If you’ve ever tried to catch a seagull mid-flight with a butterfly net, you’ll understand the elusive joy that Funky Blackman's "The Beach" EP serves up. Not that there are any feathered friends involved, directly. But the feeling? Yeah, it’s there, a fleeting, beautiful awkwardness. https://open.spotify.com/album/5Sk7pagwbS02FPhsKKAzOb?si=QYWmoCruQv2lw3xMISpLJQ This isn’t some synthesized shoreline; forget the stock wave sounds. This is a memory, maybe yours, maybe his, re-assembled. He’s...

Emmy Award-winning film composer Michael J McEvoy has returned to his earliest classical roots with his newest instrumental single, "WATCHING, WAITING, I WONDER". After a long career scoring for the screen, this neo-classical release feels deeply personal, steering away from bustling TV and pop cues into profoundly somber, cinematic introspection. https://open.spotify.com/album/5oJ4FwqLi9KbCbOij0vFJ0?si=CcbGCdbwTI6OSOt-067q3w McEvoy collaborates here with the highly respected UK cellist Jane Fenton, who carries the heavy...