Between the Lines: In the Clouds

The radio said, “What happened in the terrifying last minutes of Germanwings…” I don’t know how it went from there, because I turned it off. The media coverage of the latest air disaster, like the many that preceded it, is all wrapped up in an unspoken contract:...
CD Shorts: Bill Fay, “Who Is the Sender?”

CD Shorts: Bill Fay, “Who Is the Sender?”

Bill Fay Who Is The Sender? (Dead Oceans) It’s hard to imagine a quiet explosion, but that’s the only fitting description of the tune “Underneath the Sun,” from English pianist/songwriter Bill Fay’s new album Who Is The Sender? The song drifts along, but it drifts in...