abrasiveness
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Stereogum: "Diamond Jubilee is two hours of unrushed wandering through a lo-fi escape, catchy to the point of sticky, tarnishing in its abrasiveness yet sun-baked to perfection."
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024
The style is quite jarring, with an abrasiveness that’s almost chafing to watch.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024
Simers’ abrasiveness also rankled ESPN, which had hired him as a panelist for a new show called “Around the Horn” in 2002.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024
Whatever the mode, the exhilarating abrasiveness of the Cypress Hill sound held true.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
But maybe his abrasiveness is also his armor.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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