Writing about music can often be a frustrating endeavor, especially as a layperson. I can go on about the history of specific works and the careers of their makers easily, but analysis never feels right. The usual route of looking through artist interviews falls flat when so many don't know music theory either, and do much of their work on gut feeling alone.
Gut feeling is what most dictates my music tastes as well. Lyrics are often secondary and chord progressions unnoticed, but melodies and the specific sounds of instruments are what truly grab me. Often I gravitate to acts that craft a specific sound image, but here I am faced with somebody who excelled on that front, yet most of what I heard did not resonate.