Being Anchored by Marc Filmer

October 1st, 2025 |  Listen Now

What is the relationship between the person I was, the person I am, and the person I am becoming? In my new album, I explore the strange magnetism of time, memory, and my own search for an unshakable core in a world of flux.

The album's journey begins amidst the wonder and uncertainty of our Strange Times, immediately contrasted by the comforting pull of an Unchanging past. It navigates the beauty and paralysis of Looking Back, the resulting feeling of being Numb, and the pivotal moment of reflection in Capern, the album's conceptual heart. From this quiet introspection, the music fights its way through frustration and yearning to a powerful breakthrough, where pieces start Falling Into Place and a breath of Fresh Air brings a new perspective.

Releasing on October 1st, 2025, the album was created during a period of deep reflection on pivotal cycles of time—looking back on formative years from the vantage point of the present, and noticing the curious echoes and patterns that emerge. This sense of personal history intersecting with the present moment is woven into the very fabric of the music.

This journey through memory and music culminates in a powerful realization about the nature of Being Anchored: that my central truth, my Unshakable Core, isn't something I must look back to find, but something I have learned to forge within myself, here and now. It is my story of transforming struggle into a beautiful message, sent out for all to hear.

The Complete Album Narrative

1. Strange Times The journey begins with a step into a new world. A curious, jaunty melody explores a landscape of rapid change, capturing both the awe of discovery and a hint of fear for an uncertain future. It’s the sound of looking around in wonder, knowing that while all bets are off, anything is possible.

2. Unchanging An infectious rhythm and a timeless melody create a powerful sense of continuity. This piece is an ode to the constants in our lives—the people, places, and feelings that act as an anchor, connecting the past to the present. It’s the comforting realization that while small things may be transient, the things that truly matter are unchanging.

3. Looking Back A gentle melody cuts through the silence like a hazy ray of light, illuminating a memory before fading away. This piece captures the powerful magnetism of nostalgia—the comfort of looking back, but also the subtle danger of getting lost there. It’s the quiet, paralyzing beauty of a past that won’t quite let you go.

4. Numb From a place of deep emotional exhaustion, a slow and mournful melody emerges. Yet, within its tender notes lies a resilient and uplifting beauty—a guiding light through the dark. It’s the sound of the search for feeling itself, a quiet promise that even in the depths of numbness, a flicker of hope remains.

5. Capern With its strange, cyclical rhythm, 'Capern' feels like looking through the letterbox of a cherished memory. It captures the bittersweet beauty of a past that remains forever vivid but just out of reach. Named for both a Victorian poet and a childhood street, this piece is the album's anchor—a quiet moment of reflection on the ghosts we love before we can turn to face the future.

6. Hear Me Out With a sharp, staccato melody that tugs and pulls, 'Hear Me Out' is the urgent sound of a truth fighting to be told. It’s the raw frustration of having a vital message for a world that seems to have stopped listening. Emerging from quiet reflection, this piece is not a request, but a heartfelt demand to be felt and understood before time runs out.

7. More Than A gentle, meditative piece with a restless heart. Its graceful, wandering melody searches for a life beyond the mundane, wrestling with the space between hope and despair. It’s the sound of a quiet, profound yearning—the realization that you are meant for more than this, and the anxious impatience to begin.

8. Small Escape A joyful, ascending melody that feels like being born again into a simple, happy moment. This isn't a grand adventure, but its opposite: a small, spontaneous escape to a place of peace and relaxation. In the album's journey, it is the unexpected ray of light—the reminder of uncomplicated joy that provides the strength needed for the final breakthrough.

9. Falling Into Place This is the moment of catharsis, the joyful release after the struggle. A charming, upbeat melody seems to click and sparkle, echoing the staccato questions of earlier pieces but now answering them with pure optimism. It’s the sound of the world suddenly making sense—the exhilarating feeling when the path forward becomes clear and you realize, with a rush of hope, that everything is finally falling into place.

10. Fresh Air This is the profound peace that follows the breakthrough. A slow, soft melody unfolds like a gentle breeze on a perfect spring day, a quiet moment of pure, hopeful optimism. It carries the feeling of a glass, once thought empty, being refilled with light. It’s the simple, deep gratitude for a new beginning—the very breath that breathes life back into a weary soul.

11. Unshakable Core This is the destination. After the journey through memory, struggle, and breakthrough, a new foundation has been forged. An assertive yet gentle melody pushes forward with an insistent, quiet strength—the sound of confidence found and doubt erased. The storms of the outside world may still rage, but here, at the center of being, is a resilience that cannot be broken. This is the unshakable core.

12. Sending A Message The final chapter of the journey, born from the strength of an unshakable core. An unpredictable and graceful melody channels the energy of past frustrations into a powerful and noble gesture. It is not a quiet conclusion, but a clear, creative statement—a refusal to be silenced. It’s the sound of transforming struggle into a beautiful message, sent out into the world for all to hear.