midtempo

alternative mid-tempo

1. not comparableentertainmentAt a medium tempo, neither fast nor slow.

   This wry, midtempo track is familiar yet highly personal.

   2009 January 31, John Sakamoto, “The Anti-Hit List”, in Toronto Star

plural midtempos · alternative mid-tempo

1. A medium tempo.

   Tinged with punk rock guitar blare often slowed down to midtempos, Death Cab appealed to the insular yet viral emo scene, as well as the broader indie-rock world.

   2008 May 18, R J Smith, “Death Cab Is Up for the Long Haul”, in New York Times