Dar Williams

Dar Williams describes modern life as “a highway, filled with deep, exotic colors and beautiful delicate things as well as the perils that come from moving so fast.” Her 13th album, Hummingbird Highway, due September 12 on Righteous Babe Records, celebrates these vivid glimpses she gathers as a touring musician. Williams, drawing from her background as a playwright, fills the album with nuanced characters whose stories unfold in just a few minutes. The title track is sung from the perspective of...