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...album starts off strongly with the group’s two previously-released singles, “Mouthful of Diamonds?? and “When I’m Small;” by far the two best songs on the record. The former flaunts an orca-esque squeal and is driven by a warm, droning synthesized bass line that, when isolated at the beginning of the verse, creates a beautifully hazy atmosphere. “When I’m Small” follows, sounding like a less dramatic or soul-infused Portishead cut. Though somewhat rhythmically...
...placing of these two songs at the beginning of the album gives “Eyelid Movies” a thrilling opening, and does an effective job of introducing what’s to come. Carter’s sleek, overlapping guitar lines on “Mouthful of Diamonds?? are repeated many times throughout the LP. It seems as though he barely strums a whole chord, but his finger patterns are always effective and atmospheric. Barthel’s “oohs,” which first appear on “When...
...main critique is that you’re too pretty,” draws a laughing assent from the dancers. After all, this dance does deviate from classically beautiful performances like Petipa’s “Giselle” and Balanchine’s “Diamonds??; like all six pieces programmed for “Momentum”—which will run from Nov. 6 to 14—it is an experiment in fusing the traditional with the contemporary, the familiar with the unknown, and the sure-fire audience pleaser with...
...more electronic fantasias, “Lex” and “Cherry,” complete this theme before the scene explodes and the part of Yardfest you and your wastey-faced blockmates have been waiting for arrives: “Diamonds?? and “Party and Bullshit” represent the other half of Ratatat’s talent, namely, the remixing of ass-to-crotch grinding (his/her crotch grinding on your ass, that is to say) hiphop tracks...
...Boston Ballet is bringing the performance to life again, articulating every move with an infectious sense of energy and commitment to the art.The ballet is divided into a triptych—“Emeralds,” “Rubies,” and “Diamonds??—with each segment evoking an aspect of Balanchine’s life and career. The dancers capture the spirit of each piece as Balanchine intended it to be perceived. Balanchine’s career began in Russia’s St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet. After...