Thesaurus results for VOCALS

vocals

noun

plural of vocal

as in ballads

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment a recording artist who arranges his own vocals

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Recent Examples of vocals Chastain will contribute her own vocals to the film’s soundtrack. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026 Of course, there were some proper studio sessions to get things going and record vocals sometimes, but truly, a lot of this album happened outside of the studio. — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026 But of the leaders of those three mega-bands, perhaps the most mysterious remains Pete Townshend, The Who’s songwriter and enigmatic eminence, thrashing chords and smashing guitars while Roger Daltrey handled lead vocals. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026 As the band turns one of Wonder’s ever-climbing chord progressions into a frisky funk jam, his vocals cut loose more with every chorus. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Notably, Laboriel, who also does background vocals, has performed on some of the world’s biggest stages, from Super Bowl halftime shows to concerts held in front of Queen Elizabeth. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026 Instead, session singers handled the vocals before producers realized the then-teenager could sing. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 A la Karen Carpenter, Paulina sang lead vocals from behind the drum kit, calling on the crowd to clap and sing along to the music. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Toho’s music team had been looking for international artists who could bring powerful shouts and melodic vocals in keeping with the show’s high-energy tone, which led to the Electric Callboy pairing. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

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But on the piano, laser-beamed into his songcraft, he’s quietly electrified, at seemingly at peace as his tenorous vocal glissando and nimble fingerwork on the piano produce shiveringly tender folk ballads that echo Harry Nilsson and Van Morrison.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Local-language pop ballads and American rap music blast from speakers.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of ballads

Noun

Like every Lucy project, there are also swing-for-the-fences samples, of the kinds of old, viral songs that create communities of nostalgic yearners in their YouTube comments.

— H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Probably no one in the world is yet willing to place a bet on Ella Langley or Sienna Spiro pulling off an album win on top of BNA and possible wins for their breakout signature songs, but stranger Cinderella stories have happened.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of songs

Noun

Few of her words survived the torrents of sound in which they were immersed; as with certain Grouper recordings, the lyrics emerged as texture more than syntax.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Fleecs called a film composer friend, Nima Fakhrara, who arranged the song with the lyrics Fleecs and Seeley wrote.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of lyrics

Noun

The atmosphere feels similar to Pentecostal churches, with the hymns and spiritual declarations very familiar to those sung in other churches.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
In the southernmost car, dozens press together and sway in their prayer shawls to the hymns of the morning service.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of hymns

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