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The movie, which stars Chalamet as Dylan, follows the singer’s rise from Minnesota to West Village balladeer to revolutionary folk singer.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
The standout among the neo-murder balladeers is the topical folk singer Jesse Welles, whose delivery and persona takes John Prine’s craggy empathy and adds a tincture of Brian Jones’s sinister charisma.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
In early 2006, Stefani Germanotta was an earnest piano-rock balladeer.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s his sensual, supple tenor, which easily shape-shifts from crooning balladeer to party jam belter and hits the entire emotional spectrum in between.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
The standout among the neo-murder balladeers is the topical folk singer Jesse Welles, whose delivery and persona takes John Prine’s craggy empathy and adds a tincture of Brian Jones’s sinister charisma.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
In early 2006, Stefani Germanotta was an earnest piano-rock balladeer.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s his sensual, supple tenor, which easily shape-shifts from crooning balladeer to party jam belter and hits the entire emotional spectrum in between.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Balladeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balladeer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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