Word: subjects
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...result of this primitive, organic bond which links each story, the emotions and actions portrayed in the collection are unfettered and, on occasion, brutal. The subject matter of many of the stories is somber, as Rash’s narrators recount situations ranging from an eleven year old with meth-addicted parents in “The Ascent,” to the killing of a dog accused of stealing eggs during the Great Depression in “Hard Times...
...Carpenter also noted that the first-dollar principle was a newly-developed policy, subject to changes. “How’s it going to be when the rubber hits the road?” he said...
...success and appeal of one or two singles. “Falling In” and “Halfway Gone” establish themselves on first listen as the album’s peaks, and much of the rest of the album’s sound and subject matter mirror the highlights of these two songs...
Overall, “Smoke & Mirrors” is marked largely by a rinse, wash, repeat cycle of music with very limited tonal shifts, alteration in subject matter, or attempts at breaking the band’s music-writing norm. Taken individually, the songs are largely appealing and easy to listen to, but in the context of the record as a whole, many of the elements are lost due to mere repetition, a problem which plagues the album throughout...
...Talks: The Art-Science Nexus.” The event, which was sponsored by the Office for the Art’s Learning From Performers Program, shed light on the creative process behind “Hypermusic Prologue” and the challenges of translating such abstract subject-matter to the stage...