Word: offbeat
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...social outlets at Harvard are narrow,” and he wanted to find a way to hang out with friends and classmates in a setting other than a crowded room party. He plans his trips using ideas from Curious New England, a book with odd and offbeat destinations in the Northeast, and asking other members for recommendations...
Hwang also has an upcoming winter beach party planned at Revere Beach. And although the club’s original purpose was to visit offbeat and bizarre locales, he says he may include trips to destinations that are not as far off the beaten path, such as the Museum of Fine Arts...
...Time Code,” opens with two minutes of electronic noodling accompanied by bizarre background panting, presumably from an onanistic Oberst. Just in case the avant wheezing didn’t let you know how arthouse the album is, there are eleven more masturbatory songs of offbeat hooks and carefully gauged dissonance to drive home the point. Unfortunately, no matter how much of his nosecandy fund he throws at studio time, Digital Ash is neither interesting nor inspired, and its absurdly polished sound makes Bright Eyes come off as a third-rate Depeche Mode...
...though, it's not quite freaky enough for “freak-folk.” For all his weirdness, Droste's instincts as a songwriter are a little too pop for the self-consciously offbeat genre/catchphrase every critic seemed to swoon over this past year. Just when Grizzly Bear’s aural molasses threatens to overwhelm, an endearingly lively instrumental break or jaunty Britpop bassline interrupts their hibernation dreams. “Fix It,” in particular, flirts with major keys at a non-somnolent pace, suggesting what these guys could do with a real studio...
UNCOMMONGOODS.COM Heart-shaped vases, glass balloons, velvet herbal slippers and a high-heel cake server (don't ask) are among the many offbeat gifts you'll find here...