Online I recently met a gay guy who lives in Thailand. He writes music and his favorite singer is Celine Dion. We talked on the phone and I described "Death of Mother Nature Suite"; he said it sounded impossible. I sent him a link, and though that song wasn't to his liking, all by himself he discovered two others:
"However, I am really impressed by Mariabronn and Song for America. I cannot say I like or hate them. Just shocked and speechless. I have never heard of anything like that before. They're complicated, masterfully performed and show excellent songwriting craftsmanship. Totally mind-blowing. They're totally fearless with those what-the-heck chord progressions and I do hear some elements of classical music there! Yes, music should be like this. Expression and creativity without regard to traditional or popular inclinations. It breaks the boundaries of what a music genre should be. And the synths - oh, man. . . I didn't know they could pull that off decades ago. Real geniuses they are."
Pretty succinct summary, no?
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