Word: melodicism
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(Nonesuch)4/5 StarsAlthough alternative pioneers Wilco have garnered almost as much critical praise for their dynamic concerts as for their genre-bending studio albums, the band’s mid-November release of “Kicking Television” represents the first official effort at documenting their formidable live...
There's little melodic instrumentation: the guitar simply thrums on the one and three beats, and the piano plays left-hand figures, essentially functioning as a bass. It's all percussive, as in a military band. Civilian life, the arrangement says, isn't much different from the Army, and if...
Dawn. For their fifth single, the Seasons team produced a masterpiece. Anyway, their apotheosis. Since the simple days of "Sherry," Crewe and Gaudio had been listening to Phil Spector's productions for the Crystals and Ronettes; the arrangement is both burlier and more complex. The song begins with a snatch...
The lineup for last Monday’s concert at the Roxy was more Animal Planet than MTV, as pastoral electronicists Caribou and Welsh psychedelic goof-rockers Super Furry Animals stampeded the stage. The bill was remarkable for its balance; Caribou has ridden a series of melodic electro-acoustic albums...
The most memorable and melodic piece was Mark H. Ford’s “Selections” from Polaris, played by Lehle on the xylophone using four mallets. As she played, gasps were heard again and again from the audience as the graceful movements combined with the cool...