..... the set finds Helm both affirming life and anticipating death. ....Much is raucous, though there are sombre ballads that look directly into the great unknown. The constant throughout is Helm’s subtly spectacular singing. When he was young, he sounded like a wise old man. Now he sounds like an oracle
Matthew Gavin Frank’s music playlist for his book Submersed
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"The book is a foray into the world of deep-sea divers, yes, but also into
the obsession and madness that oceans inspire in us..."
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