Michael Ryther finds love across the miles in latest release “Avalon”

Michael Ryther’s new single “Avalon” is a bittersweet look at what it’s like loving someone from afar. Instead of romanticizing distance, the song does justice to that divide the yearning, the doubt, the silent pain of wanting closeness when two people are separated by miles. Michael Ryther keeps the delivery intimate, letting the song's central feeling unfold. Its restraint carries tenderness, which makes “Avalon” especially relatable. It speaks to the weird paradox of distance, love can feel so present when the person you want next to you isn't there.