| 单词 | falsetto |
| 例句 | She sings French folk songs in a screechy falsetto, harbors a weakness for sherry, and regularly falls asleep standing up. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Younger boys can switch easily into falsetto or head voice, as their voices have not yet begun to change. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z And, toward the end, reached falsetto notes, appealing to his listeners understanding. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Holly sings a bunch of nonsense words in a falsetto while she moves her head from side to side like a chicken. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z A good falsetto produces a clear, clean “boy’s choir” type of sound, and is where children should try to sing in order to maintain a healthy voice. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Then he put on an impossibly high falsetto voice and began to read as fast as possible. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked on, and a falsetto followed her—“Oh, Aron, I do love you so.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Gabe looked at him resentfully and mimicked in a falsetto voice: “Just a kid.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Then, in a strained falsetto, he answered his own question, “You are, Oh Great Santini.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn the volume up as my beloved Freddie breaks out his mind-bending falsetto. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z In terms of the voice, both boys and girls should remain singing in their head voice or falsetto. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He called out in falsetto, “Not quite, dearest! A few more days!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He put his hand on his hip and squealed in a lisping falsetto: “Oh, Mama! Will I have a baby if a man just kisses me? Will I, Mama? Will I?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Grabbing them by their tails, he dropped them almost instantly, blurting falsetto eeks because they had wriggled back up to nip him with their toothless little mouths. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The music had a frantic, tribal rhythm; a chorus of falsettos sang insinuatingly about loving all night long. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks at me like I’ve just sung the question to him in falsetto. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Once the music starts he goes right into the Jimmy-verse, banging against his washboard and letting it all hang out in a piercing falsetto that’s surprisingly on key. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Harroway cleared his throat, made a bad start in falsetto, and began again, angrily, “Look here, Mr. Byerley, our special instructions were to search the house very thoroughly.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Toward midnight, coyotes on the western mesa sang their falsetto tunes and were answered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The door opens, and as he disappears into the hallway and pulls it shut, I hear Freddie’s forlorn falsetto float into the air. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He started laughing in this very high falsetto voice. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z On the mind-blowing “Wham Rap,” Michael sang “Wham! Bam! I am! A man!” in falsetto, and then he rapped. George Michael’s Pop Paradise 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z But his range was not that restricted; his high tenor wafted up beyond the staves with no apparent break between head voice and falsetto. Hugues Cu?nod obituary 2010-12-08T19:10:00Z Letissier’s voice switches from a buttery, seductive alto to a floating falsetto that is both bright and full of air. France’s Pansexual Pop Queen Arrives 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Since 2005, Earl’s wistful falsetto has anchored Woods, the twinkling psychedelic-rock band that will release its most magnetic record yet, “Strange to Explain,” on Friday. Woods Became David Berman’s Band. Then They Picked Up the Pieces. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z He always sings at the top of his lungs, showing off a natural ability for pitch and, where necessary, an impressive falsetto that threatens to crack the windshield. Is there anything worse than taking a karaoke ride with James Corden? 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Judging from a live version of lead single, You're No Good, "instinctive group interplay" means a falsetto croon, hammond organ and free funk. Hot Chip and Spiritualized members team up for new album 2011-02-04T12:54:09Z Mercer and Danger Mouse released their second album, After the Disco, in early February, featuring more of Mercer’s trademark falsetto and melancholic lyrics floating over Danger Mouse’s groovy bass lines. Broken Bells to ring at the Moore | Concert Preview 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z And, puh-kee, ee, ee, ooh, wah, he works his voice up the musical scale, until, ultimately, he finds his lost falsetto. Ben Platt, From ‘Pitch Perfect’ to an Anxious Teen on Stage 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z His falsetto, hiccuping vocals and rollicking, heavily layered percussion and guitars feel just right in their lovely imprecision. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Nov. 14-20 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z In "Ladykiller," Levine pays a subtle homage to the late Michael Jackson with his falsetto in the chorus singing "she's in it just to win it, don't trust her for a minute." Maroon 5, Adam Levine get "Overexposed" on new album 2012-06-26T22:45:45Z That leap into falsetto is a change from earthly to ethereal, from masculine to androgynous. Music Review: Two Bands Ascending to Falsetto: A-ha and Jonsi 2010-05-09T22:35:00Z Bluesy, brokenhearted ballads, full of tears and betrayal, are his forte: he can moan, rasp and shout or break into falsetto. The Week Ahead: Feb. 20 ? 26 2011-02-17T15:17:47Z Other programmes in the series include a documentary on the art of falsetto. War play kicks off Imagine season 2012-05-29T15:37:09Z Like Stevie Wonder, he exudes an almost child-like enthusiasm for music, delighting in every slip of the hip, every falsetto note done just right. Top concerts 2011, from Le Butcherettes to Paul Simon 2011-12-20T19:04:00Z They are particularly appealing in the upper register, largely because they minimize falsetto, thus achieving what Mr. Paseltiner called “a trumpet-like” sonority. ‘Extralife’ by Darlingside Review: Folk Meets A Cappella 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Typically he began seated, quietly singing a little uptilting falsetto melody while beating the groove on his chest. Bobby McFerrin/London Vocal Project 2010-05-30T20:31:00Z Most compelling, Tines’ rich bass-baritone somehow ranged up to an equally resonant falsetto. At 29, this 'El Niño' singer is the buzz of California's opera world 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Whether it's on the upbeat lead single "Love So Soft" or in the tender falsettos of "Cruel," Clarkson's famous voice never falters. Kelly Clarkson Delivers Soul and Sass to 'Meaning of Life' 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z On “Pink Cashmere” he exhibits a staggering range, from a nearly feral-sounding falsetto to a deeper, more guttural alto. Remembering Prince 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z In Jamison’s able mitts, however, it was kind of a genius move, proving the cute college mailman is a gifted, sensitive singer, not just a showman, and highlighting his exquisite falsetto. 'The Voice' recap: The Top 5 top themselves -- twice 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Favoring warm production with snaps and empty space, Jeremih finds pockets in a beat as a rapper might, but also has a sweet falsetto. Jeremih’s ‘Late Nights’ Receives Less Fanfare Than He’d Expected From Def Jam 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z He draws equally from both albums, and his keening, cracked falsetto remains a thing of wonder, ladling plaintive yearning over the wintry melancholy of Holocene. Bon Iver 2012-11-09T11:58:06Z And his voice, though supple and controlled whether he is being a nasal funk singer or a falsetto crooner, lacks the tang and eccentricity of his idols. Music Review: Street Smarts Meets Old-Fashioned Showbiz 2013-07-20T10:48:52Z Even less explicable: a careening falsetto oooh-oooh solo from lead singer Dan Reynolds during “Thunder” — which felt audacious until you remembered that this is how drunk people sing the guitar solo at karaoke. Perspective | Imagine Dragons and the scourge of the rock-and-roll grave blockers 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z The song’s depth and texture is created, in part, by a female singer who blends her voice almost seamlessly with Hathaway’s falsetto while also enhancing the song’s discipline, color, and range. Eulaulah Hathaway on Her Musical Marriage to Donny Hathaway 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Urban saw right through mentor Lambert's attempt to sabotage him by suggesting that he finish the song falsetto. At least a few Idol singers were 'taking care of business' 2010-04-14T19:27:00Z Graced with falsetto flights, "Either Side of the Same Town" came on as a lost Muscle Shoals soul track, laden with anguish and regret. Concert review: The many faces of Elvis Costello 2010-12-21T12:13:00Z For instance, on his last album "Get Closer" he eliminated those falsetto hooks at the ends of choruses that drive his fans crazy. Loud and clear: Urban enjoys benefits of surgery 2012-04-09T09:46:03Z Starting with the floaty falsetto and mellow hum of keys, the track soon kicks off with a throbbing drum pulse underneath. Now listening: reader playlist 2012-05-23T16:08:00Z The arrangements fully exposed his voice, complete with scrapes and missed notes as well as that vibrant falsetto, and it was all the more approachable for the flaws. Music Review | Gilberto Gil: At the Nokia Theater, Complex Colors in Simple Settings 2010-03-13T01:40:00Z The incursion of electronics and a sense of song balances out the preciousness of Birgisson's falsetto splendidly. Go by J?nsi | CD review 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z “How do you say to my face, ‘Time heals?’” he sings in a reedy, vulnerable falsetto, “Then go and leave me again, unreal.” Drake Looks for Love, Repeatedly, and 9 More New Songs 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Because the man at the pulpit is singing in a celestial falsetto that seems to know the contours of heaven. Al Green, the soul legend and Kennedy Center honoree, is still tired of being alone Green’s celestial falsetto lifted off in the direction of that silky kingdom come, high above the cruelty of the world. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z As the Soldier, the sole vocalist apart from isolated shouts from the instrumentalists, Christopher Burchett marched, paced and caromed around the set, producing a robust baritone, a childish falsetto and a power-mad bark by turns. Music Review: ‘Soldier Songs’ at Pace University 2013-01-14T22:39:57Z Airplane and Spaceship sang in a Grimes-like falsetto over tangled electronic beats. CMJ’s Lineup Adopts a Growing International Accent 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z So Charlie Brown might get laser treatment, but Up in Flames – Martin on piano, accompanied by simple percussion and a falsetto chorus, is indisputably the better new song. Coldplay – review 2012-06-02T23:05:27Z It was amazing, watching this black bearded guy with glasses singing falsetto. Corinne Bailey Rae: Soundtrack of my Life 2010-03-28T00:06:00Z He cracked jokes in a falsetto and set the Captain up for regular showers of Ping-Pong balls. Cosmo Allegretti, ‘Captain Kangaroo’ Actor and Puppeteer, Dies at 86 2013-08-08T14:04:03Z “One dark morning,” he sings, reaching into his falsetto, “she left without a warning.” Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-03-08T07:40:00Z In conversation, Parker’s voice is a calm baritone; in his songs, it’s a plaintive, sustained tenor and falsetto, higher and more fragile, a tone of exposed emotions. Tame Impala Makes Music for Loners. But Now Kevin Parker Plays the World’s Biggest Stages. 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Climax - the looping, claustrophobic debut single - features Usher's most death-defying falsetto to date. Usher reflects on 18 years at the top 2012-06-15T01:24:03Z After I had that I lost the high falsetto. Bobby (Blue) Bland, Soul and Blues Balladeer, Dies at 83 2013-06-24T06:30:33Z There are falsetto “oohs” between some lines, a pop touch, but there’s not a hint of complacency. The Playlist: Missy Elliott Reappears With a Boast, and Wire Returns With a Blast 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z "Little" Jerome Anthony Gourdine's melodramatic falsetto was influenced by Jimmy Scott, his Brooklyn cohorts the Imperials having abandoned doowop for a more adult "uptown soul" sound. Readers recommend: songs about a change of mind ? results 2011-08-04T14:27:52Z The singer with the feathery falsetto creates a fluid, dreamscape environment that floats across eras with a connoisseur’s discerning feel for the telling detail. Album review: Miguel, 'Kaleidoscope Dream' 2012-10-12T18:57:00Z This Could B Us” appeared on “Art Official Age” as a sweet-talking falsetto ballad. Review: On ‘HitNRun Phase One,’ Prince Plays Well With Others 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z On paper this all sounds a bit bedroom-producer-making-gloom-laden-borepop but as evidenced by his debut single, 2012's Summer War, there's more than a glint of sunlight here in the percussively warped beats and Tirone's playful falsetto. Mind Enterprises – My Girl: New music 2013-05-31T06:00:04Z But a few songs later, his falsetto opened up and he was airborne once more. Music Review: Sometimes Pop Songs Double as Prayers 2011-06-26T21:41:58Z Whether a frustrated growl or a keening falsetto swoop, his voice was by far the most powerful instrument on the cluttered stage. Review | For Bon Iver, it remains all about the voice 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Bailey, who also played congas, inspired awe with his stratospheric falsetto. Earth, Wind & Fire whips Chateau show into boogie fest 2012-07-22T00:35:04Z The Australian songwriter Ruel admits but doesn’t quite take blame for his relationship misdeeds in this song, thumping along as he hops between tenor and falsetto, trying to justify himself. Tame Impala’s Disco-Prog Shrug, and 9 More New Songs 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Auerbach’s singing, relaxed and cutting, often moves in a brawny falsetto; his guitar and electric bass parts, like his tight squalls of distortion, are thoughtful. New Music: New albums by the Black Keys and Swans 2014-05-12T22:08:25Z “Did you fall out of love, my darling?” he wonders in an otherworldly falsetto, over acoustic guitar picking and low-fi string squeaks. Billie Eilish Contemplates Distraction, and 10 More New Songs 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z On the Weeknd’s earliest recordings, you could hear a tremble in Tesfaye’s falsetto — tiny quivers of uncertainty that made his glamorous ballads feel perilous. