Steely Dan – I Can’t Function
Oldies Songs The tension of disconnection and personal unraveling rendered with Steely Dan’s characteristic precision Released posthumously in the 2007 compilation Found Studio Tracks, Steely Dan’s “I Can’t Function” offers a rare…
Steely Dan – Let George Do It
A sly portrait of avoidance and moral drift, wrapped in Steely Dan’s unmistakable cool Released within the archival collection Found Studio Tracks in 2007, Steely Dan’s “Let George Do It”…
Steely Dan – The Last Mall
The Uneasy Glamour and Quiet Melancholy of Modern Consumer Life On Steely Dan’s 2003 album Everything Must Go, “The Last Mall” stands as a wry, introspective commentary on the emptiness…
Steely Dan – Lunch With Gina
A Wry Exploration of Desire and Social Facades Released on Steely Dan’s 2003 album Everything Must Go, “Lunch With Gina” marks one of the band’s later-period triumphs, blending their signature…
Steely Dan – Almost Gothic
A Joyous Confession of Obsession, Spelled L‑U‑V When Steely Dan returned in 2000 with their long-awaited studio album Two Against Nature, the record soared to number six on the U.S.…
Steely Dan – Mock Turtle Song
A Whimsy of the Submerged and the Unrehearsed In the curious folds of Walter Becker’s creative archive lies Mock Turtle Song, credited to Becker (with his long-time partner Donald Fagen)…
Steely Dan – Don’t Let Me In
The Ghost of a Door Never Opened — Steely Dan’s “Don’t Let Me In” and the Sound of Genius in Formation Buried deep in the archives of early Steely Dan…
Steely Dan – Two Against Nature
A Late-Career, Jazz-Rock Examination of Two Lovers Who Find Dangerous Solace in Their Shared, Reckless Deviation from the Norm. The return of Steely Dan in the year 2000 was nothing…
Steely Dan – Gaslighting Abbie
The Sophisticated, Late-Era Steely Dan Thriller: An Icy Jazz-Funk Study of Manipulation and Marital Deceit in the Digital Age. The year is 2000. After two decades of silence, save for…
Steely Dan – Things I Miss The Most
The Elegantly Cynical Divorce: A Wealthy Man’s Bittersweet Inventory of Material Loss, Proving That Even Heartbreak is Subject to a Sophisticated Cost-Benefit Analysis. For the devoted connoisseur of American music,…