Each is forcefully sung, catchy as hell, but less in a bubblegum-bouyant than a subtly ingratiating way, and with a downside-of-love lyric that begs repeated listens.
There is nothing fey or Peter Peaboutsh about James Gilchrist's forcefully sung Albert, no over-the-top histrionics in Susan Bullock's Lady Billows, and no coquettish whimsy in Pamela Helen Stephen's Nancy.
This guitar-based music didn't rock, but equally the songcraft wasn't sufficiently strong, or forcefully sung enough, for it to make the grade as proper pop music.
As Paul, Ryan Drummond delivered another one of his forcefully sung, deeply masculine characterizations.
He is a steady pop-jazz crooner whose voice acquires more personality and confidence the more forcefully he sings.
Over time, however, the more forcefully he sang, the more constricted his voice sounded.
The composer dominated the seven-member instrumental ensemble, drawing weird sounds from her cello and singing forcefully.
Throughout, Robson acquits himself well – that is to say, singing forcefully but never overpowering the chugging bassline and shimmering synths – while on Sirens the band's rhythm section manages to invoke Kraftwerk's motorik grace even as the guitarist slashes and burns.
So it was a surprise to hear him singing as forcefully as he did here, even if it was only about half the time, in between dance steps.
Rapping fluently at top speed and singing more forcefully than she did in the 1990s, Ms. Hill tore into songs from "Miseducation" and the Fugees, often segueing them into righteous Bob Marley songs.
