Benjamin Kassel
"Papercut": when I realized there was more to electronic music
Zedd's serene house-pop production featuring Troye Sivan was the first track of its kind that impressed me with the greater story it told.
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Benjamin Kassel
Jan 1, 20224 min read
I ring in 2022 with "Comfortably Numb," of all songs
Why? It just kind of happened once, and I've kept it up since... but I try to read into it anyway.
Benjamin Kassel
Dec 24, 20214 min read
I come to Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" in my own time of pain
It's a powerful reminder of the wide-ranging consequences of not taking care of oneself.
Benjamin Kassel
Oct 30, 20214 min read
"Kill This Love": what a sound, and what a title
Furthermore, the title echoes a message not as frequently heard in the breakup song canon: kill it off now to save yourself the pain later.
Benjamin Kassel
Oct 18, 20214 min read
On "Cranes in the Sky" and attempting to break free from a cycle of distractions
In trying to be productive post-heartbreak, Solange captures the difficulty in resolving to face our most pressing problems.
Benjamin Kassel
Oct 13, 20214 min read
As we're often painfully reminded, "Time" only moves forward
Alan Parsons and company tenderly embrace this fact in a song that can soundtrack the end of many things.
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