Known for his soulful contemporary weaving of jazz, new age music and pop instrumental, with such notable recent recordings on the EverSound label (“Everlasting” & “Shadow Crossing”), “Hard Rains Often Fall” Curtis Macdonald’s newest collection of romantic and mood inducing Chill / New Age Contemporary Instrumentals are a tapestry of beautiful acoustic piano melodies bathed in a unique blend of transparent electronica and acoustic instruments with modern down-tempo grooves.

Macdonald’s heartfelt approach is original in essence with endearing memorable and catchy choruses and his signature lyrical improvised piano solos compliment the character of each composition.

It opens with “Beyond the New Dawn”, an early morning journey with acoustic guitar, pattern electronica and filtered percussion with a piano melody and chorus inspiring hope and resurrection. Followed by the emotional “Echoes of a Tender Heart”, acoustic guitar, lush pads and atmospheric electronica surround a gorgeous single line piano melod