melodies

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He sings with an unusual drawl that connects to the diction of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and his compact melodies and tightly structured chord progressions put his voice and lyrics in the foreground.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

I wrote every word that I sing, I wrote every note that I sing — all the melodies — and I stacked all the harmonies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

They are all completely computer-generated, from their faces to their melodies.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

One subplot heavily relies on children’s nursery rhymes and playing them backwards to find hidden messages embedded in their melodies.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The real news. evenings, as we lay on our cots, we sometimes tried to sing a few Hasidic melodies.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel