Donald Fagen – Confide in Me
Oldies Songs Beneath the Chrome Plating, a Tale of Existential Loneliness and a Desperate Plea for Authentic Connection in the High-Tech Age. For those of us who came of age during the…
Donald Fagen – Good Stuff
The Sinister Pleasure of a Perfectly Executed Heist: A Funky, Film-Noir Vignette Celebrating the Cold Satisfaction of Professional Criminality. To dive into a Donald Fagen track is to step onto…
Donald Fagen – Out of the Ghetto
The Poignant Re-Contextualization of Soul: A Jewish-American Musician’s Ironic and Affectionate Appropriation of a Black Ghetto Narrative. To approach a Donald Fagen composition is to wade into a world steeped…
Donald Fagen – Brite Nitegown
The Jazz-Noir Jolt: A Funky, Morbid Dance with Mortality, Masked by the Polished Grooves of Middle Age. The music of Donald Fagen, whether with Steely Dan or on his own…
Donald Fagen – Century’s End
The Elegiac Sound of a Decade’s Last, Desperate Dance: A Sophisticated, Cynical Anthem About Hedonism as the World Nears a Millennial Cliff. The music of Donald Fagen, whether with Steely…
Donald Fagen – Teahouse on the Tracks
The Last Exit to Optimism: A Lyrical Crossroads Where Our Hero’s Existential Road Trip Stalls, Forcing a Reckoning with the Future. For a certain kind of sophisticated, world-weary listener—the ones…
Donald Fagen – Memorabilia
The Cynical Allure of the Past: A Smooth-Jazz Examination of Relics from the Cold War’s Romantic Failures. The sophisticated, slightly sinister world of Donald Fagen has always been a place…
Donald Fagen – True Companion
The Elegiac Sound of a Golden Duo’s Dissolution, a Sophisticated Requiem for Lost Artistic Unity. The year 1981 was a moment of profound, quiet heartbreak for a certain kind of…
Donald Fagen – On the Dunes
An Eight-Minute Odyssey of Existential Despair, Where the Search for a Future Only Leads to a Heartbreaking Confrontation with a Failed Past. For those of us who grew up decoding…
Donald Fagen – Springtime
The Cynical Yet Poignant Search for Innocence in the Digital Echoes of Faded Youth. The year 1993 marked a significant moment for the faithful devotees of Donald Fagen and his…