Word: welling
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...create Islands. “Return to the Sea,” their first album under this new moniker, was released in 2006. It seemed like a natural progression for them. Though it sounded similar, Islands still managed to get inventive, sampling hip-hop and country. It too was well-received, pleasing anxious fans of The Unicorns. But with their second effort, 2008’s “Arm’s Way,” and, most recently, “Vapours,” Islands seems to be moving away from their roots and toward a simpler...
...book, and brokers Chase’s introduction to the other major players, Oona Laszlo and Richard Abneg.Chase and Tooth shortly develop a fast, if strange friendship defined by Perkus’ love for marijuana, cheeseburgers, coffee, and esoterica. Their daily smoke sessions serve an indoctrinatory function as well: Tooth enmeshes both Chase and the reader in the interconnections between things as seemingly disparate as Marlon Brando, “Gnuppets” (cf. Muppets), and the redemption of New York City at large. The level of associations starts small at first, focusing on relations between obscure film directors...
...jests, “but I try to avoid it as much as possible.” For Kramer, the greatest challenge of this production was interpreting the narrative created by this sequence of songs, considering the context of each in its original show as well as its place in this one. Another difficulty faced by the production staff is their quickly approaching opening date. Klyce acknowledges the difficulties of their timeslot, saying, “[Producing a show] so early in the year can be very hit or miss.” Smiling as he corrects himself, he adds...
...color digital prints. The Kodalite photographs of the former category, mounted on peeled gold leaf on top of bright red paper, exude a sense of intimacy. In contrast, Palma’s digital photographs feel artificial. The surrealist elements Palma is known for including in his art are integrated well in the Kodalite images, so they do not seem out of place, despite the fact that they are obviously fantastic. The content of the digital photographs, however, seems computer-generated in comparison. As a consequence, Palma’s choice to juxtapose the two dichotomous forms makes for a collection...
...songs, but though it attracted some moderate critical approval it soon faded away, having failed to excite even the faithful. With this background, it is almost ridiculous that in 2009—18 years after their debut, “Ten,” and with all five members well into their forties—Pearl Jam should release “Backspacer,” a propulsive, relaxed, enjoyable, and timely album. Few, if any, other bands could have released their finest work in such circumstances and at such a stage in their careers; “Backspacer?...