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Adjective
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The novel delivers all the frenzy of a gold rush with rhythmic, hypnotic prose.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Ditto the sophisticated modulations and subtle rhythmic shifts that underpin Puth’s best songs.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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From the pristine production to the runs and riffs, Kehlani puts on a masterclass of technical songbuilding and lyrical storytelling.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Her rapid-fire lyrical delivery with her two backup singers coupled with horns even more scintillating live illustrated why that song deserves its exclamation point.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The education division of Maker Park Radio, a nonprofit streaming station based in Stapleton, offers courses on vinyl, hip-hop lyric writing, live remixing, and intro to music production and sampling.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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The pandemic special is not available online, but why not queue up this lyric video version for a pick-me-up?—
Jennifer Armstrong,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Bach was lively, supple, and, especially in the Larghetto, generous in its songful musicality.—
Jeremy Eichler,
BostonGlobe.com,
23 Sep. 2022
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In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.—
Seth Colter Walls,
New York Times,
26 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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The track is one of the shortest on the EP but the most concise, composed simply of guitar, strings, Tems’ lilting falsetto, and sparse backing vocals.—
Nelson C.J,
Rolling Stone,
21 Nov. 2025
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The second violins introduce the second movement with a soft, lilting quality, creating music that’s elegant and musically complex.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Using the Gemini laser to fire intense pulses into a plasma mirror moving at relativistic speeds, researchers have successfully demonstrated relativistic harmonic generation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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This vast bundle of life and existence whirrs continually, creating the comforting harmonic tone that defines this place.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Here is the orchestral version of that bird.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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On the cinematic, orchestral theme song, Del Rey joined forces with five-time Bond film composer David Arnold.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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We are left just with voices, and those voices, in the novel’s subtle and canny repetitions, begin to merge with one another, becoming polyphonic.—
Nicholas Dames,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2026
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The choral elements on the record shine most vividly on the title track, which features polyphonic swells of voices humming melodies, overtaking the piano, dropping and then rising again.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Songlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songlike. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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