Word: slow
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...expected to continue posting losses through 2010 and are not expected to report a significant rebound in earnings and home prices until 2011 or possibly 2012 at the earliest, says George. Also, the federal tax credit, if not extended, will expire on Nov. 30, which could slow the housing recovery further...
Still, Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences needs to close its remaining $110 million annual deficit. After staff layoffs, salary freezes, and very slow faculty hiring, where will it cut next...
...when paired with the chill of lyrics like “uncross my arms to disarm the car bomb,” the song offers a strange fusion. More fascinating still is when the dark, lo-fi “Shining”—shaded by a slow, monotonous melody and the thick bramble of guitar—meets the sweet introductory swell of “On Foreigners,” a swell shaped by a gradual crescendo of soft, high-pitched voices. This contrast creates for “Vapours” a varied landscape, highs...
...album, this slower track proves to be trite and unoriginal. Its cloyingly romantic lyrics verge dangerously towards the cliché: “you mean the world to me but you’ll never know.” Mika’s ability to craft a slow song that does not rely on catchy choruses is much better showcased in “By The Time,” a collaboration with Grammy-nominated English singer Imogen Heap and the album’s true standout. Heap’s ethereal vocals blend beautifully with Mika?...
...wouldn’t-it-be-cool-if” leads to some generally good but poorly executed ideas that pale significantly in contrast to the album’s several standout tracks. The true gems here are the few songs like “Slow Down Jo” and “The Brakeman, the Sandman and Me” where these formidable indie-folkers combine forces to create nuanced, coherent songs.Ultimately, the fundamental issue with this album is what plagues all super-groups: an effort to evenly distribute the work between several disparate, equally unique voices...