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...sense out of me.” The more interesting part of the album is the “Sunday Mornings” portion, when the instrumentation doesn’t compete with the lyrics for attention. Deck’s influence as producer is evident in the delicate piano melodies and wailing harmonicas that provide a needed contrast to the loudness of the first half. The softer sound better showcases the deeply personal nature of Duritz’s lyrics. “Washington Square” in particular is an affecting song about longing for the people...
...last decade. The album’s primary challenge is overcoming a sense of incompleteness. Many of the songs midway through the record suffer from a strong chorus with weak verses, or vice versa. “Hollow Man,” for instance, initially sounds like the pedestrian piano-driven ballads R.E.M. has produced all too often the last few years. But after a minute, the chorus explodes with drums and Mills’ chanting, and the track vastly improves. “Until the Day is Done” starts off with boring, war-related lyrics and distant...
...blossom. “When I was in Lithuania, every Friday we had Shabbas Kiddush where we all go to the Jewish center,” she says. “A good friend of mine had a book of Yiddish music, and we would all crowd around the piano, and we would sing all of these songs after dinner. I learned a lot of the folk songs that are in the show in Lithuania.”The idea to incorporate these songs into a single cohesive play has been percolating in Togut’s mind...
...played music together—Jeremy on piano, Jane on violin—and they brought their act to Cambridge...
...Orioles like a business venture rather than a source of city pride, are detrimental to the spirit of professional sports. It is common knowledge that athletes like LeBron are not “just like us” and never will be; they are highly specialized “piano prodigies who can jump,” and as much as we bemoan their occasionally scandalous personal conduct, there’s no denying that our fascination with every detail of their lives is what grants them their celebrity status. What is perhaps most unique about the book the intense...