Just heard a just-released new song by the Who: “All This Music Must Fade.” Notwithstanding some hackneyed and seemingly test-marketed Whoisms, it’s more vital (and professional) sounding than anything they’ve done in a long long time. This is not excitement or anticipation, merely sober observation of what feels to me (as I’m sure it does to you) like family members or old friends. It’s comfortable and reassuring, not least for its lack of desperation (cf Endless Wire).
