"Everything was going to be relentlessly downbeat," said Smith. "That was my idea for the album." On the opening track, "Alone", more than three minutes go by before Smith even starts to sing.

Down Beat called him "One of the most studied (and copied ... Potter's impressive discography includes 15 albums as a leader and sideman appearances on over 100 albums. He was nominated for a Grammy ...

On “Cut My Hair,” the opening declaration of her 2023 sophomore album “Think Later,” Tate McRae cast off the gloomy clouds that hung over her oft-downbeat catalog: “Sad girl bit got a little boring,” ...