jangly

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Recent Examples of jangly They were inspired by the protean roots of samba, the silky vibe of the bossa nova, and the jangly wave of Brazilian pop-rock known as jovem guarda. Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024 The jangly guitar beat sneaks up on you, and while C.R.O builds it into a solid chorus, his pronunciation can veer into cursive singing. Cat Cardenas, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024 For all its jangly discontinuities, the current work (all untitled) feels newly grounded. Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024 Marr, with his jangly guitar style that influenced a generation of indie artists, has been busy ever since, as bandleader with Johnny Marr and the Healers, working with Neil Finn, the Cribs, Modest Mouse and other creative projects. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024 In the 1960s, surf rockers ran their jangly guitars through reverb units to create sonic textures that washed over listeners like waves, paired with dark, propulsive picking that spoke to the danger that lurked below. Hazlitt, 23 Nov. 2022 Leithauser’s signature howl and Barrick’s insistent drumming often contrasted with Martin’s and Bauer’s warm organs and plinking pianos, while Maroon’s jangly guitars could attack and comfort in equal measure. Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 4 May 2023 Byrne’s sinewy, smooth and confident voice hovers above jangly guitars and hazy production. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 May 2023 Though certainly part of the then-burgeoning modern/alt-rock scene, its jangly melodicism was kindred in spirit but something entirely different, sonically, from the domineering likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam or the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Gary Graff, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jangly
Adjective
  • Being loud, being strident, making your point at the top of your lungs has become an American style of behavior everywhere, transforming even a pleasant little corner bistro into a frenzied circus of blasting sound, which, studies have shown, can cause hearing damage in those who work in them.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Some candidates have echoed Newsom with a strident tone.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Small fragments can cause laceration and punctures to digestive organs, such as the esophagus, stomach or intestines while metallic particles can become lodged in a person's throat and airways.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Throughout her tenure on the show White has worn everything from metallic jumpsuits to sequin gowns.
    Kristopher Fraser, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Further down the road, another piper — just playing to play — is sending his shrill notes out into the night sky.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
Adjective
  • Stanley Tucci: How Julia Child Changed My Life Tampopo (1985) Getty Images Juzo Itami's Tampopo is a raucous Japanese comedy filled with vignettes about different characters eating, cooking, and—in the case of a dapper gangster and his girlfriend—engaging erotically with food.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • After receiving raucous applause from the studio audience — a handful of whom have been attending the Studio City, CA.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Centuries of grime has been wiped away to reveal an immaculate but aesthetically dissonant house of worship: a Gothic church that glistens.
    Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Just as the concert’s success depends on most musicians playing correctly despite a few dissonant notes, a blockchain’s integrity relies on honest nodes reaching consensus even when some nodes fail or act maliciously.
    Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Blige’s voice has become more raspy with time, and instead of finding material that suits it, Good Morning Gorgeous surrounds Blige with loud distractions like drill beats and DJ Khaled ad-libs.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Singer Richard Butler remained a magnetic presence with his distinctive raspy vocals and was accompanied by his brother Tim’s stalwart bass work.
    David Chiu, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • That explains the Pet Shop Boys CD and all the rest, but product placement is always jarring and controversial, even if this was done to anchor the game to an 80s vibe.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Such a detail, says Clavio, will hopefully be found in a future edition, but movement on the screen is slow enough to not be physically jarring and to allow for a momentary sense of disbelief.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Hundreds of revelers roar at once, thrusting homemade torches into the freezing air and banging pans together with cacophonous glee.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Getty The designation recognizes areas with pristine natural soundscapes, an increasingly necessary balm in our cacophonous modern world.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024

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“Jangly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangly. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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