diff --git a/examples/albums.py b/examples/albums.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 2594e4f..0000000
--- a/examples/albums.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring, missing-function-docstring
-
-from argparse import ArgumentParser
-
-from spotify_actions.echo import echo_album
-from spotify_actions.search import search_albums
-from spotify_actions.util import read_credentials
-
-
-def main() -> None:
-    parser = ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-c", "--credentials", required=True)
-    parser.add_argument("search_string")
-
-    cmdline = parser.parse_args()
-
-    client = read_credentials(cmdline.config)
-
-    albums = search_albums(client, cmdline.search_string)
-    echo_album(albums)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/examples/label_recent_releases.py b/examples/recent_releases.py
similarity index 74%
rename from examples/label_recent_releases.py
rename to examples/recent_releases.py
index 6b226cb..f607969 100644
--- a/examples/label_recent_releases.py
+++ b/examples/recent_releases.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from datetime import date, timedelta
 
 from spotify_actions.echo import echo_album
 from spotify_actions.join import join_albums
-from spotify_actions.search import search_albums_label
-from spotify_actions.temporal import album_released_after
+from spotify_actions.search import search_albums
+from spotify_actions.temporal import temporal_released_after
 from spotify_actions.util import read_credentials
 
 
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     client = read_credentials(cmdline.credentials)
 
-    label_albums = [search_albums_label(client, l) for l in cmdline.label]
+    label_albums = [search_albums(client, label=l) for l in cmdline.label]
     albums = join_albums(*label_albums)
-    albums_recent = album_released_after(albums, today - four_weeks)
+    albums_recent = temporal_released_after(albums, today - four_weeks)
     echo_album(albums_recent)
 
 
diff --git a/spotify_actions/search.py b/spotify_actions/search.py
index 10aa45e..371ea50 100644
--- a/spotify_actions/search.py
+++ b/spotify_actions/search.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Utility methods for the Spotify query API
 """
-from typing import Iterable
+from typing import Iterable, Optional
 
 from spotify_model import Paging, SearchAlbum
 from spotipy import Spotify
@@ -16,22 +16,20 @@ def _search_albums(client: Spotify, search_str: str) -> Paging:
     return _search
 
 
-def search_albums(client: Spotify, search_str: str) -> Iterable[SearchAlbum]:
+def search_albums(
+    client: Spotify, search_str: Optional[str] = None, artist: Optional[str] = None, label: Optional[str] = None
+) -> Iterable[SearchAlbum]:
     "Display albums from a search string"
 
-    for item in exhaust(_search_albums(client, search_str)):
-        yield SearchAlbum(**item)
-
-
-def search_albums_artist(client: Spotify, artist_name: str) -> Iterable[SearchAlbum]:
-    "Display albums from a particular artist"
-
-    for item in exhaust(_search_albums(client, f'artist:"{artist_name}"')):
-        yield SearchAlbum(**item)
-
-
-def search_albums_label(client: Spotify, label_name: str) -> Iterable[SearchAlbum]:
-    "Display albums from a particular label"
-
-    for item in exhaust(_search_albums(client, f'label:"{label_name}"')):
+    query_items = [
+        search_str,
+        f'artist:"{artist}"' if artist is not None else None,
+        f'label:"{label}"' if label is not None else None,
+    ]
+    query_str = " ".join([i for i in query_items if i is not None])
+
+    if not query_str:
+        return
+
+    for item in exhaust(_search_albums(client, query_str)):
         yield SearchAlbum(**item)
diff --git a/spotify_actions/temporal.py b/spotify_actions/temporal.py
index 548d13b..df929f3 100644
--- a/spotify_actions/temporal.py
+++ b/spotify_actions/temporal.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from typing import Iterable
 from spotify_model import ReleaseDatePrecision, SearchAlbum
 
 
-def album_released_after(albums: Iterable[SearchAlbum], released_after: date) -> Iterable[SearchAlbum]:
+def temporal_released_after(albums: Iterable[SearchAlbum], released_after: date) -> Iterable[SearchAlbum]:
     """
     Filter albums to after a specific release date.