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...interweaves two tracks that overlap haphazardly at times. Background hums that materialize and suddenly disappear are scattered throughout the record. Though jarring at first, the unusual mixing decision becomes an essential element of “Transference,” where vocal fragments complement lyrical subject matter within confident, upbeat instrumental performance...
...that the band’s third effort, “Romance is Boring,” is a bleaker, angrier record is no small statement. The transformation in emotional tone is partially rooted in the lyrics, which retain their visceral but heartfelt quality within an expanding thematic range. Encompassing anorexia, losing parents, meaningless sex, abuse, and loss of faith, as well as more well-trodden romantic territory, the topics at hand are far from cheerful. More than anything, though, the tonal shift comes down to the band further shedding their twee image for a noise-influenced, experimental, nearly anarchic...
...reason yogurt is so popular—it is impossible to truly dislike. At their best, her stories in “Too Much Happiness” are proof that the best writing need not reach for grandeur. However, Munro runs into the inevitable danger of writing within a narrow world, and her stories begin to seem undistinguishable from one another. Instead of presenting readers with a slice of Munro’s world, it starts to feel as if she were reaching out to her target audience and telling them: Here, like this book...
However, the Task Force on the Arts has done more than just inspire. Just as the Harvard Art Show strives to unite artists from all disciplines, the Task Force hoped to expose more students to the practice of the arts within the General Education curriculum. Its overall mission, “To make the arts an integral part of the cognitive life of the university,” as stated in its report, emphasizes the assimilation of the arts into various academic disciplines...
...then, “he was a young boy;” and directly references Smash Mouth’s equally famous “Allstar,” rapping, “everything that glitters ain’t gold.” He fails to come within throwing distance of either Journey’s story-telling skill or Smash Mouth’s fun, however, and the song just elucidates the gaping abyss between great rock stars and Lil’ Wayne. “The Price is Wrong” features a similarly loud and angry...