No Ordinary Fish. The name itself conjures expectations beyond the usual shoal, doesn't it? And their new single, "I Wonder," largely delivers on that peculiar promise. It’s a track that sidles up rather than storms in, Exeter’s four-piece crafting a slow-burn narrative of party-lit paranoia and eventual, crucial self-affirmation. https://open.spotify.com/track/1njJIPxdyL3IANAtuQnaAn?si=4b060b4eb12840c2 Debbie Pearce’s voice steers us through this emotional labyrinth. We’re right there with her, feeling that...

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...