The words mean just as much to him, if not more than the chord progressions that propel the song.

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He spends hours in the studio and can illustrate a point about chord progressions in a song by playing them on a piano.

FORBES: Jive Talking

To me, watching Wynton Marsalis construct a new piece from the chord progressions of a South African folk song is a little like magic.

FORBES: The Shape of Things to Come

Some of the chord progressions are reminiscent of Aimee Mann's work.

NPR: Jeremy Messersmith: 'Franklin Avenue'

But Arborea is mostly an experimental album, with the Currans bowing and plucking their stringed instruments to create spacey, ambient drones more than standard chord progressions.

NPR: Arborea: 'Black Mountain Road'

Instead of indulging in heavy, ominous jams like their psychedelic predecessors, or stories and simple chord progressions, like other psych-folk bands, Citay has a more flowery, lighter and cohesive sound.

NPR: Citay: 'First Fantasy'