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Recent Examples of dirgesFurther down the lineup, Friday has Bieber collaborator and indie fave Dijon alongside the melodic dirges of Ethel Cain.—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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laments
Noun
Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.
—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
As is so often the case when a Connecticut business closes, customers shared laments on social media.
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