Benjamin Kassel
"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.
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Benjamin Kassel
Feb 21, 20223 min read
"Ain't No Sunshine" is a clinic in musical succinctness
125 seconds. 26 "I know"s. Four chords. One perfectly short piece of art.
Benjamin Kassel
Feb 15, 20224 min read
On "Dirt," Keane are true to themselves as they decry an all-too-familiar conflict
Their title track from last summer's EP has an unavoidable gravitas as it speaks to the fallout the innocent suffer from war.
Benjamin Kassel
Jan 28, 20223 min read
"I Want to Know What Love Is," a power ballad that's more than a cut above
Foreigner put lyrics first en route to creating one of the greatest love anthems in all of popular music.
Benjamin Kassel
Jan 5, 20224 min read
Small decisions make "Go All the Way" stand out from the pop rock pack
Little changes go a long way for Eric Carmen and the Raspberries.
Benjamin Kassel
Oct 23, 20214 min read
"I Get Around" is early Beach Boys in a nutshell
It may not be their signature tune (if you can even narrow that down to one), but it's an indicative slice of their formative sound.
Benjamin Kassel
Sep 18, 20214 min read
"Tiny Dancer" ever so slowly builds to something magical
Some pop songs could be cut short and still feel somewhat satisfying. "Tiny Dancer," simply put, is not one of those songs.
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