Benjamin KasselMar 13, 20224 min"It Gets Dark" is a welcome new release in multiple waysIt'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 KasselFeb 22, 20223 min"Ain't No Sunshine" is a clinic in musical succinctness125 seconds. 26 "I know"s. Four chords. One perfectly short piece of art.
Benjamin KasselFeb 16, 20224 minOn "Dirt," Keane are true to themselves as they decry an all-too-familiar conflictTheir title track from last summer's EP has an unavoidable gravitas as it speaks to the fallout the innocent suffer from war.
Benjamin KasselJan 28, 20223 min"I Want to Know What Love Is," a power ballad that's more than a cut aboveForeigner put lyrics first en route to creating one of the greatest love anthems in all of popular music.