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Everyone harmonizes in the three-piece band, and when singer Ruban Nielsen busts out some falsetto, a bit of a soul vibe creeps into the trio’s pop-rock tunes. Pitchfork Day 3: Vampire Weekend, Ty Segall, Kendrick Lamar (and Lady Gaga?) 2012-07-16T05:11:00Z Daniel's vocals were the combined star of the show Saturday, immediately recognizable and most clearly discernible through the Moore's muddy mix, alternating between a tenor-pitched sandpaper croon, tightly bent falsetto, and rough, emotional blurt. Concert review: Spoon at the Moore 04/10/10 2010-04-11T01:54:00Z “Singing on the edge of tears, holding it in, then the falsetto release — there’s incredible tension and dynamics in it. That’s pure indigenous Mexican.” Linda Ronstadt’s Borderland 2013-12-27T17:32:15Z The music hovered, coalesced and surged in inexorable crescendos behind Mr. Silberman’s fervent voice, an aching tenor that climbed into falsetto, shaping songs as anthems, elegies, waltzes and cries of anguish. | The Antlers: Strumming Off This Mortal Coil 2009-12-17T05:48:00Z But his voice moaned and quavered, yowled and slid and leapt into falsetto as he sang his hits. Music Review: Bobby Womack Reviews His Career at City Winery 2013-12-22T22:04:40Z His smooth voice, delicate falsetto and plainspoken lyrics led to his debut Channel Orange garnering Grammy nominations. Frank Ocean's Visual Album Endless Is the Year's Most Curious Work in Progress 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z “The joke’s on you,” he sang in his curdled falsetto, quickly adding, in a gut howl, “But now you’re laughing at me!” Music Review: Tomahawk at the Best Buy Theater 2013-06-04T21:41:58Z It didn’t have a melody yet, and he started improvising one in a crisp falsetto, his eyes closed. The Teen-Age Hitmaker from Westchester County 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z All the rest was what he’s good at: hard funk, falsetto ballads, a few extraordinary guitar solos and exhortations to party. Review: Prince, in Baltimore, Nods to Unrest 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Like his best performances this one's ludicrous, lurching from camp LA street tough to falsetto disco queen. Readers recommend: songs about fools ? results 2011-08-11T14:33:14Z Sam Smith, a cherubic English singer, writes lovelorn ballads that wallow in dependency; he sings them in a supple tenor that moves into a richly androgynous falsetto, while his band gazes back toward vintage soul. Battle of the Sexes at the iHeartRadio Concert at Madison Square Garden 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Justin Timberlake was also heard rehearsing as he transitioned from his comeback single "Suit & Tie" to a new song called "Push Your Love Girl," which featured his falsetto. Black Keys ready for Grammys with 5 nominations 2013-02-08T23:32:08Z At the Bowl, “Jive Talkin’ ” and “Night Fever” sounded as lithe and as effervescent as ever with Gibb’s aerated falsetto skipping over grooves that still suggest a kind of perpetual motion. Barry Gibb: A broken heart mended at the Hollywood Bowl 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Even in his frequent short-breathed shouts, he retained quality if not beauty of tone, and at the end he ascended to a gentle falsetto, as if his voice were the soul leaving the body. Review: Kronos Quartet Revisits Vietnam Horror in ‘My Lai’ 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z They made zippy trifles and teen ballads about girls, sun, cars, fun and loneliness — pierced by Brian Wilson's falsetto voice. Beach Boys still singing like angels 2012-07-12T18:48:16Z She sings mostly high parts that were written in the arrangements for a man to sing in falsetto. It took 109 years, but Yale’s storied a cappella group just got its first female singer 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Ocean is a versatile singer, capable of straightforward, innocuous soul, but better on soft Maxwell-esque falsettos and possessing something approaching a Sam Cooke ache when he’s reaching. Music Review: Frank Ocean at the Bowery Ballroom - Review 2011-11-29T22:17:45Z I didn't feature falsetto as much on a lot of the records we've done, but I've always written songs in falsetto. Paul Janeway on the new St. Paul & the Broken Bones LP and “open wounds we didn’t know were t... 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z His falsetto, hiccuping vocals, and rollicking, heavily layered percussion and guitars feel mindful and entirely content in their lovely imprecision. Pop and Rock Music Listings for Dec. 20-26 2013-12-19T23:08:11Z The students are told how the technique demands the quick switching of the vocal chords from a shrill falsetto "head" voice to a gravelly "chest" voice. Berlin is alive with the sound of urban yodelling 2013-02-08T11:38:13Z Now he's back, and so are his incredible melodies and falsetto delivery. Review: Brian Wilson writes new Beach Boys album 2012-06-04T16:18:45Z It’s doleful and insistent, a reedy high tenor that sails up to a plummy, androgynous falsetto. Sam Smith’s Sold-Out Show at Madison Square Garden 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z “This Time the Dream’s on Me” was delivered as an early rock ’n’ roll ballad with piano triplets and the suggestion of a falsetto. Music Review: Eric Michael Gillett Sings at Feinstein?s at Loews Regency 2010-07-07T21:57:00Z By the gnarly riff of Only for a Second and the falsetto workout of Take Care of Yourself I'm sold, however. Teddy Thompson 2010-06-18T15:50:00Z Appearing even more confident than at a promising show at Metro last September, Cosentino displayed a flexible vocal range that spanned falsetto highs and wistful, wordless coos. Wavves, Best Coast turn up the heat at Lincoln Hall 2011-02-09T16:28:38Z Even tracks that emphasize Usher’s most potent talent — that would be a heavenly falsetto — eschew convention. 2012′s best — so far! 2012-07-04T14:00:00Z A particularly noteworthy aspect of Mr. Oberlin’s voice was that unlike many countertenors before him — Mr. Deller included — and many after, he did not need to resort to falsetto to reach the highest notes. Russell Oberlin, Renowned Countertenor, Is Dead at 88 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z In songs like "Susannah Silently Shining" and "Lorelei," Sharp deploys his unique brand of falsetto vocals and baroque pop in moving confections about the heart-rending nature of memory and nostalgia. Tiny and mighty: Indie artist Ken Sharp recorded bite-sized baroque pop "Miniatures" on his iPhone 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Young is justly celebrated for eerily conjuring the keening tenor and falsetto sound of the Four Seasons’ Frankie Valli in “Jersey Boys.” Music Review: John Lloyd Young Takes ‘Jersey Boys’ Style to Café Carlyle 2014-02-05T22:20:04Z The album’s sharply sensitive lyrics, Jordan’s whispery falsettos and fuzzy guitars combine for an excellent sophomore showing from the young indie rock powerhouse. AP’s top albums of 2021: ‘Sour,’ ‘Donda,’ H.E.R. and Eilish 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Every time his strong tenor voice turns upward into falsetto, for instance, there's a little unexpected gift. Seattle summer albums by Father John Misty and more 2012-05-18T13:13:59Z “Touch Me,” the second movement of “Man Opera,” is sung mostly in falsetto, with a proggy breakdown that doesn’t go much of anywhere. The Unique Problem Posed by Prince’s Unreleased Songs 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Farther away, we heard a choir’s wrenching yodels, traditional wordless songs alternating between falsetto and chest voice. A Grand Tour of Switzerland, Reluctant Son in Tow 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z In Hill's song with iconic '90s R&B artist, D'Angelo, "Nothing Even Matters," the two showcase through buttery falsettos and a stunning vocal performance that love is the answer. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" turns 25: A tribute to the album that refined hip-hop and feminism 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z This was defined by a cultivated or performed effeminacy, including make-up, falsetto, and the use of "camp names" and female pronouns. LGBT+ history: The story of camp, from Little Richard to Lil Nas X 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z More striking still, he dispensed with countertenor falsetto in that number and sang in his natural baritone voice. Review: Despite Battling a Cold, Andreas Scholl Delivers a Dynamic Performance 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z “That is 100 percent your best performance” on the show so far, Williams told him, calling his falsetto “effortless” and his stage moves “effortless.” 'The Voice' recap: Top 12 prove it ain't over till it's over 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z The group was also distinguished by its vocal harmonies and interplay between Mr. White, a tenor, and Philip Bailey, who sang in falsetto. Maurice White, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, dies at 74 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The pop singer, famed for his falsetto, will play seven concert performances with his band, the Four Seasons, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater from Oct. The Real Jersey Boys Are Coming Back to Broadway 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Sometimes it succeeds, but too often it settles for imitating the imitators; the title track is like Coldplay, right down to singer Dan Reynolds’s keening falsetto. Imagine Dragons’ new album is good, even if no one will admit it 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z For some, his voice might call to mind the falsettos of the Bee Gees; for others, the yelps of Atlanta rapper Young Thug. El Alfa, the King of Dembow, Dazzles at Madison Square Garden 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z And there is the plaintive high tenor shading into a falsetto that suggests the lonely inner voice of a man singing to himself. T. Oliver Reid Performs at the Metropolitan Room 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z During the album’s opening number, “White Dress,” she pirouettes across the upper edge of her vocal register, her airy falsetto evaporating into the space around her like a fleeting, soon-to-be-illegible piece of skywriting. Lana Del Rey Takes a Road Trip Into the Past 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Former Beta Band vocalist Steve Mason's new solo material went down a treat on Saturday evening, his soulful songs of doubt lifted by pulsing percussion and his bruised falsetto. Truck festival 2010-07-29T21:30:00Z And on the title track, shrouded in the same misty country-western nostalgia that has preoccupied Bob Dylan of late, Mr. Hiatt flickers between his gruff natural register and a faint, shuddery falsetto. New Albums by Honeyblood, John Hiatt and the Fred Hersch Trio 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z His alien falsetto weaves though panicked synth echoes in “A Brain in a Bottle” and the gloomy swells of “Truth Ray” with signature grace. Thom Yorke's 'Tomorrow's Modern Boxes' holds few surprises 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z And Valli, whose famous falsetto defined his work with the Four Seasons and his successful solo career, is thrilled to be back. The Anthem is back — and so is Frankie Valli 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z At times he resembled a kindly professor; at others a standup comic, with hilarious commentary on bad singing and playing, complete with impersonations, often rendered in falsetto. Critic?s Notebook: More Drama for an Opera, Not All of It From the Singers 2011-04-14T22:02:56Z None of this is to demean the likes of David Daniels and Bejun Mehta, terrific singers who bring remarkable body and substance to their falsetto tonal quality. Music Review: Philippe Jaroussky Performs at Metropolitan Museum 2014-02-26T22:22:56Z Harlequin is mostly played by the charismatic flutist Tim Munro, a lanky, physically agile performer who dispatches the gnarly, alluring and frenzied music, but also sings in a piercing falsetto and struts about the stage. Eighth Blackbird Performs ‘Colombine’s Paradise Theater’ 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Clark might shout or growl or slip into his Princely falsetto. Gary Clark Jr. was supposed to save the blues. But the guitarist would rather channel Curtis Mayfield. 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Alicia Keys’s ballad “No One” was stretched into a keening falsetto. Music Review: Norbert Leo Butz in Cabaret at 54 Below 2012-08-06T22:54:10Z She preached both peace and paranoia in a frenetic falsetto, a voice like an agitated bird’s that grew louder as her hearing faded with age. Pennsylvania Ave. activist Concepcion Picciotto’s vigil lives on after her death — with some changes 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z He sang “Thinking About You” in near darkness, and with spare backing, magnifying his fragile falsetto. Critic's Notebook: Rihanna, Chris Brown and Drake Triumph at Video Music Awards 2012-09-07T07:25:03Z One time, I surrendered and played therapist with him, sprawling on the couch while he asked me questions in a woman’s falsetto. A Tattoo for the Living 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z And aliens sing falsetto, in case you were wondering. Readers recommend: songs about dance styles ? results 2011-07-28T15:08:29Z There is the creamy vanilla tenor shading into a falsetto with which he imparted Irving Berlin’s “What’ll I Do?” at the Metropolitan Room on Thursday evening. Music Review: Craig Pomranz at the Metropolitan Room 2012-03-03T00:54:30Z “I can sing falsetto, but I really can’t go much higher that way than I can otherwise, and the quality is not the same.” Russell Oberlin, Renowned Countertenor, Is Dead at 88 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Shelton observed that “the party starts” whenever Jamison hits his falsetto, noting “you can just feel the room change.” 