introspective

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An overused word for any musician is that a work is "introspective" - these records seem far from that.

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  1. Looking within; characterized or effected by introspection; studying or exhibiting one's own consciousness or internal state. Most introspective poetry … wearies us, because it so often is the petty or morbid sentiment of natures little superior to our own. Stedman, Vict. Poets, p. 147.
  2. Introspective method in psychology, the method of studying mental phenomena by attempting to observe directly what occurs in one's own consciousness. This method, though indispensable, is exposed to many difficulties, and requires the support of other methods, as those of experimental and comparative psychology. He [Hume] further agrees with Descartes and all his predecessors in pursuing the simple introspective method: that is to say, in attempting to discover truth by simply contemplating his own mind. Leslie Stephen, Eng. Thought, i. § 30.

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  • Philadelphia rockers mewithoutyou are beloved for their introspective, thoughtful lyrics and the spiritual elements they imbue into their music. —  Spin Magazine Online -
  • If you've read Obama's "Dreams from My Father," the politician that emerges on the pages of Obama's more recent effort is predictable - cautious, introspective, a cipher who tries to reflect the views of everyone while having only a vaguely defined sense of himself and what he really stands for. —  Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
  • He's thoughtful and introspective, and beneath the stoic exterior of the star baseball player there are telltale signs that he's a sucker for romance. —  Anime News Network
  • He also is soft-spoken and introspective, a function, those who know him believe, of being home-schooled until seventh grade. —  STLtoday.com Top News Headlines
  • He is sweet-tempered, even after being seduced into the street-corner crack business, but he sounds tough in his rap songs -- tough, introspective, autobiographical and a gifted writer.
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