Steely Dan: The story of an enigma in search of perfection

Yet Steely Dan stood apart from all of them. The musical alter-ego of bookish New Yorkers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan, with their broad musical palette, didn’t really fit in anywhere.
Rolling Stone

‘Our World Is More Steely Dan Than It’s Ever Been’: Why the Seventies Jazz-Rock Cynics Sound Perfect Right Now

You could fill a book with all the shady characters you meet in Steely Dan songs. Quantum Criminals is that book. Journalist Alex Pappademas and artist Joan LeMay take a deep dive into the genius of ...
The New Yorker

My Unlikely Connection to Steely Dan

Whenever I see Steely Dan referenced anywhere, I experience a nonsensical jolt of recognition and identification, and never forget it. “Any Steely Dan come in?” the receptionists at a radio station ...
NPR

The eternal paradox, and 'Quantum Criminals,' of Steely Dan

This interview originally appeared in NPR Music's weekly newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here. Steely Dan is a paradox. As writer Alex Pappademas puts it, it's a "cult band whose catalog ...
Cinema Blend

With All Of The Music Biopics Happening These Days, Where The Hell's My Steely Dan Movie Already?

I'm going to have the (Deacon) blues if this movie never gets made. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Whenever somebody asks me ...