'The Voice' recap: The Top 5 top themselves -- twice 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z They just used falsetto a little differently than they did. Real 'Jersey Boy' Frankie Valli to play Broadway 2012-09-21T14:35:15Z On “Manners,” its debut full-length album, released in 2010, synthesizers shimmered and pealed with lustrous timbres, while dance beats pulsed with tireless programmed jubilation behind Michael Angelakos’s falsetto voice. New Music: New Music by Passion Pit and Micachu & the Shapes 2012-07-23T22:18:24Z In that fragile falsetto that became his public speaking voice, Michael decried his haters long before it was cool to have haters, playing his charitable side to an advantage. Review | A devastating and credible ‘Leaving Neverland’ will turn you off Michael Jackson for good 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Q: So your voice is impeccable and the falsetto, it's all there. Q&A with Richard Marx: How the singer is keeping busy and avoiding anxiety during the pandemic 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z There’s plain conviction in that line, delivered in a tumbling falsetto. Playlist: New CDs From Blk Jks, Deer Tick, Dr. Lonnie Smith 2010-06-04T20:27:00Z And Mr. Howard’s voice rose to match the music’s crests, from a quiet, elfin murmur to a more insistent, rasp-edged tenor — and at times into a pealing falsetto that merged desperation and exultance. Music Review: Ben Howard at the Bowery Ballroom 2012-04-03T21:27:26Z “Don’t haunt me,” went one falsetto refrain, spectral in itself. Music Review: Radiohead at the Roseland Ballroom ? Music Review 2011-09-29T09:36:33Z True, the ability to produce and project a falsetto sound of consistent quality is remarkable. Music Review: Andreas Scholl and the English Concert - Review 2011-10-25T20:36:28Z His deadpan manner never waivered as he wandered around the ring and into the audience, crooning his choruses and falsetto hooks. Music Review: The Circus Tumbles In, to the Sound of the ?70s 2011-01-05T23:16:37Z It sounds pretty good with Ben Knox Miller's falsetto swapped for Jones's vibrato. Tom Jones: Spirit in the Room ? review 2012-05-19T23:05:30Z As the God of Love, Phillip Bullock travels from airy falsetto to basso profundo depths. Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z “Redbone” and “Terrified,” two falsetto ballads laced with paranoia and fear, stay poised between plush vocal-group soul and synthesizer subversion. Childish Gambino’s ‘Awaken, My Love!’ Sounds Like the 1970s 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The angelic falsettos of The Bee Gees – brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb – give us and the song a lift — especially when the word "Alive" is stretched out enough to touch Heaven. How deep is our love for "Saturday Night Fever," which changed how John Travolta and disco were seen 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Arlo is voiced by the former “American Idol” contestant Michael J. Woodard with a soulfulness that shimmies into a plucky falsetto. ‘Arlo the Alligator Boy’ Review: Of Songs and Scales 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z But the piping falsetto, funny at first, eventually palls as Lucidus’s travails grind on. | 'The Coward': Rules of the Duel: When Facing Near-Certain Death, Employ an Impostor 2010-11-23T05:30:00Z From the very first moment I was singing it, it was falsetto, and it was — kind of — it was a minor hit.” For Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Prince is the one influence that reigns above all 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z His acts seems to be working: women in the audience on Sunday shredded their vocal cords every time he held eye contact, or flashed his smile, or hit a falsetto. The New R. & B. Is Here, Reflecting Confused Modern Love 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Barry recalls that he found his trademark falsetto, later flaunted on disco hits like “Stayin’ Alive,” after a producer urged him to let loose while recording “Nights on Broadway.” ‘The Bee Gees’ Review: Night Fever, for Decades 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Over the "band," his voice rings sincerely in a cool tenor, and it sounds like he's doing his own falsetto background vocals. Music Monday: Butts, Michael Dean, Dum Dum Girls 2010-03-15T20:09:00Z He would sometimes hold a single note for 12 bars, or suddenly soar from a deep, dark-hued tone to an anguished falsetto cry. Mark Murphy, jazz singer of freewheeling virtuosity, dies at 83 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z As a singer, Silberman steps away from his usual falsetto more than ever, delivering lyrics crisply, but in a variety of styles. Antlers, fully mature now, to play Neumos | Concert preview 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Crooning Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together,” in tones escalating from a warm baritone to a sky-high falsetto, the handsome soulster shone in a “ Voice” episode that aired Sept. Mycle Wastman: a Seattle singer long before ‘The Voice’ 2012-11-29T23:19:19Z That the song couched its paranoid tendencies in a major key, ending with a bob of falsetto “la-la-las,” was only fitting. Music Review: Persistent Sunny Spells With an Occasional Cloud 2010-10-15T21:47:00Z Omar Apollo is known for combining cool funk grooves, slick charisma and sensual falsettos. Post Malone and the Weeknd’s Emo Synth-Pop, and 12 More New Songs 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z On “The Season,” he pushes a familiar repertoire — “Winter Wonderland,” “Auld Lang Syne” — down to slow tempos and up into the range where his tenor verges on falsetto. 13 Albums That Revisit (and Redefine!) Holiday Classics 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The slight, big-eyed figure of Almond singing in declamatory chest voice, until some hushed falsetto near the end, held the stage tellingly. Philip Glass Ensemble: the Qatsi trilogy; BBCSO/Volkov; Melvyn Tan; T'ang Quartet; Bo Skovhus; Montreal SO/Nagano; Llyr William; Ten Plagues ? review 2011-08-20T23:06:12Z Meanwhile Mr. Waits’s voice — barking and hollering, gruffly crooning or floating in a rickety yet steadfast falsetto — is usually a one-take performance. Arts & Leisure: Tom Waits?s New Album, ?Bad as Me? 2011-10-20T11:01:09Z On “Wit’s End,” his fifth album, the songs first sound sad, compact and pretty: acoustic guitar, celesta and mentholated electric-piano sounds, reverb and falsetto, vaguely troubled atmospheres. Critics? Choice: New Cds: The Droll, Buzzing Grandpas of Rap 2011-05-02T19:51:31Z Mr. Thicke’s smooth vocals and falsetto became a staple on urban adult radio, and a few of his songs, like “Lost Without U” and “Sex Therapy,” have topped Billboard’s R&B chart. Robin Thicke, a Romantic, Has a Naughty Hit 2013-07-21T16:14:52Z That’s a lovely description of a gruesome scene, and she airs it out in weightless falsetto. Review | How do we know if Lorde is keeping it real? 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z “I can’t talk to you right now,” he sang in an airhead falsetto after that interruption, “because I’m onstage.” Jazz Breaks Out All Over at the Montreal Jazz Festival 2010-07-01T17:45:00Z He’s nobody’s idea of a Luddite, but Thundercat — the electric bass whiz, falsetto soothsayer and underground prince of head-trippy future soul — has a message for those who stumble through the day glued to smartphones. The Playlist: Thundercat Unplugs, Young M.A. Gets Remixed 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The title track opens with a slow funk groove that grows into a bombastic gospel blues, and there’s plenty of falsetto and guitar heroics. The Unique Problem Posed by Prince’s Unreleased Songs 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z It’s perhaps the band’s most subdued work and definitely among its prettiest, heavy on midtempo ballads that showcase Yorke’s falsetto, still resplendent as he pushes 50. Radiohead show to mark 20 years since ‘OK Computer’ 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z His first recordings, made in the early 1950s, found him working in the lean, unvarnished style of Mr. King, even to the point of employing falsetto vocal leaps patterned after Mr. King’s. Bobby (Blue) Bland, Soul and Blues Balladeer, Dies at 83 2013-06-24T06:30:33Z Milosh is more transparent, but he also keeps things at low volume, often rising to a delicate falsetto that blurs gender lines. Album review: Rhye, 'Woman' 2013-03-04T05:46:00Z When Tillman sends his voice into a chilling falsetto for the chorus, "Sometimes I can't believe it," he walks back down his register to the resourceful conclusion, "I'm moving past the feeling." Father John Misty covers Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs' in a tool shed 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Led by singer and instrumentalist Matthew Bellamy, English alternative-rock band Muse is known for its eclectic blend of musical styles — from “space” rock to heavy metal — as well as Bellamy’s distinctive, falsetto vocals. British alt-rockers Muse play KeyArena 2013-01-31T23:03:07Z And he sings much of the album on falsetto, a thin part of his vocal range. Review: Gary Clark Jr. With Hometown Blues 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Instead, he opts for a flaccid falsetto that kills the whole buzz on what is a legendary classic rock anthem. Four overlooked albums of 2011 2012-01-04T22:44:06Z Troubled times continue on the tiptoeing “Talking at the Same Time”, Waits delivering a grim outlook with a surprisingly smooth falsetto that never hints at cracking like on previous efforts. Tom Waits Goes Back to the Well on Bad As Me 2011-10-25T09:00:51Z The line is more shocking for the vaporous, ultra-femme falsetto in which she delivers it — as if the ballerina inside a music box opened her mouth and sang. Lana Del Rey Plunges Into the Deep, but Never Abandons the Shallow 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z The momentum carried into the show's more rhythmic and visually stimulating second half, which found the vocalist employing his trademark falsetto cry and engaging the crowd. Peter Gabriel's experiment with strings attached 2011-06-21T14:26:00Z Singer Duncan Wallis performs in a surprising alto that's richer than mere falsetto, but one can't help thinking that were they able to focus on one topic for a while, things could get very interesting. This week's new live music 2013-02-02T06:00:11Z The chorus of “Miss You” offers us the Stones’ take on disco’s “oo-eeoo-ee” via Jagger’s falsetto doubling of the song’s signature guitar line, and it’s both compelling and arch at the same time. How the Rolling Stones went disco: Inside the making of “Miss You” 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Anticipating Ocean's pained falsetto toward the end, the crowd screamed when he nailed the note. Frank Ocean sticks to the music in Seattle tour kick-off 2012-07-14T19:56:07Z Singing in his most raw and exciting falsetto in the chorus, he whipped around in there like he was fencing, and it was exciting to witness the vocalist reach aggressively for those notes. Relatable, golden-voiced Sam Smith at the Paramount 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Burton is low profile, skulking around the back of the stage on drums and occasional keyboards, as Mercer sings words of loss and dislocation in a fetching falsetto. Broken Bells | Pop review 2010-03-16T18:48:00Z It was glorious, masterful, comfortable singing, from the sweetest falsetto crooning to ringing high notes. Review | A black tenor shows two sides of his identity on recital stage 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z It’s there in the Gibbs’ falsettos, which reach the most mockable heights and then continue ever upward. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z He wrote and sang all the movie’s songs in a gravelly, delicate, unsettling falsetto. ‘Joan of Arc’ Review: The Saint Is Revisited in Song 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Except that music has always been high art, whether it’s Skip James’s eerie falsetto or Mahler’s Ninth. One way to enjoy Bob Dylan’s songs without hearing his voice 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z “Popular singers probably find and use falsetto simply because it is there,” Ravens writes, and in many cases, he’s probably right. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Both Sumney and Hadreas are intense, fervent singers, with voices that reach from baritone and tenor up to pearly, richly androgynous falsettos. Moses Sumney and Perfume Genius: Complex Voices of Desire 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Onstage, he projected both an urgent masculinity and an androgynous vulnerability, as falsetto squeals yielded to deep baritone growls. Prince, mysterious, inventive chameleon of music, dies at 57 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z His voice, grown thicker over the last 10 years, successfully avoided the danger zone of the falsetto range, and he hit the notes accurately. Music Review: What Lurks Under the Splashiness 2011-03-17T22:54:49Z Of course Jónsi's falsetto is rarely anything but a spectral delight either. J?nsi: Go | CD review 2010-04-01T22:20:00Z But you barely have to wait 30 seconds in that track before the arrival of a burst of classic Coldplay: Mr. Martin’s optimistic falsetto “oohs” and a big, warm swelling of guitar. Arts & Leisure: Chris Martin of Coldplay Discusses ?Mylo Xyloto? 