Right, so, Manchester's own Robert McGinty is back. "Reflections," they call it. Twelve classical instrumentals. Twelve! Like the apostles, but...less preachy, more piano-y. It's supposed to be uplifting and joyful, this album, a sequel of sorts, tracking his growth since the debut. Did you know the collective noun for owls is a parliament? Completely unrelated, I know, but owls are wise, and there's a...

Amelie Lucile's new song "See Me" is highly recommended if you're looking for a tune that will catch your thoughts and trigger specific feelings in you. The singer emphasizes their need for someone to understand their suffering and assist them in leaving a poisonous or destructive situation in the song's lyrics, which have a sense of helplessness and despair. It also looks at themes of struggle,...