Word: bandness
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...Glen Hansard, 37, lead singer of the Irish rock band The Frames, and Marketa Irglova, 19, a Czech singer and pianist, play struggling artists in director John Carney's romantic musical, which won the best song category for the ballad "Falling Slowly." The Oscar was the capstone of a long journey that started with a tiny movie that was made for $150,000 on the streets of Dublin and propelled by clever, slow-build marketing that relied on Hansard and Irglova's strengths as live performers...
...plan will cover everyone—his plan will not.” Clinton added that her plan would call for at most six or seven percent of individual income to be spent on health care. “I’m not running for president to put band-aids on our problems—I’m running to solve them,” she said. “Why on earth would a candidate to be the democratic nominee basically parrot the talking points of the Republicans and the health insurance industry and say we don?...
...quirky little film is what carries it along. The acting, like much of the movie, is understated. It has no real plot to speak of, and to the extent that it moves at all, it moves slowly. The film is much like the sleepy Israeli town where the police band finds itself: few real events occur to punctuate the otherwise unchanging backdrop. The solitude of the town, the quiet of the film, is interrupted only by scattered dialogue and moments of fleeting connection between characters. Ultimately, we are left with the sense that we are probably all a little stranded...
...giving the song an important new layer of texture. “Lovecraft in Brooklyn” is another good example of how much Darnielle’s style has evolved: whereas in previous albums various other instruments would be thrown in to create the illusion of a studio band, here every element is used to its fullest potential. The song’s focal point is a distorted electric guitar part that approaches heaviness, but the rest of the track is filled out with nuances, from whining violins that swoop over the energetic drumbeat to pick-scrapes and harmonics...
...Raveonettes. Fittingly for a group that takes its name from the Buddy Holly hit “Rave On,” Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo pay homage to the ’60s-era American pop inspirations that are frequently cited but rarely revived. The band incorporates instrumental nods to their beloved Holly and Lou Reed along with close vocal harmonies that recall the pre-pubescent crooning of the Everly Brothers and the cheerful banter of the Ronettes. The Raveonettes’ unapologetic lifting from bygone musical greats has occasionally made their previous releases seem like vintage...