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Picture a night in Ibiza where melodies provide the ecstasy and the instrument is Twigs’ multifaceted voice, defying register in shifting from a whispery soprano to guttural pulses in the most surprising of ways.
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Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite a talented ensemble (led by Wilson’s whispery Southern charisma), too many characters never evolve beyond a single dimension, and too many sentimental turning points are taken for granted.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
But, the almost whispery voice and preternatural calm on display when Carl is on-camera turns instantly into a passive-aggressive control mechanism when the red light turns off.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
The song builds into its soaring chorus worthy of a Broadway stage before decelerating into a whispery finale – an ideal cadence for a pair of symbiotic vocalists.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022
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Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite a talented ensemble (led by Wilson’s whispery Southern charisma), too many characters never evolve beyond a single dimension, and too many sentimental turning points are taken for granted.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
But, the almost whispery voice and preternatural calm on display when Carl is on-camera turns instantly into a passive-aggressive control mechanism when the red light turns off.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
The song builds into its soaring chorus worthy of a Broadway stage before decelerating into a whispery finale – an ideal cadence for a pair of symbiotic vocalists.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022
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“Whispery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whispery. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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whispery
adjective
whis·pery
ˈhwis-p(ə-)rē 
ˈwis-
: resembling a whisper
a whispery voice
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