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...nsi” Birgisson has stayed busy, releasing an album titled “Riceboy Sleeps” with his boyfriend, graphic artist Alex Somers, last year. Jónsi’s first solo effort, “Go,” features the instrumental arrangements of composer Nico Muhly, who has made a name for himself in popular music via contributions to Grizzly Bear’s “Veckatimest” and Antony and the Johnsons’ “Crying Light.” But despite Muhly’s classically-oriented input...
With its 2006 self-titled debut, Beach House instantly established one of the more recognizable sounds in indie rock, equal parts breathy and slightly bruised, with Nico-like vocals from singer Victoria Legrand and atmospheric instrumentals by bandmate Alex Scally. Each song was wrapped in a thick, dark haze, all lazy drum-machine beats, ghostly organs and retro synth lines. If you were ever to hear one in a movie, it would be as background music to a mysterious woman dancing in the twilight. By album No. 2, Devotion, that sound was so rigidly set that it seemed...
...problem of the flow of sound is more difficult to solve. Without a pit as such, the orchestra must play on the same level as the audience, and tends to trap the singing behind it, occasionally making it difficult to catch words or phrases. However, music director Nico A. Olarte-Hayes ’11 leads the chamber orchestra with admirable restraint, and even the best of conductors and ensembles would have a hard time playing more surreptitiously...
...shots just kept coming at Richter, who made 40 saves Friday, and by the middle of the period the Gophers had racked up a 4-1 lead following goals by Nico Sacchetti and Zach Budish...
...Schumacher will join fellow German Nico Rosberg on a Mercedes team that won both the drivers' and constructors' titles this year (in its former guise as Brawn). Rosberg could barely contain his delight at the news, saying, "It is fantastic Michael is returning to Formula One ... It's a great challenge for me to be up against one of the best drivers of all time." Brawn was also pleased with the announcement: "As seven-time world champion, Michael's outstanding record in Formula One speaks for itself and I am looking forward to working with him again." As for Schumacher...