2011-10-13T16:00:17Z The synthesizers normally occupy the top part of the mix, but Angelakos’ falsetto went higher still, often supported by munchkin-like backing vocals. Concert review: Passion Pit at UIC Pavilion 2013-02-23T06:19:00Z In “I Appear Missing,” the guitar harmonics echo his desolation, and the title track, sung in falsetto, invests it with soul. Album review: Queens of the Stone Age, '...Like Clockwork' 2013-06-03T19:43:00Z His lower register is unexpectedly resonant, and his falsetto sweetly poignant. Music Review: The Dark Lady and Judy Garland Play the Muses 2010-12-07T22:15:00Z As a singer, his performance was mixed: Some of the high notes on his record didn’t exist, but he was able to flex his falsetto when really needed. At the Fillmore, Nick Jonas tries on his latest persona 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z The takeaway moment for this concertgoer was “Maybe I’m Amazed,” with McCartney at the grand piano, bringing the song to a simmer and then taking it higher and harder, with some improbable falsetto notes. Concert review: McCartney at Wrigley Field 2011-08-01T05:52:00Z In addition to enlisting other singers, whether live or recorded, Harrison varied the vocal timbres with falsetto and such electronic treatments as reverb and vocoder. Review | Dhani Harrison stakes out his own sound 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The English songwriter and producer Sipho Ndhlovu revels in drama and desperation, with a voice that regularly leaps between grainy declamation and a tearful falsetto. Selena Gomez’s Boldly Revealing Ballad, and 9 More New Songs 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Groundislava's "Suicide Mission" is a gentle romance, one that both hums and bleeps while the singer-producer Baths lifts his voice in falsetto. 'Master Mix' an homage to composer Arthur Russell 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Some will say his falsetto was his attempt to do this. In the midst of music this bewildered 'American Idol' blogger lost his 'Twain' of thought ... 2010-04-28T14:51:00Z They also sang it, twice using the syllables “da-da-da, da-da, dun dun da,” and once with a falsetto floating across the top. George Martin and the Beatles: A Producer’s Impact, in Five Songs 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z They almost justify the hype, unlike Plan B. Ben Drew looks as uncomfortable in his grey suit as singing falsetto. Camden Crawl 2010-05-02T21:00:00Z The words arrive in a falsetto, a husky rasp, a calm affirmation and a whisper. Nick Cave Searches for Solace on ‘Ghosteen’ 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z His vocals leap among croon, rap and falsetto; his tracks can switch from skeletal beats to swirling electronics to plush phantom choirs delivering pop choruses. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 70 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z As he has on many a night, Mr. Letterman made a humorous reference to his son, Harry, imitating his voice in a squeaky falsetto. Review: David Letterman Says Goodbye, With Self-Mockery and a Little Mush 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z On the latter, he reveals a unique singing voice that evokes a cigarette-smoking burlesque singer at the end of a shift—a willfully teetering vibrato that slides into honeyed falsetto at a moment’s notice. The Snapchat Story of iLoveMakonnen 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z He sings in a needy vibrato, often colored by falsetto. Concert review: The Weeknd at Lincoln Hall 2012-05-04T06:09:00Z An attempt at a falsetto soul ballad appears out of place. Dave Matthews Band Caravan music reviews 2011-07-08T05:00:00Z “Thinkin’ Bout You” couldn’t be any less auspicious as an opening song, little more than a delicate, yearning falsetto vocal over vaporous keyboards and a muffled rhythm track. Album review: Frank Ocean, 'Channel Orange' 2012-07-13T16:35:00Z Smokey Robinson unleashed his falsetto, still as tender and swoon-worthy as when he was 16 — his age the first time he played the Howard Theatre. Money problems and no-name acts: The Howard Theatre is struggling. Again. 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Whatever the reason, male high notes and the falsetto voice remain fascinating. Falsetto: The enduring love affair with the soaring male voice 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Throughout the record, Morrison uses a mournful falsetto, which is a vocal approach that he didn’t employ often in his earliest records and almost certainly can’t employ anymore. Ben Greenman's essay 'Questions/Answers' seeks questions in songs that aren't always answered 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Then again, in a falsetto both urgent and distant: “It’s meeeee!” Music Review: Tangled in a Dreamscape With Friends in Tow 2010-09-23T21:21:00Z The vocalist, who sometimes played guitar or keyboards, didn’t overdo the lounge-singer pose, either in his moves or his ventures into falsetto. Review | British rockers Arctic Monkeys find their way to the Wharf 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z However, the allure of the falsetto voice remains more compelling in men than in women. Falsetto: The enduring love affair with the soaring male voice 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z That is partly because the role of Akhnaten is for a countertenor, which means that Costanzo sings with a powerful, highly controlled falsetto. The falsetto pharoah: The story behind the powerfully high voice in L.A. Opera's 'Akhnaten' 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z It appears to grind on longer than the Beatles' career, and features Reed singing falsetto, a sound that will haunt you to the grave. Lou Reed ? review 2011-07-06T17:30:02Z The show expertly duplicated the Seasons’ sound, and Young’s raspy falsetto filled the large theater. Jersey Boys Movie Review: Music is Sharp, Drama is Flat 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z After headlining the Apollo Theater in June, this emotive singer will bring his full-tilt falsetto to Madison Square Garden. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Jan. 9-15 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z He sang that line over scrubbing funk guitars, repeating it like a boast as his nasal tenor rose into a Prince-like falsetto. Music Review: Anxiety Wrapped in Gleaming Pop and Lam? 2010-09-19T22:31:00Z Josh Karpeh, who records as Cautious Clay, croons those and more over cozy acoustic guitar chords and a creeping bass line, with wisps of falsetto vocals and saxophone in the background. The Playlist: Nicki Minaj Is Ready to Rumble, and 11 More New Songs 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z “Run Right Back” coalesced around a slide riff, falsetto vocals and a boogie-van rhythm accented by tambourine. Concert review: Black Keys at the United Center 2012-03-20T14:36:00Z Mars and Paak take turns delivering gritty, acrobatic lead vocals and layering on elaborate backups: creamy supportive harmonies, eager call-and-response, perky falsetto oohs. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Revisit Vintage Luxury as Silk Sonic 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z With its boxy beat and out-of-this-world falsetto delivery of the title it transcends just about everything else in the charts. This week's new singles 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z Timberlake's naturally high voice works seamlessly into an effective falsetto sound. Falsetto: The enduring love affair with the soaring male voice 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Turns out it's not – it's Dom using a falsetto or a soprano or whatever it is that it takes to make him sound like the quintessential indie female. New band of the day: Dom (No 989) 2011-03-18T19:05:41Z Sing a low note from the depths of your diaphragm and siren up, higher and higher, until your chest voice breaks and you have to use your falsetto voice to keep going. How to escape your phone and other life hacks 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z “It used to begin just the way it does now,” Wayne Kirkpatrick said, “but then it was like” — he began singing in a light falsetto — “ ‘A musical, a musical, a thing you call a musical.’ In ‘Something Rotten!,’ if Music Be the Food of Farce, Play On 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z I don't think I realized it really, but there were a few years where I couldn't hit the falsetto notes on songs like 'Smoke Rings in the Dark.' Country singer Gary Allan's new album gets label's early push 2013-01-23T21:49:56Z For the “Puebla” score, Saenz said he worked on reproducing the characteristic sounds of the Puebla and Huasteca regions of central-eastern Mexico: the style of violin playing, the falsetto leaps in the vocals. ‘It’s Not Only Margaritas’: The Story of Cinco de Mayo in Dance 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Similarly streamlined, the funky "Everlasting Light" glittered with Auerbach's sincere falsetto vocals and culminated in a shower of psychedelic organ lines. Black Keys' sonic chess match 2010-12-31T13:48:00Z It was Creme who, after lending his comically high falsetto to Donna, The Dean and I and Rubber Bullets, came closest to being 10cc's frontman, at least in the early days. 10cc: 'It was a tragedy we didn't stay together' 2012-11-22T20:00:04Z Five facts and things* "Head voice" is often confused with falsetto. Hey, what's that sound: Falsetto 2011-02-01T16:00:00Z Portraying the busker, Rustin Cole Sailors channels volumes of meaning through songs that are not easy to sing, punching high as the music reaches its peak and sustaining stratospheric falsettos. At SCR, the musical 'Once' raises its hopeful voice 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Ringing Pavarotti-style high notes are difficult for Mr. Bocelli; his effect of choice is extended falsetto tones, with which he dramatically ended several numbers. Music Review: Superstar Tenor Grapples With the Operatic Canon 2011-02-14T23:29:09Z His boyish voice remains steady and even, pushing up into falsetto range. Cass McCombs: Imagine Beckett as a Cranky Singer-Songwriter 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z James wails in a ghostly, glinting falsetto, as he accompanies himself on guitar. Postscript: Gregg Allman, 1947-2017 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z In centuries prior, men who sang in falsetto were often considered fakers, according to “The Supernatural Voice: A History of High Male Singing” by Simon Ravens. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z His voice is unbound by anything his fingers are doing; it quavers, rattles off quick syllables and trampolines into falsetto. Jerry Lee Lewis: Listen to 10 Songs From a Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The band explains: "It seemed to work so we kept him and found out he had a mean falsetto to him." Patterns: New Band Up North #30 2013-06-10T16:00:01Z His falsetto vocals in “Feed the Babies” and “Pearl Cadillac” echo Curtis Mayfield and Prince, as he sings about parental responsibility and about his own gratitude to his mother. Gary Clark Jr. Finds a 21st-Century Blues Spirit on ‘This Land’ 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z She unleashes guttural wails and sings in a chilling falsetto. New band of the day ? No 1,091: Chelsea Wolfe 2011-08-24T16:58:18Z You can hear his breath in the slow-burning “Chicago,” about an innocent tryst gone wrong, can nearly touch the quiver in his falsetto during “Loving You.” CD review: Michael Jackson’s ‘Xscape’ feels shockingly vital 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z "I had two TV screens showing a video, a composer reading out passages of Nietzsche in this very shrieky falsetto, and me and two dancers moving maniacally fast," he says. The Place: dreams in a drill hall 2010-05-11T21:30:00Z “You don’t need to give up, that’s the beginning of the end,” PJ Morton sings, a chorus of falsetto harmonies flickering around him. The Playlist: Lana Del Rey’s Pointed Protest, and 8 More New Songs 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Now in my rehearsals, and in the studio, I’m hitting notes with power that I used to sing falsetto because I’d be scared that I couldn’t reach it. Adele on Love, Fame, Ego and ‘25’ 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z The sweetest falsetto couldn’t hold back a hurricane. Music Review: Two Bands Ascending to Falsetto: A-ha and Jonsi 2010-05-09T22:35:00Z Post your suggestions for the best songs featuring falsetto before midday on Monday and we'll assemble the ones we like best in a playlist for next week. Readers recommend: songs with falsetto 2013-05-30T21:00:03Z The most magnificent element, though, is Prince’s vocal — a fantastically acrobatic falsetto come-on, punctuated with firecracker exclamations and climaxing with roof-raising shrieks. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z The other track, Drops, starts off slower, with a lyric and an artificially tweaked falsetto that are less a pastiche of than an homage to 1970s conscious soul. New band of the day: Jungle (No 1,536) 2013-06-19T14:21:15Z Nominated for: Best international album and breakthrough What they say: "Fantasists inflamed by lush, intricate psychedelia and falsetto vocal arrangements." 2010-02-16T08:37:00Z Both subscribe to Mr. Jacobs’s plausible theory that the best countertenors gain body and weight of voice if their falsetto is built on a firm tenorial foundation. Ren? Jacobs?s Harmonia Mundi CDs and DVDs 2011-11-20T02:15:30Z He’ll get older, and as he does, he’s going to stop using his falsetto so much, he said. The Tear-Stained Confessions of Sam Smith 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z His smooth falsetto and unbridled vulnerability lend themselves to a category of emotion that ranges from misty-eyed to despondent — and his rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is no exception. Watch Sam Smith Sing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Fittingly, She Was a Vision, bridges the gap between his grand sound – sweeping electronica and Owen Pallett falsetto – and humble bedroom beginnings. Songs about dirtee dancing and indie romancing 2010-05-25T15:37:00Z The voice is “between a falsetto and my tenor voice,” Mr. Cummings says, “and you sprinkle sand on it. I’ve often thought that Pooh’s voice sounds like the wind blowing through cattails.” The Man Behind Winnie the Pooh Speaks Up, Gently 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z For starters, there’s the young British soul singer’s voice, a supple tenor that he often pushes into falsetto – high and striking, certainly, but seemingly as delicate as rain. Sam Smith finds strength in vulnerability on 'In the Lonely Hour' 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z “Just a Touch” is a ballad that suspends Hadreas’s falsetto above muffled drums and distant sustained tones; saying goodbye to a lover, he pleads, “touch me deep before you leave” and urges, “Take my song.” Moses Sumney and Perfume Genius: Complex Voices of Desire 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Few falsettos sound quite as crisp in a live setting as they do on recordings, but the sound was mixed well. Antlers not ‘sad' but definitely intense | Concert review 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The song does, but not this rendition, where Michael Stipe sings in a limp falsetto. Annotated For the People: A Track By Track Look at the New R.E.M. Retrospective 2011-11-15T10:00:27Z Unfortunately, a similar blend of styles worked considerably less well for Pickwick, a bar band big on soul signifiers: raspy, falsetto vocals and "Blues Brothers" revue get-down moves. SXSW Day 3: Indians, Telekenesis, Angel Haze 2013-03-15T13:47:00Z Lights In,” which pits falsetto yearning against corrosive guitars, anchored again by another massive Goreas bass line. Album review: Besnard Lakes, 'Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO' 2013-04-01T20:15:00Z Williams' falsetto swerves through a cushiony choir, the layers of backing vocals becoming another percussion instrument alongside the hand-claps during the bridge. Review: Pharrell Williams keeps it light with 'G I R L' 2014-03-03T16:24:00Z His falsetto, on “How Long,” “Somebody Told Me” and more, is appealingly supple. Charlie Puth Got Famous. Then He Got Good. 