veering

Songs like “Ruthless” and “Vicious Sensitive Robot” showed the full band firing on all cylinders, veering from yacht-rock trumpets to meditative jazz grooves, while “Paranoia” had a hypermodern ambience.

This was a period in which Tanton himself was veering in an increasingly extremist and overtly racist direction.

The “San Francisco liberal” has run a good, energetic campaign, veering toward the ideological middle.

The Grammy winner recalled veering into the country genre herself, only to be told her music wouldn’t be played on radio unless she “quit pop” entirely.

Their debut, “Thee Sacred Souls,” dealt heavily in romantic love, occasionally veering into the saccharine, while “Got a Story to Tell” is often reflective and philosophical.