Unraveling Obsession: Inside the Haunting World of The March Xness Anthology
This anthology showcases the very best writing about the very best songs — and the very mad, sad, and bad songs — that make up the unique and irreplaceable soundtrack to our lives. The essays range in quality from the simply superb to the truly transcendent, even life altering. The essays are haunting, indelible; they are themselves unforgettable songs, dramatic prose performances with thousands of lyrics that convey and complement all the myriad emotions and experiences embedded in a song.
Reviewing this anthology was a challenge I had to accept because the essays promised to spotlight what is for me the crucial interrelationship between music and writing, the two intertwined influences that have ruled my life like a living caduceus. The essays delivered far beyond my expectations. I was delighted to discover how profoundly and satisfyingly immersive March Xness was; how convincingly and eloquently the essays proved that a single song can truly change the life of the listener . . . for better or worse.