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z When he sang, he used a provoking falsetto that was half-taunt, half enticement. Live: Arca unsettles and re-invents at Hollywood Forever 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z You’d have to be a real hermit to have survived 2014 without hearing Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” blast from a passing car, or Sam Smith’s cherubic falsetto finding your ears in a shopping mall. Everything You Need to Know About the 2015 Grammys 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z James' wailing voice reflects normal wear from the road, but he hits falsetto highs without problem. Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z After listening to the shrill, artificial falsetto employed by Jeremy Strong in the title role of the new play “The Coward” for more than two hours, my ears were starved for silence. | 'The Coward': Rules of the Duel: When Facing Near-Certain Death, Employ an Impostor 2010-11-23T05:30:00Z Middle-aged men are encouraged to do their best falsetto renditions of “Natural Woman,” the Aretha Franklin hit that became the show’s de facto theme song in the ’90s. ‘Murphy Brown’ once sparked a feud with Dan Quayle. Now the reboot is courting one with Trump. 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Within seconds my head's spinning, I'm spluttering and talking in a falsetto. Snoop who? 2013-04-06T08:00:00Z “Gay men feel quite comfortable singing in their falsetto voices.” Brian Asawa, Celebrated Countertenor and Pathbreaker at the Met, Dies at 49 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z So as falsetto singing calcifies into a standard cog in the contemporary pop machine, its ubiquity continues to dull its power. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z He proceeded to play the first half of "Something" on it, subbing a sweet falsetto for the famous post-chorus guitar lick, before the band crashed in. Paul McCartney thrills L.A. crowd with hits, tales 2010-04-01T00:20:00Z His falsetto and her belting push themselves into the same space; sometimes they trade verses, sometimes they split single lines. John Legend: Love Songs That Bow to Dark Shadows 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z He sings in a warm, resonant, melancholic baritone, which coasts upward into a plaintive falsetto. Strangers on a Train: Gabriel Kahane’s Wrenching “Book of Travelers” 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z The company noted that the role of Akhnaten calls for a countertenor, that rare male singer with a highly controlled falsetto and a vocal range that matches a traditional female mezzo-soprano. Demonstrators protest L.A. Opera over casting of white singer as an Egytian pharoah 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z And in “Last Night at the Jetty” Panda Bear flips into his most Wilsonesque falsetto for the pivotal line “I don’t want to describe something that I’m not.” Critics? Choice: New Cds: Wrapping Up Life and Death In One Album 2011-04-11T21:45:09Z "Beyonce signifies where the future of R&B is heading," , "with less focus on beats and more emphasis on emotive falsetto, stream-of-consciousness ideas and the occasional burst of braggadocio." Beyonce album smashes iTunes record 2013-12-16T18:20:12Z Mr. May’s disco, as re-envisioned on this album, isn’t quite ecstatic, his wobbly falsetto notwithstanding. Playlist: New Releases From Friends, Wade Bowen and Joey Badass 2012-07-27T16:00:00Z His wailing falsetto turned repeated phrases into a keening litany. A Goth Male Soprano Who Plumbs the Darkness 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Of course, beyond these classically based countertenor singers, the falsetto sound is heard in innumerable beloved pop singers. Falsetto: The enduring love affair with the soaring male voice 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z "He couldn't speak because he lacked a mouth," shouts Dafoe in falsetto. Willem Dafoe: 'Don't make this into a crackpot profile, please' 2013-06-16T18:00:06Z The Weeknd’s falsetto belies the nature of lyrics like “You’re in my world now, you can stay,” an invitation that’s more possessive than hospitable on “House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls.” The Weeknd’s decade of dystopia 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z In 2011-12, mostly unnoticed, he released a track a week online for a year, forging his particular combination of crisply understated house beats, minor-key melodies, pop-song structures and, often, his own wispy falsetto. Zhu Brings His Electronic Dance Music to Town 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Then he eases back, closer to a spiritual and rising toward falsetto, almost otherworldly in his toil and endurance. Work, Love, Dignity and Play: 10 Key Harry Belafonte Songs 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Melrose, giving the performance of a lifetime, charts Wozzeck's disintegration with unflinching veracity and an extraordinary expressive range that veers from lyrical intensity to snarl or eerie falsetto. Wozzeck – review 2013-05-12T13:50:43Z Wild Beasts' exotic pop and Hayden Thorpe's mannered falsetto got a good reaction in the tent, but Empire of the Sun's Prince-esque future funk caused bafflement on the main stage. Latitude festival 2010-07-18T20:29:00Z But he always seems at ease, whether muttering asides in the playful “Cabaret,” pleading in falsetto during “Take Back the Night” or playing it fragile in “Pair of Wings.” Justin Timberlake, 'The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2' review 2013-09-30T05:20:00Z The argument over whether women can physically produce falsetto is complicated, and concerns the 13th-century assumption that the head voice of a man is equivalent to the chest voice of a woman. Hey, what's that sound: Falsetto 2011-02-01T16:00:00Z “Crash,” one of the album’s first singles, brings out Usher’s gentlest falsetto over a subdued synthesized march — mostly just a bass line and blips — as he implores, “Would you mind if I still loved you?” Review: Usher’s ‘Hard II Love’ Uses Regret as a Selling Point 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z He reached runner-up last year, with campy, full-tilt performances and a voice with the melodrama and falsetto extension of Freddie Mercury of Queen. Music Review: Adam Lambert?s Message at the Nokia Theater 2010-06-23T22:04:00Z Labrinth intones the title as a falsetto plaint above hollow, puffing organ chords that hark back to Brian Wilson; the beat is slow, sporadic, almost stumbling. Drake Surprises With a Kim Kardashian Sample, and 11 More New Songs 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Andres’s “Mirror Songs” presented Mr. Kahane with a vehicle for his warm and unaffected baritone, with textual quirks and kinks rendered in odd intervals and sudden changes to falsetto. Review: Timo Andres and Gabriel Kahane Redefine Mixtape in Moving Concert 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z “He had that strange falsetto voice for which he was so well known. He was very short, perfectly dressed, groomed and coifed. And he was a magic conversationalist — his sentences were like stories.” We’re still talking about Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball 50 years later. Here’s why. 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z When he gets to the line “You make me so confused/the beautiful ones, they always seem to lose,” his uncertainty takes the shape of a rippling falsetto run, a flutter of butterflies. The Beautiful One: Prince On-Screen 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Valli’s falsetto fueled the Four Seasons to fame with hits in the 1960s such as, “Sherry” and “Big Girls Don’t Cry.” Court rules on Frankie Valli life insurance plan 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Rather than relying on falsetto as a countertenor would, Mariño, 28, is able to comfortably sing high notes with his chest voice. ‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z There’s the birdlike trill of his falsetto on the title track, by the Jive Five. New Music: New Albums by Aaron Neville and Widowspeak 2013-01-21T23:21:29Z The traditional English church choir includes men singing in their falsettos to provide the alto line in hymns and anthems. Falsetto: The enduring love affair with the soaring male voice 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z She didn’t hit the stage until 10 p.m. on Friday, after the unannounced opening act Luke James, a young R&B singer with a gym build and a pretty falsetto. Music Review: Beyoncé’s Return to Stage Is a Return to Familiar Form 2012-05-26T08:21:01Z The occasionally angular guitar riffs and falsetto vocals are borrowed from Blur, while the attitude and vocal mannerisms come via Oasis. Viva Brother: Famous First Words - review 2011-07-28T14:30:00Z The Michael Jackson vocal comparisons no longer seemed quite as absurd, his signature falsetto soaring and his tenor oozing poise and confidence. Review | The Weeknd embraces his superstardom at Verizon Center 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z There’s “Fire We Make,” a slow jam with hand claps for downbeats, Maxwell singing entreaties entirely in falsetto, and a guitar solo of consequence by Gary Clark Jr., trailing off into the song’s abrupt end. New Music: Kid Rock’s ‘Rebel Soul,’ and Alicia Keys’s ‘Girl on Fire’ 2012-11-26T23:07:45Z But on the third listen, it suddenly made sense: the dark arpeggiating tones and sweet falsetto melodies. Who will make the Mercury prize shortlist? 2011-07-18T17:56:44Z Olsen deserves credit for daring to attempt such quietude in a festival setting; her wavering falsetto and personal lyrics, however, deserve better. Pitchfork Music Festival day one 2013-07-19T23:27:00Z “Eddie’s full voice and falsetto had an Al Green thing,” he said in an email interview. Eddie Chacon, a Fleeting ’90s Neo Soul Star, Returns as an Old Soul 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z "How did we get this far apa-aart?" someone sings, falsetto, right in my ear. A piece of performance art set in darkness made me see the light 2012-06-14T16:16:32Z The soaring, heart-jolting harmonies so abundant on Gorilla Manor reappear on the likes of Black Spot and the last track, Bowery, but Hummingbird brings Ayer's falsetto closer to the fore. Local Natives: 'better than ever' 2013-01-30T08:37:00Z Pretty soon he’s doing the voices, raising his pitch almost to a falsetto for Daisy Buchanan and artificially deepening it for Tom. Heard Any Good Books Lately, Zelda? 2010-09-30T17:16:00Z Stone merely reproduces the vocal tics and falsetto screeches, the supplications and invocations of that golden era of electronic R&B invention – which is to say, roughly 1% of the achievement. New band of the day - Allen Stone (No 1,430) 2013-01-14T16:40:56Z More than most countertenors, Mr. Angel likes to explore the area where falsetto meets natural vocal tone, and the results can be fascinating but also risky, as a few errant pitches suggested. St. Thomas Choir Performs Handel’s 'Messiah' 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z I started singing the bass riff with my chest voice and then jumping up to my falsetto voice to sing the tune. Bobby McFerrin gets vocal 2010-05-06T22:05:00Z Mr. Yorke’s voice, a harried high tenor that rises into falsetto, was still the sound of dread clinging to melody, but his body, and the beats, spoke otherwise. Music Review: Thom Yorke of Radiohead Brings Atoms for Peace to Roseland 2010-04-06T22:10:00Z Although his voice showed strain at times, quavering at the top of his tenor range, Mr. McCartney still makes his most sophisticated melodies sound natural, and his falsetto stayed pure. Review: Paul McCartney and Neil Young Share a Bill, and Some Songs 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z The film suggests – inaccurately – that this is why he started to sing standards like My Funny Valentine in his odd, affecting falsetto. Why I give a hoot for competing dead jazz musician movies 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Androgyny can even been seen in the common use of falsetto by male singers as a higher register is usually associated with femininity. Ask the indie professor: Are gender stereotypes still present in indie music? 2010-09-01T11:59:00Z What was it, exactly, that gave a guy the right to disrespect a girl—was it the fame, or the falsetto? Anthony Lane: “Jersey Boys” and “Venus in Fur” Reviews 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Moments of racial violence are evoked by Koh playing growling, guttural scratch tones, often on her open G string, while Tines cycles from his rich basso profundo to an ethereal falsetto. Review: Musicians of Color Reclaim Control in a White Space 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z His high register isn’t quite a falsetto; it’s even and humble, a tonal shift in tense moments. Music Review: Fred Hammond at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center 2012-12-23T21:52:30Z And in parts of “Turnt Out,” on which he sings in falsetto about sexual positions for most of four and a half minutes, he tries to beat Prince at his own game. Critics? Choice: New CDs: New CDs 2010-06-27T21:17:00Z Strong, too, are the fluttery falsetto chorus of “Champagne Kisses” and “Cruel,” a slick, string-filled anthem equipped with one of her strongest hooks to date. Review: On Jessie Ware's Tough Love, Sadness Sounds Sweeter 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The track is a ten-minute history of R&B, arcing from club thumping beats to a sultry drawn out jam with Ocean’s voice veering from a velvety croon to an endearingly creaky falsetto. Frank Ocean Pours His Heart Out on Channel Orange: Album Review 2012-07-10T20:23:02Z Riverbody you will either find majestic or maddening, all swelling strings and freakish falsetto. New band of the day – The Revival Hour (No 1,403) 2012-11-26T17:04:38Z Nao is a master of tone and control, acrobatically landing every note of her range, from a blown-glass falsetto down to her sonorous lower register. Review | At the Fillmore, Nao demonstrated the power of her celestial voice 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Farmer, a former bassist and musical director for the Beach Boys, taught the class the song's few chords and then led a play-along, singing the falsetto lead himself while Torrence chimed wordlessly beside him. Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean gets people strumming ukuleles 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Gil, 67, whistled, whooped in falsetto phrases, screeched jungle birdcalls, scat-sang like a trombone and plummeted down to sustained, buzzing notes that were both wry and resolute. Music Review | Gilberto Gil: At the Nokia Theater, Complex Colors in Simple Settings 2010-03-13T01:40:00Z The word “falsetto” has roots in the Latin “falso,” and critics of the practice were plentiful before modernity rolled around. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z And he resorted to falsetto singing, it seemed, in high pianissimo phrases. Music Review: Latonia Moore Steps In to ?Aida? at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-03-04T21:01:48Z His voice was a long-breathed tenor shading smoothly into falsetto; his pants showed a lot of ankle. South by Southwest Music Festival: 17 Acts That Stood Out 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z He sang falsetto chants, which he looped and layered at the beginning and end of “At Giza.” Music Review: Om Plays Its Rhythmic Drones at the Temple of Dendur 2013-07-21T22:05:27Z The eyes are still wild, though, and that voice — a high-pitched rasp that rises to a smoke-alarm falsetto — has endured. Review: ‘Kids in the Hall,’ Rehashed for Adults in a Theater 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z She persuaded by hitting sweet falsetto and provoked with intense interjections, changing her timbre at will. Tune-Yards thrill sold-out Lincoln Hall 2011-05-11T14:16:00Z The valleys and peaks of “Sometimes” are Bilal at his finest — from the emotional honesty channeled through each crescendo, to the calmest falsetto and most passionate screech. Perspective | The best old albums that we discovered in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Countertenor: the highest male voice in opera, sometimes singing in falsetto. Think opera is just for hoity-toity rich people? Not so! Here’s a beginner’s guide to this grand art form. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Thom Yorke sings, in a keening falsetto, about willful ignorance as witch hunts proceed: “Abandon all reason/Avoid all eye contact.” The Playlist: Radiohead Returns, and Justin Timberlake Trolls the World 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z A lattice-work of guitars underpins a wistful falsetto vocal on “Slow Animals,” and the ambient title track evokes the Beach Boys – and quite possibly the rest of the Strokes -- melting down at sunset. Album review: The Strokes, 'Comedown Machine' 2013-03-25T14:45:00Z For my money Ocean's vocals are more beautiful here than anywhere else on "Channel Orange," his raw falsetto breaking into a tenor in carved lines. Summer of Frank Ocean: 'Pilot Jones' 2012-08-21T16:53:24Z As we both drink the liquid, resonant with hints of chocolate and black cherry, a fecundity of cello strings mixed with the silvery falsetto of birdsong washes over us. Heard it through the grapevine: can music really change the taste of wine? 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z He had a voice that could match the grit of any soul shouter ever, along with an androgynous, exultant falsetto scream that pushed it into overdrive. Little Richard: An Ecstasy You Couldn’t Refuse 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z He pays close attention to lyrics and takes chances, as in a rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Case of You,” almost never sung by a man and for which he unfurled a plaintive falsetto. Music Review: Aaron Tveit at 54 Below 2013-05-12T20:06:45Z Brighter colors emerge fleetingly — there’s a viola-like falsetto in the third Brahms song — but they are dogged by shadows. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z For anyone to interpret Mr. Blake’s falsetto that way would be a truism. Review: ‘The Colour in Anything’ Mourns Lost Connections 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z To the intertwined falsettos of Billy Brown and Johnny Moore, Mr. Goodman set the foundation for “Two-Way Street,” a slow ballad about heartbreak. Al Goodman, R&B Singer, Dies at 67 2010-07-29T07:00:00Z The face of the heavily hennaed woman at the veggie burger van visible wrinkles in disgust the moment Hayden Thorpe starts belting out his fruity falsetto. The Big Chill: day one 2011-08-06T11:29:53Z His falsetto felt like an unsteady shelf at the close of Mascagni’s “Sancta Maria.” Perspective | Andrea Bocelli’s Easter performance reaches millions, even with no fans in attendance 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Neville favors the mellowest part of his range, rarely wheeling into his silvery falsetto, and carefully parceling out melismatic embellishments. New Music: New Albums by Aaron Neville and Widowspeak 2013-01-21T23:21:29Z Beal also showcases a warm soulful croon and hits falsetto notes with ease. Pitchfork Day 1 wrap-up: Feist, Japandroids, Big K.R.I.T., rain 2012-07-14T05:09:00Z Between harrowing screams and falsetto cries, he toggled between two personas: ax murderer and sensitive cherub. Smashing Pumpkins pummel the Riviera 2011-10-15T07:22:00Z The movie, best when it lets us simply enjoy these lovely harmonies and Young’s terrific falsetto stylings, soon veers back into band infighting. Review: Eastwood’s ‘Jersey Boys’ catchy but uneven 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z A deceptively easygoing tune called “Thin Line” hinges on a refrain sung in a buttery falsetto: “Well it’s a thin line / Between lovin’ and wasting my time.” Review: My Morning Jacket Stays True to Its Strengths on ‘The Waterfall’ 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z He is capable of a lovely, affecting falsetto, and he’s long seemed uncomfortable with the blunt-force singing required of a true pop star. Justin Bieber’s So-Watched Life 2013-12-20T20:45:07Z Mr. Hart continued to tour using the Delfonics name, his falsetto a bit weaker but his presence still commanding. William Hart, Driving Force Behind the Delfonics, Dies at 77 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z His high tenor, verging on falsetto, was radiant with vulnerability, devotion and carnal assurance. Music Review: Motown at the Apollo, Suspended in Time 2011-02-16T22:27:36Z Mr. Blake’s other ace is his falsetto range, which he uses for easily 70 percent of his singing. Review: ‘The Colour in Anything’ Mourns Lost Connections 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z He has assiduously broadened his musical horizons; his set included only one pure falsetto solo, the Four Seasons’ hit “Sherry.” Review: John Lloyd Young, Stepping Out With Oldies Beyond the Four Seasons’ 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z In a fragile falsetto, a young man with a long ponytail voiced words meant to ward off a bad omen he received. Amazon Awakening 2010-10-15T18:24:00Z He wrote his own songs, creating irresistible melodies with seeming ease; he had a supple voice with an impressive range, capable of crazy falsetto, effortless belting, real intimacy. George Michael’s Pop Paradise 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z In one section, Ms. Stevens recited the lyrics and Mr. Tempo sang them back in falsetto. April Stevens Dies at 93; Her ‘Deep Purple’ Became a Surprise Hit 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Lilting bright guitar with a Brazilian slant and Michael Owens' threadbare falsetto lead the way on a song about a mother's faraway son, while the mournful brass underscores the lyrical sentiment. November's best music from across the MAP 2012-11-15T09:00:00Z All these artists use the falsetto voice, a specialized sound that features amazing high notes. Falsetto: The enduring love affair with the soaring male voice 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z His voice could convey flirtatiousness, amusement, heartache or wily agility, and his syncopated phrasing was as close to jazz as to traditional blues, leaping easily into falsetto or letting loose a vulpine howl. Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, New Orleans Musical Luminary, Dies at 79 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z His boyish falsetto also proved too thin, contributing to a dearth in energy worsened by gratuitous self-promotion that witnessed Soulchild refer to himself in the third person. Kem keeps things classy, stylish at Auditorium 2011-03-27T14:13:34Z Paul McCartney called him “one of the greats of rock ‘n’ roll” as did the Times critic Jon Pareles, who described his voice as “a clear tenor that soared into an angelic falsetto.” Music Match: If You Like Roy Orbison . . . 2012-09-25T22:27:52Z In many ways it's exactly what you would expect from a Noel Gallagher song: a pretty, Kinks-esque acoustic shuffle, creaky falsetto, rhyming "city" with "pretty" and "pity". New music: Noel Gallagher ? The Death of You and Me 2011-07-25T09:00:00Z Somehow, it sounded bigger than ever, especially during “I Care,” a ballad that allowed her to ventilate her heart in a sonorous roar, then sing along to a shredding guitar solo in perfect falsetto curlicues. Review | Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s summer tour makes couples therapy feel like karaoke night 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z His voice jumps skittishly between mannered baritone and shrill falsetto, swathed in a spooky echo that he neglects to turn off even when speaking. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti – review 2012-11-09T16:51:59Z When the song reaches its climax with a chorus of double-tracked vocals – Ocean's low-key sing-song voice set against a passionate falsetto – it's probably the sonic highlight of the album. Magna Carta Holy Grail – a first-listen review 2013-07-04T14:23:37Z As a singer, his slinky falsetto has been mimicked by a number of descendants, with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age perhaps the most prominent modern-day practitioner. Jack Bruce, Cream bassist, dies at 71 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z Covering the whole of a nine-foot canvas, it depicts Little Richard’s face in monumental close-up, a froth of hair, wild eyes, mouth opened wide to emit a reverberant, eternal hysterical falsetto holler. No Prince Without the King 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Bailey, famous for his four-octave voice, sent his falsetto soaring in such songs as “Reasons” and “Fantasy.” Earth, Wind & Fire is forever in the groove 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z As he pounded out the Young Rascals’ hit “How Can I Be Sure?,” shading his voice from a high tenor into a hard falsetto, he recalled Freddie Mercury of Queen. Music Review: Broadway Cowboy of Australia 2010-12-01T05:15:00Z He sang wordless syllables, meanwhile, in a clear and resonant baritone, and sometimes a falsetto, and he occasionally laughed, satisfyingly, significantly. Music Review: ‘Nous: A Musical Rite’ at Basilica Hudson 2014-02-02T22:41:38Z Sweeney favors a worn falsetto that feeds into an overall uneasiness. Pitchfork Day 3: Vampire Weekend, Ty Segall, Kendrick Lamar (and Lady Gaga?) 2012-07-16T05:11:00Z Mr. McCartney rasped and shouted through “Birthday” and savored the humor of “Get Back” while hitting its falsetto high notes with poise. Critic’s Notebook: CBS’s ‘Grammy Salute’ Belongs to McCartney and Starr 2014-02-10T10:19:55Z Even when he’s asking urgent questions from the top of his voice — “Why are we always stuck and running from the bullets?” on “Sign of the Times” — everything goes diffuse in a falsetto mist. Review | How Harry Styles solved the post-boy-band reinvention riddle 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The softness and the levity in his falsetto used to make his songs feel resistant to gravity. Perspective | Every Michael Jackson song sounds different today 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Despite the white makeup, wig and Elizabethan ruff, he doesn’t camp up the female role with a falsetto voice or drag-queen affectations. Now Is the Rylance of Our Discontent 2013-11-27T10:45:21Z He started his set by strumming the guitar to "Like I Love You," and his falsetto kicked in on "My Love." Justin Timberlake brings smooth moves to NYC 2013-05-06T14:22:09Z The adopted son of a pleureuse, a professional singer at funerals, he learned to sing in church, perfecting the keening falsetto that would remain his trademark. The king of the rumba 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z All are platforms for tenors and falsettos of every stripe to unleash their high notes. Music Review: Jarrod Spector in ‘A Little Help From My Friends,’ at 54 Below 2014-03-12T20:29:45Z Bobby 'Blue' Bland sang falsetto originally; his voice lowered after his tonsils were removed. Letter: Fried chicken and hot sauce with Bobby 'Blue' Bland 2013-06-27T12:24:36Z Charles Daniels' high tenor going up into falsetto range – as Purcell describes the deities' approval of Cecilia's bestowing of universal harmony – was just one example of conductor Paul McCreesh's meticulous approach to authentic practice. Bath MozartFest – review 2012-11-12T17:28:09Z His uncle, Francis Ford Coppola, nearly fired him for the falsetto he insisted on using for the role of Charlie in Peggy Sue Got Married. Nicolas Cage: 'People think I'm not in on the joke' 2013-07-20T08:00:00Z The brothers sang in gorgeous harmonies and became as well-known for Barry’s falsetto as for Robin’s truer tones. Robin Gibb, Bee Gees Co-Founder, Dies at 62 2012-05-20T23:31:02Z At its worst, it's almost unbearably horrible, a queasy stew of falsetto backing vocals, have-a-banana oompah and lyrics that don't so much sneer at the working classes as sneer at