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sound shift
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sound shift
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(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a gradual alteration or series of alterations in the pronunciation of a set of sounds, esp of vowels See also Great Vowel Shift


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Suffice it to say, Shivaree layers Parsley's coquettish vocals over a veteran band whose sound shifts hazily from blues to jazz to country to dreamy, midnight-in-the-swamp sounds that really don't accept easy description.
 
 
 
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