Thesaurus results for VOCALS

vocals

noun

plural of vocal

as in ballads

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment a recording artist who arranges his own vocals

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Recent Examples of vocals Despite us having just seen the episode where Reid performed this exact song, his vocals felt like they were shot out of a cannon — Reid has an unexpected control and expressiveness to his live singing voice that emphasizes the already theatrical lyrics and melody. —

Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2026 Casting child star vocal talents to bring his line drawings to life for the characters surrounding Charlie Brown (and his endless dilemmas of life story plots) wasn’t an easy feat for Schulz, since, after all, children grow up, and their vocals mature. —

Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026 Impressed with his vocals, Biscoe encouraged the young singer to go solo and signed him to work as an arranger, producer and writer. —

Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 June 2026 Then, that was so cool that the track didn't hold up against the vocals, and John, without telling me, went back in and completely reverse-engineered the music under the vocals again. —

Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 The vocals breathe easy, and Skinner’s touch is light. —

Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 1 June 2026 Inside his brilliance lies a complex vibrato, leading to the richest of articulated vocals, even some soulful deviation that lean towards hints of melisma. —

David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 June 2026 The subtle backing vocals are Beatles-esque, too. —

Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 While looking for someone qualified to replace Ware’s high vocals, Oakey serendipitously found the magic combination that would edify the act through today. —

Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 28 May 2026

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Much of the music and lyrics are drawn from Sting's 1991 album The Soul Cages, and weave elements of his family's story into ballads, Celtic folk music and classical recordings that his mother collected.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 June 2026
His ballads of rainy English angst went over big in the land of sun and surf.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026