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...grown more concerned with controlling his chaos on record. In order to achieve the “epic” sound he and Abilities wanted on E and A (as opposed to the late-night pensiveness of past records), they emphasized crescendos and traded, so to speak, verbal length for sonic depth...
John Vanderslice sums up his musical range in just the first three songs of his latest full-length, and it goes something like this: melodramatically driven fuzzed-out faux-blues, electronic melodramatic pounding and piano ballads (melodramatic). On Cellar Door, Vanderslice combines and recombines these elements to find distinct directions for his sad-sack male songwriter’s backing band to explore. The result is meticulously beautiful. But over each unique instrumental backdrop comes that same mono-stylistic voice that Vanderslice can’t seem to outgrow. His intensely sincere, melodic moan pushes already overwrought lyrics...
...There is not that kind of literal blocking of promotions, but if the average length of stay is longer, then the aggregate effect is fewer faculty spots opening up each year,” Tompkins says...
...student who was groped in the Yard described her assailant as a white male, late teens or early 20s, with a pale complexion, dark shoulder-length wavy hair, a stocky build, a wide face, wearing a baseball cap and bright colored clothing...
Outmatched and unable to mount a sustained charge outside its own zone, BU failed to muster a single shot the entire length of the first period, and managed just three in the final two frames despite the Eagles’ reduced pressure in the offensive zone...