everybody. Blur: 21 – review 2012-07-26T14:30:01Z Mr. Young originated the role of Frankie on Broadway, and he persuasively approximates Mr. Valli’s patented strangled falsetto if not its weird beauty. ‘Jersey Boys,’ Eastwood’s Take on Showbiz Myth 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Instead, he ladles a quavering falsetto, frequently reminiscent of Antony Hegarty, over gorgeous trip-hop-hued electronic abstractions such as the skeletal, tremulous I Never Learnt to Share. James Blake – review 2013-04-10T15:15:01Z Her syrupy falsetto floats high above the ground, dejected and singed with pain. How a Band Called The Internet Became the Best Thing on the Internet 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z He proceeded to sing runs of achingly sweet falsettos interspersed with ringing phrases that wrung the heart. American tenor shows skill and soul in D.C. recital He often pitched his songs on the brink of falsetto, where he sounded disarming and open even when his lyrics were cryptic. Music Review: A Musician?s Musician Receives His Tribute 2011-03-28T00:51:23Z Jonathan Butler brought some South African growl and falsetto to “Lovely Day.” Review: A Bill Withers Tribute With His Soul Disciples 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Laufman, in New York for the CMJ Music Marathon, fuses snippets of hip-hop, electronic and classic rock songs, well known and obscure, with his own falsetto croon. ArtsBeat Blog: Popcast: 'One Pig' and Wise Blood 2011-10-20T19:39:31Z Programmed as sensitively as a concept album, it articulated this uncomfortable mood with Tefaye's falsetto croon and samples from UK art rock of the early 1980s. This week's new live music 2013-03-16T06:00:08Z Reid's voice veers from Midlands burr to anguished falsetto as he wails about his dear departed. New band of the day – Boy Kid Cloud (No 1,296) 2012-06-27T16:37:38Z “Hospice,” the musical embodiment of grief and loss, introduced listeners to Silberman’s falsetto voice, haunting arrangements and brutally honest lyrics. The Antlers open up about their new record “Familiars” and why making personal music is so scary 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z He gives a lecture in Italy about Lytton Strachey and, for the hell of it, decides to read all of Strachey’s words in falsetto. Books of The Times: In the Fast Company of Women on the Edge 2011-08-04T22:16:36Z And I was remembering everything at once—the sixth-grade dances, the “CHOOSE LIFE” T-shirts, the sax solos, the falsetto, the rapping. George Michael’s Pop Paradise 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z When he pushes up into falsetto, it loses about half its volume. Music Review: Foster the People at Rumsey Playfield 2012-05-30T22:30:07Z Singer Philip Bailey periodically takes things into the stratosphere with his remarkable falsetto, and the upbeat numbers will keep any holiday gathering moving. Holiday music: Seth MacFarlane, Downton Abbey, Idina Menzel, more 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z That adenoidal falsetto — courtesy of the comic performer Jenny Slate — is a lot. ‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ Review: Bigger Isn’t Better 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Her voice sounded great in its natural state, spanning a few octaves and not losing any power when reaching higher falsetto notes. FKA Twigs debut short, slow & mesmerizing | Concert review 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z The result is wildly entertaining, only a little uncomfortable, and not nearly as mismatched as it sounds — thought Bryan does laugh at Derulo’s signature falsetto at one point. Luke Bryan Duets With Jason Derulo and It's Not as Weird as You Think 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z It was the group’s first gig in Manhattan, and it performed long, howling songs with falsetto vocals that floated above tribal drums and swirling guitar arpeggios. Cake Shop, a Club for New Music, Is Looking for Financing 2012-05-30T22:07:30Z It seemed, even, like every blistering high note, well-turned melisma and swooning falsetto note was greeted with hums of approval and the occasional shout of “C’mon!” Review: Lawrence Brownlee Makes Room for Black Composers 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z But the stage didn’t add much beyond subwoofers to Passion Pit’s songs; Michael Angelakos’s vocals, mostly falsetto, need studio help. Music Review: Governors Ball on Randalls Island 2012-06-25T22:17:41Z It became standard for countertenors to sing in the falsetto register in times when women were banned from singing liturgical music, although their role was usurped by the fashion of castrati. Hey, what's that sound: Falsetto 2011-02-01T16:00:00Z “I’m somewhere south of Wichita,” Wayne Coyne sings, in his watery falsetto. The Playlist: Ed Sheeran Returns With a Foot in the Past and an Eye on the Future 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z His falsetto became an expression of universal personhood. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z “I’ll be your shelter,” Wyclef Jean promises, sometimes in a sweet falsetto and sometimes with hoarse vehemence, over mournful, syncopated guitar chords. Cardi B’s Gleefully Relentless ‘Up,’ and 12 More New Songs 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z After a brief pause the song then settles into a rolling, laidback groove – all smooth falsetto harmonies, finger clicks and old-school horn blasts. New music: Justin Timberlake – Suit & Tie feat Jay-Z 2013-01-14T10:08:00Z Over the course of his century, he changed his name, altered his age, married five women and stretched his vocal range from near falsetto to something closer to a Bing Crosby baritone. Herb Jeffries, Singing Star of Black Cowboy Films, Dies at 100 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z From the 1960s into the ’80s, he played guitar onstage and in the studio behind the singer Johnny Adams, who encouraged Mr. Washington to return to singing, strengthening his voice and extending it into falsetto. Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, New Orleans Musical Luminary, Dies at 79 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Duke does some of his best singing on that track, in a breathy but urgent falsetto, and his message of uncertainty is poignant. New Music: Sara Bareilles, George Duke and Ace Hood 2013-07-15T20:42:55Z Their first release, I Will Lead You On, emerged earlier this year, all delicate falsetto and sophisticated, slow-burn house rhythms, recalling Jessie Ware's Imagine It Was Us. MDNGHT – Into The Night EP: New music 2013-07-30T06:00:49Z Intense, bizarre wig-outs like Little Wig and Flashback are exhausting, his fondness for leaping from a falsetto to baritone a little too skittish. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti 2010-06-17T21:15:00Z “I don’t want to get married,” he announces in falsetto. Movie Review: ‘Brave,’ Pixar’s New Animated Film 2012-06-21T17:25:04Z Possessing a boyish tenor and a wide range, he moved from a supple croon to pleading calls, pealing cries and sweet falsetto trills. Stump stands out sans Fall Out Boy 2011-04-04T16:47:00Z Then and now, Prophet sings in an imploring falsetto and creates sparse, slinky tracks that twinkle with electronic keyboards. The Playlist: Paul McCartney’s Smooth Tunes, and 13 More New Songs 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The world remains cruel, and the sound of falsetto singing hangs heavy in the breeze. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Mayfield’s vocal trademark was a high tenor that blended into falsetto. Recalling Curtis Mayfield, Soul’s ‘Genius of Gentleness’ 2012-07-19T21:57:14Z While some of the performers stuck to the simple on-the-couch aesthetic — including Dave Matthews, whose delicate falsetto over the acoustic “Mercy” felt like tiptoeing across a frozen lake — others were more intricate. Review: All In WA makes virtual concerts fun again, raising $48 million and counting for coronavirus relief 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z We get a similar perspective from Junior Murvin and his robust falsetto, the grind of work followed by the escape. Readers recommend songs about manual labour: The results 2010-07-22T22:04:00Z Singing along, duet-style, with a falsetto, vocoder-rendered version of himself, Martin gently coos, "when you love me, love me, love me" to some space alien other, and all is right with the world. Coldplay has lost its way 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Heavy metal extremists used falsetto to lick paint off the ceiling. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Compared with Blige’s tormented growls, the cool-sweet falsetto of Maxwell’s headlining set felt like sorbet for dinner and, in some ways, like an act of mercy. American soul survivors: Maxwell and Mary J. Blige in concert 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Filling in for two vocalists who appear on the album, Mr. Collins sang “As We Gather All Around Her” in his natural register and “Remember” in an awkward part of his falsetto. Music Review: The Joel Harrison 19, a Big Band, at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola 2013-07-17T20:24:01Z In a society that teaches men to smother their feelings, a burst of falsetto allows a singer to speak a higher, hotter emotional truth. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Tesfaye usually restricts himself to smoother tunes, letting his falsetto do the work. Listen to The Weeknd's Whole New Sound With "False Alarm" 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z But her absence was rife with setbacks that stalled her sophomore effort, including a two-year bout with performance anxiety that she said left her unable to sing her distinctive falsetto. After a five-year absence, La Roux returns with 'Trouble in Paradise' 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z The word falsetto refers to a "false" voice, so called because the voice uses only part of the vocal apparatus in our throats, rather than the full vibratory sound used in regular singing and speaking. Falsetto: The enduring love affair with the soaring male voice 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Unlike comics whose music punches up a joke, Early commits to his songs, using a lovely falsetto and pumping bass line in strutting performances of work by everyone from Britney Spears to Neil Young. John Early Brings a Deliriously Over-the-Top Sensibility to Stand-Up 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Atop that sturdy, percussive foundation, Lindeman’s nimble voice moves from airy falsetto to an earthy alto with the grace and daring of a diving bird. Climate Change Is Worsening. So the Weather Station Is Singing About It. 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Even Luciano Pavarotti couldn't achieve that; he mostly sang the note in falsetto. Tenor Brownlee shows race no hurdle to his career 2010-04-30T10:39:00Z Maxwell's vocal performance was perfectly finessed, a vaguely nasal tenor one moment and an airy falsetto the next. Concert review: Maxwell at KeyArena 06/02/10 2010-06-03T12:01:00Z He has all the gifts and skills he needs, starting with a genuinely expressive voice that encompasses an ardent croon, a melting falsetto and quick, singsong declamation that puts him at the border of rapping. Review: Usher’s ‘Hard II Love’ Uses Regret as a Selling Point 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The string-heavy ballad finds the singer in his default state: lovelorn and pining in a sweet falsetto. Sam Smith's Dramatic James Bond Theme Arrives Online 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z "Ritual Union", the title track, is a minimal but nagging pop song questioning the point of marriage, on which Nagano's understated R&B falsetto combines with the band's percolating burbles to dazzling effect. Little Dragon: Ritual Union ? review 2011-07-16T23:05:27Z Whitman's career began in the late 1940s, and his tenor falsetto and ebony mustache and sideburns became global trademarks. Family: Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90 2013-06-19T14:28:07Z From its 1974 debut album to 2015, when the band played a farewell show at the Forum, Rush was the standard-bearer for elaborate, multi-part songs full of falsetto hollers, time signature changes and drum solos. Rush's Geddy Lee: 'I had a childhood full of stories about death and murder' 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Vocally, Orpheus lives in the tenor stratosphere, his soaring youthful falsetto a contrast to Hades’ subterranean bass. ‘Hadestown’ is back at the Paramount. Here’s what our reviewer thought 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z There’s some falsetto and varied melodies, she added, but the hardest part is the G-Eazy rap that you can recruit a valiant co-star to handle. The ultimate Britney Spears karaoke power rankings 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z And his falsetto did recall Prince, as the critics once said, particularly on the tracks “All Night” and “So Long.” At Jai Paul’s kickoff show, an elusive pop phenomenon proves his stardom in a live arena 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z “If you like hitting high falsetto, this is for you,” said Glass. The ultimate Beyoncé karaoke power rankings 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Declaring a vendetta against an actress Swift believes sabotaged her relationship, this is a fast, energetic song that’s not too high, other than a couple of falsetto jumps, Glass said. The ultimate Taylor Swift karaoke power rankings 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z It’s unquestionably the Weeknd’s falsetto vocals and bleak, darkly romantic music and production, but his usual playfulness or irony is flattened by the drama it’s set to. Commentary: 'The Idol' is no 'Euphoria,' but it reveals a similar misogyny 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z In order to sing this banger in karaoke, you need to surrender to the high falsetto. The ultimate Britney Spears karaoke power rankings 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z His sweet falsetto earned him a deal with the major indie label XL Records, and the nonsensical genre description of “psychedelic funk.” At Jai Paul’s kickoff show, an elusive pop phenomenon proves his stardom in a live arena 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z “Without the falsetto doubles on the chorus, the song is mostly almost sung-rapped,” Glass said, which makes it a fun one for those of us who aren’t looking to belt a ballad. The ultimate Beyoncé karaoke power rankings 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Vocally, “there are big jumps in the verse, but those high notes are falsetto afterthoughts,” Glass said. The ultimate Taylor Swift karaoke power rankings 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Somewhat obscured at the time by the hairy chests and falsettos of their disco peak was the enduring brilliance of Gibb’s songwriting. Billy Crystal and Queen Latifah headline this year’s class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The gospel-tinged avant-garde songs he wrote were as moving as his disco tunes, and he could bust out a baritone as seamlessly as that spine-jolting falsetto. A queer trailblazer, L.A.'s mighty Sylvester is finally getting his due 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z "It's three-tiered, with a nasal low register, a yowling, cutting middle range and a high register so startlingly clear it sounds like a falsetto," Pareles wrote in a 1987 concert review. 