The last to be prepared for a reappraisal of Bill Fay's work was the singer-songwriter himself. After this sympathetic and modest Briton was dumped by the Deram label after two successful albums in 1971, he had concluded his career in music. He had always kept writing songs and this found its way into his successful comeback album Life Is People in 2012. Successor Who Is The Sender? is his first
… record as a celebrity. An album with a collection of songs that emanate peace and purification, sung mutteringly and tastefully filled with string arrangements, choirs and a band that plays not a single note too much. There is something religious about Fay's music, without mentioning a creator by name. The album title therefore refers to the great, unknown source of inspiration who seems to whisper Fay into his songs. A seemingly inexhaustible source of quality songs that are as modest as they are profound, and fortunately Fay can now call herself a big name. (MR)more
