"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is more than a meme
I needed the calmness of "Black Water" tonight
"Stars": searching for an answer
"Could It Be Magic": From Chopin to Manilow — with a slight detour
"Reach Out I'll Be There" is... a bit more unusual than I realized
"Inner Light" speaks to my anxious self in a re-emerging social climate
"Message in a Bottle": togetherness... in loneliness?
"Undun," the Guess Who's jazzy warning against acid
On "Dirt," Keane are true to themselves as they decry an all-too-familiar conflict
"Intrasport" shouldn't work as well as it does, but I can't stop dancing to it
On the soul masterpiece that is "Midnight Train to Georgia"
Small decisions make "Go All the Way" stand out from the pop rock pack
"Next to Me," a standout of 2012 that remains fresh a decade on
"White Winter Hymnal" is an odd song to be associated with Christmas
"Let Me Love You," a beautiful 21st-century ballad with a lot going on under its surface
"Kiss from a Rose" yields a momentary, yet troubling warmth
Fugees' cover of "Killing Me Softly With His Song" holds its own and then some
"Dancing in the Moonlight" is the sound of harmless joy and escape...
"She's Not There" combines various influences into a stirring pop rock hit
"Second Chance" shows the power of paying attention to the little things as much as the big picture