knotty

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The BBC's own review noted that there was a disconnect between the "muscular" songs and the "existential crisis" of Styles' lyrics, concluding: "As a portrait of an artist at a crossroads, it's compellingly knotty."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

As a portrait of an artist at a crossroads, it's compellingly knotty.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

It’s the latest in a series of knotty characters embraced by Arquette, 57.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Listen to his tightly harmonized vocals in “Send It On” or to the gorgeously murky electric piano in “One Mo’Gin” or to the knotty percussive crosstalk in “Sugah Daddy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

As we were passing by a gnarled, knotty tree, Hamlet plucked an apple and showed me the fruit streaked with red and gold like a sunset.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein