulate those who are passionate about music.
