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Recent Examples of torch song
A lot of your songs do feel like classic torch songs — but then, a lot of Taylor Swift songs are torch songs, really.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023
For many, in other words, a torch song written from the POV of an underappreciated grown-man doll has become the unlikely anthem of the summer.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
In the ensuing decades, O’Connor continued to produce albums, calling on many different styles, including punk, rap, rasta, hip-hop, torch songs, Tin Pan Alley standards, and Disney showtunes.
—Daphne Merkin, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
Making her Newport debut on the main-stage Saturday, Ponder showed all the ways that her bet on herself has paid off, running through the textured torch songs that comprise her 2022 debut, Some Of Us Are Brave.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2023
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Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023
For many, in other words, a torch song written from the POV of an underappreciated grown-man doll has become the unlikely anthem of the summer.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
In the ensuing decades, O’Connor continued to produce albums, calling on many different styles, including punk, rap, rasta, hip-hop, torch songs, Tin Pan Alley standards, and Disney showtunes.
—Daphne Merkin, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
Making her Newport debut on the main-stage Saturday, Ponder showed all the ways that her bet on herself has paid off, running through the textured torch songs that comprise her 2022 debut, Some Of Us Are Brave.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torch song
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But Jake Xerxes Fussell’s music, which draws heavily from nineteenth- and twentieth-century vernacular folk songs and archival field recordings, is idiomatic, and entirely his own.Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The vaguely bluesy folk songs courtesy of A.G. Cook put us in a place of longing from frame one.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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The music moves from inventive, engaging art song to smoldering improvisations in which Wilkins and his bandmates—anchored by his regular colleagues Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass and Kweku Sumbry on drums—push to the outer limits.Steve Hochman, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
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As a map of Austin’s musical journey, the recital moved through spirituals and standard repertoire into 20th-century and contemporary art song and opera.Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
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But even for its heightening visibility in pop culture, the term is still somewhat nebulous — evoking a range from curiosity to dread.Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' Hits No. 1 65 Years After Release The festive rivalry between the two pop divas is a friendly one.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The chords are the same in the verse and the chorus.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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That lasting unity is reflected gorgeously in the song's chorus, as indie breakout MJ Lenderman joins Crutchfield over cozy banjo and guitars to deliver the richest harmonies of the year.EW.com, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Torch song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torch%20song. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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