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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.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

It's a heady mix of the ancient and hypermodern.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

Something sinister is unfolding at older sister Tabitha’s hypermodern school, and Tina needs her uncle Ted to remember his Boss Baby beginnings and work with his estranged brother to crack the case.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021

Morphy’s King’s Gambits demonstrated the power of time, space and harmonious development, while Reti’s subtle and Nimzovich’s clotted opening ideas introduced many of the concepts of hypermodern play.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2018

He may be an old-fashioned sort of musician, but he’s a hypermodern sort of celebrity, and that can lead to trouble, real or imagined.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2010