With the release of the single "Play Me A Christmas Song", Stephen Dowd manages to bottle the very specific, blue-hued silence that falls over a living room once the wrapping paper has been cleared away. It is a curious thing, really, how a melody can act less like a sound wave and more like the smell of a candle that was blown out five...

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...