Perfectly pleasant music, some good lyrics.
Year in Review 2024: Music, Part 2
There's a sonic cohesiveness to the songs, not just in the way they're strung together through those seamless transitions but in the dramatic arc of the whole thing, to the point that you can feel the story even if you're not paying that close attention to the lyrics 'cause you're nursing a bad Slay the Spire habit.
Year in Review 2023: Music, Part 2
It's got space, it's got chill vibes, it's also got a few intense vibes, it's got all the feelings, and it's got mushrooms.
Year in Review 2023: Music, Part 1
There's a feeling of someone trying really hard to relax, but not quite getting there.
Year in Review 2022: Music
It's not very often you get to say, "Wow, what a gorgeous AC/DC cover!"
Year in Review 2021: Music
Toward the beginning of 2021 I got tired of only having the 500 or so songs on my phone to listen to in the car, so I pulled out the old iPod Classic to see if it still worked.
A Note on the Music Year in Review Format
Starting this year I'll be making some major changes to the Music Year in Review.
Year in Review 2020: Music
As a singer, Donnelly is capable of an impressive variety of styles, from New Wave to pop to classical crooning.
Year in Review 2019: Music
I mean, obviously I like this album (less obvious is how I missed it but whatever). It would be pretty much impossible for me not to.
Year in Review 2018: Music
One of my pet peeves with pop music is that a lot of pop artists are actually really good singers, but are frequently putting out songs that don’t serve their voices (and also have crappy lyrics but I guess that’s a separate issue).
Certain of Eventual Failure 