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...true, what is great about these services is that you feel no qualms about entering the most random thoughts and ideas into your notebook—things you would otherwise simply forget (and even forget you forgot). I have one notebook called “Misheard but Good Lyrics?? for those occasional songs I listen to and think: Damn, that lyric would have been so much better if they had used this other word instead. Listen to “A Dustland Fairytale” by The Killers and tell me the phrase “night gown?...
...song sounds like nothing else the band has ever done before, bordering on mainstream R&B. Lead singer and songwriter Dave Longstreth restricts himself to just playing guitar and handing the vocals over to the dulcet voice of Amber Coffman. It is conventional in structure and features delightfully innocent lyrics??“From now until forever, baby / I can’t imagine anything better”—that make it a perfect anthem for separated lovers. Once the album itself was released, it became clear that the promise of “Stillness...
...straight-forward but just as impressive is “Dorothy’s a Planet.” In constant transformation starting from its acoustic intro, the song is almost unrecognizable by the end, but the build always makes sense and is never rushed or jarring. The psychedelic lyrics??“She’s a person fast at play / She’s a planet on display”—only help add to the impression of a songwriter completely in charge of his craft.Though Pollard is indisputably the leader of the group...
...main appeal of her music lies in what she has to say, and she knows it functions as both the primary melodic element and rhythmic focus of her songs, drawing attention to her messages more than anything else. Her idiosyncratic combination of indulgently catchy tunes and witty, strong-willed lyrics??best exemplified in the 2006 hit single “Smile,” a song about cynicism and emotional independence in response to a whiny ex—define her unique persona.Allen has been on the scene for a few years (her first album...
...Smith,” they have managed to personalize their politics and preserve their beauty. Through the character of J. Smith they attack modern society. And unlike their previous work, it is neither painful to listen to, nor is it so precious that their lyrics?? power dissipates in the clouds of mellifluence. Rather, the beauty present makes the stark message that Travis dispenses listenable. In Travis’s world, after all, if it weren’t for the brilliant melodies one would feel so, so alone. —Reviewer Sanders I. Bernstein can be reached...