'Queen of rock 'n' roll' Tina Turner dies at 83 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The slow-burning sax and achy falsetto captures urban Los Angeles’s simultaneous promise and hopelessness, and the anxious internal monologues of its creative aspirants trying to make it their own.” We’re Adding New Songs to Our California Soundtrack 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “I hope I don’t go back to slangin’ yayo ...” he starts crooning in a soft falsetto before stopping with a laugh. ‘Blindspotting’ pays homage to ‘Romeo Must Die’ with an action star and Bay Area music 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z There’s no need to shout, so he sometimes uses lower registers or slips into falsetto. In unusual step, U2 reinterprets 40 of its best-known songs 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The study in the journal Science found the whales, like people, have at least three vocal registers: A normal voice, a falsetto and that creaky fry. Young women are criticized for this vocal tic — but it helps whales survive 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The sound produced was found to operate at different vocal registers like the human voice: "fry register" for clicks, "chest register" for burst pulses and "falsetto register" for whistles. For toothed whales, sound production is all in the nose 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Phillip Bullock, a baritone with a striking falsetto, presented the God of Love as evil genius setting the whole thing in motion for his own amusement. Review: Long Beach Opera's endearingly messy, profound 'Romance of the Rose' is an operatic triumph 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The adventurous art-pop songsmith lent a spectral falsetto that hangs in midair during the glistening track’s apocalyptic lurch, though it could be tough to edge Wet Leg’s quirky surprise hit “Chaise Longue.” Our predictions for who will win at the 2023 Grammy Awards 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Lusk's voice is unreal, simmering just below combustion point until he leans back and unleashes all his regrets and passions and furies in an otherworldly falsetto. Sound Of 2023: Earthquaking soul band Gabriels tipped for success 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Elemans and his colleagues found that toothed whales use the normal and falsetto registers to communicate with each other. Young women are criticized for this vocal tic — but it helps whales survive 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z In people, the fry register represents the lowest tones, chest register the normal speaking voice and falsetto register higher frequencies. For toothed whales, sound production is all in the nose 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Sam Ryder - Eurovision runner-up, human ray of light and possessor of pop's most piercing falsetto - is a man who emanates serious surfer vibes. Sam Ryder: A surfing accident changed my life 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Glass: Alto and baritone songs are in a comfortable range of most people’s speaking voices, whereas classical soprano and tenor pieces are in a falsetto range quite high to sing without formal training. We built a karaoke song generator. Here’s how you and Pandora helped 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Sasfy added, “The style is clear — male passion and pain made real by exaggerated timing, breathless gasps, resounding basso profundo, swooping falsettos and nervous yelps.” Robert Gordon, singer who helped revive rockabilly music, dies at 75 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z His peek-a-boo falsetto wasn’t quite there and his gravelly bellow veered craggy at times. Review: Former WA Navy man Zach Bryan returns a bona fide folk-country star 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z “We sped up the song a little bit and she sang the verses in her falsetto, which harkens back to ‘Toxic.’ From touring in vans to FaceTiming with Elton, the unlikely journey of superproducer Andrew Watt 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The cracked beauty of his falsetto makes him sound like a fallen angel. Gabriels: From 'harrowing' American Idol to 2022's most talked-about band 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Plant: I know that the full, open-throated falsetto that I was able to concoct in 1968 carried me through until I was tired of it. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on the secrets to aging gracefully 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Nope, it came just after the Mariners’ daily infield workout and the transition to batting practice when Perry Hill hollered in his raspy falsetto voice that echoed through an empty T-Mobile Park. Cole Young thrilled to get rookie treatment as he arrives after draft 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z No matter: the crowd happily supplied the falsetto parts for him, including a mass sing-along of the “la-la-la” chorus on “Crocodile Rock.” From the end of the world to your town, Elton John’s goodbye 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z It only takes one song listening to Ihuoma’s gentle falsetto to understand why. ‘Hadestown,’ at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre, makes a strong argument for how art can change the world 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The furry red Sesame Street resident, who has been 3½ years old since 1984, acknowledged in his signature falsetto voice that there was “a little pinch, but it was okay.” Elmo gets coronavirus shot, sparks another Muppet feud with Ted Cruz 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z His fragile songs mixed absurdity and falsetto in equal measure, but they were capped by a more muscular closing number that propelled many listeners out of their seats. Review | Aldous Harding takes audience on a stirring quest for unexpected tones 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z “Through the Fires,” about learning to “let go of the pain that obstructs you from higher, higher, higher,” climaxes with the singer reaching up into a breathy falsetto as lush strings swirl around her. 'When she howled, you could feel it': How Angel Olsen turned grief and longing into triumph 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Vocally, Styles shifts easily between a cooled-out croon and a hot-and-bothered yowl, a husky lower register for early-morning pillow talk and an airy falsetto to show he doesn’t care who knows how he feels. Sexed up and sensitive, Harry Styles stakes his claim as the perfect boyfriend and pop star 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Asked whether he would buy Ryder's song, Cameron says: "You know, I might do, I might do. He's got a nice tenor voice and has a good falsetto." Eurovision 2022: How Maldon hopes to ride the Sam Ryder wave 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Barasch brandishes a piercing falsetto to impress upon us Orpheus’ innocent intensity. A mesmerizing 'Hadestown' at the Ahmanson makes an old tale feel startlingly new 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z That was a moment in music when the lead singer, instead of singing up in his falsetto like in the ’80s, he was singing down in his regular voice. Aaron Lewis on Tucker Carlson, 'idiotic' Biden and 'all this racism that appeared out of nowhere' 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The circumstances were bleak but the music was joyous: plush falsetto ballads and sophisticated dance cuts with echoes of the Spinners, the Chi-Lites and Earth, Wind & Fire. How Silk Sonic is bringing a 'set list of doom' to joyous life in Las Vegas 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z James created an arrangement with a little bit of “Pet Sounds” weirdness and “unexpected turns,” and he sang the chorus and backing vocals himself in Beach Boys-esque falsetto. Brian Wilson doesn't say much. Until you listen to his music. 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z He said he couldn’t afford Nancy Pelosi’s refrigerator; he imitated her in falsetto. Opinion | Kevin McCarthy wants you to know: He’s really, really angry 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z We went in different directions, but I could hear his soaring falsetto as it bounced off the buildings and filled the night sky. ‘As the Train Rattled Across the Manhattan Bridge, I Shut My Eyes’ 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z With that, to my utter surprise, he burst into a high falsetto voice and began singing “Ave Maria.” ‘We Banged on the Trunk of His Cab and Reprimanded Him’ 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z The feathery falsetto, the tremulous vibrato, the percussive gasps and whoops — the vocal style that would captivate the world in a few years’ time was drifting into earshot. The musical thrill, and moral unease, of rediscovering Michael's sibling group, the Jacksons 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z The album was recorded mostly live with a full band, with Millsap’s commanding whiskey tenor front and center, including his impressive flights into falsetto. Review: Stylistic shift for singer-songwriter Parker Millsap 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The tune is one of the finest vocal performances in Bieber’s career; he’s moving gracefully between his scraped-up lower register and his crystal-clear falsetto and even doing some yodeling in the chorus. Review: Justin Bieber samples Martin Luther King Jr. — and other missteps with his new album 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z This one was made for the erotic romantic drama film Fifty Shades Darker, and found the singers indulging in a battle of the falsettos. Taylor Swift jokes she is 'the fourth Haim sister' 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z But his voice was his brass ring — a jaunty, rapid staccato, breaking into squeaky dolphin-talk or falsetto sobbing to expose the do-gooders with his inventive, bruising vocabulary. Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70; Turned Talk Radio Into a Right-Wing Attack Machine 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Suddenly a chorus of falsettos was reading at once, following Mr. Gallagher’s finger as it moved from word to word. COVID-19 pandemic takes social and emotional toll on Washington’s youngest learners 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z There’s even a moment in it when Frazier simply abandons his falsetto for a split second, thrillingly. Review: Aaron Frazer brings great old school vibes to 2021 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Newman covered the flub by speaking into an overhead microphone in a falsetto voice, as if Gertrude was speaking from the other end of the phone line. Bob Newman, who brought laughter to children on ‘J.P. Patches’ show, dies at 88 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Monday’s jazzy rendition from the Texas-bred countertenor was rife with Holiday’s powerful falsetto, but faltered early on with a baritone drop. 'The Voice' fans aren't over the moon about John Holiday's 'Fly Me to the Moon' 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z In opera and classical music, the term countertenor refers to a male singer with a powerful falsetto who sings in the same range as a mezzo-soprano. John Holiday on 'The Voice': An opera singer turns pandemic job loss into TV gold 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z On the hook he sings in crisp falsetto, “Cause I love you. And what love is. Never selfish. And of service.” The most captivating and essential hip-hop and R&B songs coming out of the DMV this month 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Regardless of genre, Hibbert’s raspy, soaring baritone could lift to a tenor, then to falsetto and swan dive back down, all across the course of a few choice lines. Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z He sang the Marvin-meets-Jacko falsetto parts and those little cries of “Oh yeah!” Charles & Eddie's Eddie Chacon: 'It took me 10 years to recover from being a one-hit wonder' 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z An accomplished singer, Spencer sometimes employs his standout falsetto to create memorable moments in his songs, including “Princess Charming” and “Goodbye.” Multitalented Wisconsin teen shows flair for indie music 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z “I’m so happy,” he sings a cappella, in a divine and buoyant falsetto. 'I lived through the hard times folks read about now': the gospel of Brother Theotis Taylor 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Chemtrails is the high point: Danger Mouse gives the constant guitar fills real heft, while Beck’s falsetto melody line, cruising through the upper atmosphere, has a childlike naivety. Beck's greatest songs – ranked! 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Here, in contrast, he found a softer, dreamier tone; often, he’s singing in a falsetto that Legend described as “haunting and beautiful.” In Spike Lee's furious new film, Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' is still fighting the power 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z In a falsetto that borders on a scream, he sings, “They say/Oh, who is he?/Nobody.” Review: Moses Sumney rejects classification on new album 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z |
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