Word: songfulness
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...Jazz Impromptu,” a song almost entirely improvised—featuring Palmieri, Lynch, Cohen, Parker K. Barnes ’08 on bass, and Christopher M. Krogslund ’09 on drums—was beautiful. Palmieri, Lynch, and Cohen wowed the crowd with their musicianship, exchanging solos, and just having a wild, raucous time with the piece...
...last solo album (“Tim’s Bio: Life From Da Bassment”) came out almost a decade ago in 1998. It’s really hard to consider “Shock Value” a solo album, since only one of the 17 songs finds Timbaland alone. The meat of the album lies in duets, and his friends’ back-up is served family-style. An enumeration of his collaborators sounds more like a VIP list at the Ivy: Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Dr. Dre, Missy Elliot, 50 Cent, The Hives, Fall...
...album “Out of State Plates” was a compilation of B-sides and previously-unreleased singles. In those four years, their sound has evolved subtly while maintaining its fundamental principles of universally palatable melodies and endlessly listenable lyrics. This latest record packs into 14 fresh songs more characters than a Shakespeare play and more momentum than a Barack Obama presidential campaign. Every personality in every song is skillfully fleshed out in the space of a few bars, whether from the first- or third-person perspective. The line in “New Routine” about...
...doesn’t seem to contain any breakout hits. However, it’s a solid album that traverses the gap between Gray’s old-school soul stylings, modern R&B, and even hip-hop influences. “Okay” is probably the catchiest song of the bunch. It’s hard to play this song without doing a dance and singing along. It’s also the best of a few collaborations with will.i.am and a more modern twist on Gray’s trademark style. In short, it works fabulously...
...Nine Inch Nails video “Survivalism,” at least not the first time you see it. Sure, it’s got style—just look at Reznor’s scarf—but its execution could have been stronger. The song itself is also iffy at first, but in typical Nine Inch Nails fashion, it inevitably grows on you. The cinematography, while gimmicky, does what it sets out to do: the camera shows surveillance monitors that display different areas of an apartment building and its inhabitants, which include the band. Unfortunately, it?...