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Benjamin Kassel

Jan 20, 20224 min read

Early 2000s pop punk meets late 2010s future bass in "Good Things Fall Apart"

In hindsight, these styles are perfect for each other — unlike the former relationship the song describes. Bravo, ILLENIUM and Jon Bellion.

Benjamin Kassel

Nov 7, 20213 min read

"96 Tears": Grounded in its time, or anticipatory of rock's future?

Its sound as as mid-60s as you can get, but its perspective might lend itself to being a forerunner of more contemporary movements.