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Take, for instance, “Flash Delirium,” the closest the album has to a single. Released a few weeks ago as a free download, like many of the tracks on “Congratulations,” it is a smorgasbord of styles. At one moment it seems like the successor to the synthpop groove of “Time to Pretend,” but within seconds it shifts to a guitar melody with a heavy walking bassline, eventually arriving at an atmospheric conglomeration of multiple vocal lines and ringing synths. During the song?...
...nothing bugged Woods, or at least nothing outside of the game of golf itself. A poor shot on the 14th hole brought forth a brief flash of Tiger fury: a "gaaaaad!" and a tossed club. If he noticed the airplanes circling overhead, pulling derisive banners, though, he didn't let on. The first one, referring to Woods' profession of his Buddhism, asked: "Did You Mean Bootyism?" The second one: "Sex Addict: Yeah, right. Sure...
Quite simply, “Wu Massacre” manages to condense all that is most vitally raw and dynamic about this hip-hop trio into a snappy 30-minute album that blazes by in a flash of intensity and verve. The album bristles with intriguing musical touches. Opener “Criminology 2.5,” for instance, features a chorus heralded by resounding trumpet samples, soulful female vocals and trickling piano flourishes. This track propelled further forward by a punchy yet grooved drumbeat and the consistent lyrical vigor of Meth, Ghost...
High-profile books like last year's No Impact Man, which details one New Yorker's attempt to spend a year without having a negative impact on the environment, may be particularly popular now because of the Great Recession. It is no longer fashionable to flash bling. Today's monklike experimenters are flaunting what they don't have. (See how Americans are spending...
Industry analysts see the current gains as more than a flash in the pan. "We think there is a steady recovery under way. We expect it to continue," says Scott Painter, CEO of TrueCar.com, an online car-buying guide. That bullish view is supported by a new round of positive economic signals. While consumer confidence remains shaky, underlying economic indexes, such as freight-car loadings and oil-rig counts, show that the overall economic picture is improving. (See pictures of the best-selling cars in China...