jangly
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Summed up by Pavlovic as "jangly guitars and chanted layered vocals", it's both richly harmonic and somewhat ramshackle - born of a decision to embrace spontaneity and leave studio mistakes intact.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Advance single “Let Me Grow and You’ll See the Fruit” is bewitching and emotionally resonant, like someone whispering a story into your ear over a beautifully jangly guitar line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
He extended the bell idea with the jangly celeste, also known as a bell piano, and he augmented those bells with a small string ensemble, a choir and, at one point, even an electric guitar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
Noseda didn’t exactly reconcile the solo and the jangly orchestral interludes that separate its verses, but the Fourth can be impenetrable in that way.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
I stare at her fancy turtleneck sweater and big jangly earrings.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
