Talk:Death & Romance

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Review: December 11, 2024. (Reviewed version).

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GA Review

Passed. Locust member (talk) 21:58, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Nominator: CatchMe (talk · contribs) 04:57, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Locust member (talk · contribs) 00:20, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Saw you submitted a few articles and decided to give this one a review. Will try to get this done as quick as possible! Locust member (talk) 00:20, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to see you again! Yes, I'm afraid that I'm doing too much but I hope that it turns out well. :) CatchMe (talk) 00:35, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Well written

Lead

"Death & Romance" is a song by American duo Magdalena Bay — per WP:FALSETITLE should read "...a song by the American duo Magdalena Bay"

Done CatchMe (talk) 02:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

as the album's lead single — link lead single

Done CatchMe (talk) 02:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

while the mixing was handled by Dave Fridmann and mastering by Emily Lazar. — would change to "and was mastered by Emily Lazar". also link mixing and mastered like you did in the body.

Done CatchMe (talk) 02:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Background and release

In 2021, American duo Magdalena Bay — same thing as before, just add a "the" in front of "American duo" per WP:FALSETITLE

Done CatchMe (talk) 02:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Composition

"Death & Romance" is 5 minutes and 14 seconds long. — the infobox states it is 5 minutes and 15 seconds long. per the Apple Music source, it looks like it is 5:14.

Done: changed it in the infobox CatchMe (talk) 02:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

to the 1999 single "Steal My Sunshine" by Canadian duo Len. — same thing here with the false titles (sorry for being picky about this)

Don't worry.

Done CatchMe (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Liam Hess of Vogue found the song's keyboards and thundering drums similar to the works of Swedish group ABBA. — "found" / find is listed under WP:SAYS. Just replace with either one of the following: "Said, stated, described, wrote, commented, or according to"

I'll keep it in mind for future occasions.

Done CatchMe (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Critical reception

Bell found that the song "sounds absolutely massive". & Writing a review of the album for Paste, Eric Bennett found that "each icy piano stab makes the scope feel bigger and more all-consuming". — same thing with "found"

Done CatchMe (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The song was placed in several mid-year and year-end lists of best music. — would change to "The song was placed in several mid-year and year-end lists of the best songs of the year."

Partly done changed it to "the best songs of 2024" because "year" is already mentioned (twice, though). CatchMe (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Music video

She mets a being of light, Lewis, and the two kiss. — believe it should be "She meets a being of light"? also the source says the character's name is "Lewin"

Done Don't know how I read "Lewis"... Lewin is actually the last name of one member of the duo. CatchMe (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In a press release, Magdalena Bay said that the song "feels complete" with the video and expressed their exciment for sharing "the rest of the story with you". — would change to "In a press release, Magdalena Bay said that the song "feels complete" with the video and expressed their excitement for sharing "the rest of the story" with their audience.

Partly done: it was a typo, yeah, but changed it to "enthusiasm" because "expressed their excitement" is already in the Background section. Hope it's OK. CatchMe (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Writer Travis Shosa of The Line of Best Fit found the video "bizarre", but was not surprised considering the duo's previous "absurd" aesthetics. — same thing with "found" and false title, change to "The writer Travis Shosa"

Both

Done CatchMe (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Live performances

Magdalena Bay performed live "Death & Romance" on The Imaginal Mystery Tour in 2024. I don't necessarily think this wording is wrong, but I would much prefer it to be "Magdalena Bay performed "Death & Romance" live during The Imaginal Mystery Tour in 2024."

Done CatchMe (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Factually accurate and verifiable

Reading through I made sure every source matches with what is written. Everything looks good! Take this as my spot check. All citations are attributed to reliable sources as well, very well-sourced article with great coverage on the topic. No original research either. Copyvio shows violation unlikely of 22.5%. Looks good! BINGO!

Broad in its coverage

Sure is.

Neutral point of view

Yep.

Stable

No edit wars, barely any other editors. Looks good!

Images

Non-free image has fair use rationale, no other images. Would recommend ALT text, but I find it would be hard to describe the single cover so I won't be picky about it. Feel free to add ALT text if you would like, though.

Forgot about that... It's a bit difficult yes, but considering the (strange) story of the music video I would put something like "An image of a UFO in the center of a red sky. At the bottom right of the picture, a woman embraces a being of light." CatchMe (talk) 01:11, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's great Locust member (talk) 01:29, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done CatchMe (talk) 02:11, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Final comments

Apart from a few minor spelling errors and wording issues, this article is incredibly solid. Well done! Will pass once my few critiques are dealt with. Very glad to see you bring your skills over to the Imaginal Disk article as well. Would love for that to get the coverage this article did!

I'm finishing that article today I think and it would be my first album GAN. Thank you, and I think the issues are resolved. CatchMe (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]