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...Paradise Circus”—the album’s other exceptional track??starts with the simple, skeletal chiming of piano and the glassy ambiance of vibraphone. A heavy bass line kicks in soon thereafter, and drives the song to the album’s musical apex. Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval lends her voice to this particular track, and her airy recitation of the lyrics only adds to the disquieting mood of the song. “Oh well, the devil makes us sin,” she coos...
...decathlete nods in the direction of two young children playing in Gordon Track??s long jump sand pit. I cringe, expecting the derision of an Olympian accustomed to pristine facilities, but instead he explains...
...fast-paced rhythm that pervades the album is replaced by a slow Motown groove. Appearing right in the middle of the album, it gives the listeners some space to relax. It also allows Sultan’s voice to shine through, his high notes lightening the track??s soulful edge. The fact that this track appears right before “Tastebuds” is perhaps intentional, and makes the latter more surprising than it would have been were it standing alone...
...Light That Failed” possesses progressively louder synthesizer screeches, distorted whispers, and a lack of any true melody, chorus, or lyrics; a repetitive guitar riff, rooted in minor chords, plays over a background sound that calls to mind water dripping from a faucet. Though this subtracts from the track??s overall musicality, these dark motifs balance the upbeat songs which come later, making the album more effective overall...
Cara Sprague and Claire Richardson are junior runners for Harvard, but what these teammates have in common—besides the track??is that they both have a younger brother on the team...