soothing

Without her husband, Erika Kirk can no longer play the role of the soothing housewife.

For Wonder, 75, Riperton’s music evokes a kinder, gentler era, her soothing voice an embodiment of “a commitment to music, a commitment to peace, a commitment to unity, a commitment to bringing people together.”

Wives of politicians and pastors alike both have to juggle diplomacy work, serving dinners and soothing egos, so that their husbands can swoop in and close deals.

His voice has an on-trend soothing quality, lending itself to music that is iconoclastic yet classic — rooted in his early influences, especially American R&B and soul, and interspersed with Japanese elements.

It was soothing to sit in a room with other people who behaved in many of the same ways I did.