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His song "Mid-Life" undulates with frenetic, snapping saxophones, distorted psychedelic guitar work, the captivating Indian vocal melisma of Kiran Ahluwalia, and a bluesy melody line recalling Santana or Frank Zappa.— Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue
The hairless armpits and pecs; the gym-toned six-packs diving into low-rise jeans; the highly polished smiles; the high notes bursting with melisma: All are reminders that this time around, the hippies are being played by ambitious actors and singers, some of whom are wearing shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen wigs.
But that song is like melisma throwing up a pound of Splenda into the face of schmaltz.— Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
She also added intricate melisma to "Many a Tear Has To Fall," making something new of a hit sung by Barry Manilow, the Four Tops and many others, which started out as a classical tune,— Berks county news
The track's beat is stolen wholesale from Justin Timberlake's 'My Love' and any number of other Timbaland joints, while Ne-Yo's singing is filled, like Chris Brown's, with grating melisma.— Westword | Complete Issue
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