Taking away her guitar helped her develop the vocal style that channels both Thom Yorke and Patsy Cline.
Despite comparisons to other lilting, female "indie" vocal stars ( Feist, Cat Power), Miranda has truly personalized her vocal style.
The jagged vocal phrasing, the almost madrigal vocal style, and the somewhat self-conscious, sweeping, suggestive lyrics all fit the style of '70s progressive rock.
But instead of pairing that vocal style with the musical bombast of that era, School of Seven Bells creates backing tracks that owe more to Cocteau Twins-style atmospherics and shoegazer drones.
The influence of Serge Gainsbourg is audible in the opulent sonic textures, in the cheeky wordplay of Leon's French lyrics and, especially, in his whispery talk-singing a vocal style pioneered by Gainsbourg that gives every song the feel of a slightly scandalous confession.
And Maxwell didn't rely on AutoTune (the sound-doctoring software) to create these elaborate, Marvin Gaye-style vocal chorales.
"Tahrir, " an ornamented singing style that resembles yodeling, gave the vocal parts an intriguingly Eastern flavor while still sounding like Western opera, and emphasized the uncertainty and anguish of the arias.
General Musharraf may have to choose between being the liberal he claims to be, at the price of allowing more vocal opposition to his rule, and being the old-style dictator many suspect he really is.
Despite Mohammad Aamir's first over costing 11 runs as Brendon McCullum got going in style, the Pakistan bowlers were quick to establish a disciplined rhythm and Younus' men were both vocal and sharp in the field.
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