Death Radio...

Death Radio: NPR.

Reports of death on the radio this morning. Death near and far. A long conversation about death and it's many rituals in many places around the globe.

This is unusual. Unusual times. A bit of a black cloud hanging over the morning and over the day. We have entered a time of reckoning. An era of consequences.

Life is a circle, a cycle. Death is just part of the deal. No one gets out unscathed. No one is untouched. All of us participate. Willingly or not.

Inescapable.

The a.m. soundtrack - Tindersticks' - "Tindersticks" (1993). There is a "hushed" nature to this record. The vocals are sort of buried in the mix, and mumbled, or quietly crooned. Beautiful arrangements. Lush orchestrations. Well-played. It's double album. 21 songs. It has always been hard for me to make out what these songs are about. I float on the sound, with meaning dancing just out of grasp. Beguiling.