Benjamin Kassel
"Tainted Love": a cover that defined the 80s sound
Soft Cell weren't the originators of this song, new wave, or synth-pop, but their take on Gloria Jones set the stage for a decade of music.
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Benjamin Kassel
- Mar 13, 2022
- 4 min
"It Gets Dark" is a welcome new release in multiple ways
It's an excellent pop track on its own, it came with an album announcement, and its message is welcome as I work through internal matters.
Benjamin Kassel
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
"Here Comes the Rain Again" and a lesson on the second scale degree
Bear with me, because this is actually pretty cool in the context of this song.
Benjamin Kassel
- Sep 30, 2021
- 5 min
You know the song from that Allstate commercial? It's "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)"...
...and you probably aren't hearing it correctly, because a celebration of capitalism it most definitely is not.
Benjamin Kassel
- Sep 13, 2021
- 4 min
"Unknown Song" captures my present anxieties and questions, then tries to answer them
As the track oscillates between major and minor sections, I try to allay my fears. Do I succeed?
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