Naamoru Jeevanai by Lloyd Sagar, Sowmya Rao, Arul Pragasam

Few songs from 2020 have held their ground as well as Naamoru Jeevanai, a track that keeps finding new audiences. The production by Lloyd Sagar, Sowmya Rao, Arul Pragasam is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Naamoru Jeevanai, Lloyd Sagar, Sowmya Rao, Arul Pragasam clearly belongs in the second group. The chemistry of a talented ensemble cast is embedded in every moment of Naamoru Jeevanai, making it as much a performance as a song.

2020 marked the release of Naamoru Jeevanai, and Naamoru Jeevanai was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Naamoru Jeevanai is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

Running to 4:00, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Lloyd Sagar, Sowmya Rao, Arul Pragasam and Lloyd Sagar, Sowmya Rao, Arul Pragasam, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.