This is revealing to be quite a pivotal year for Swedish songstress RIVER. Following up on ‘Infected Mind’, the talented alt-pop visionary returns with ‘Lost In The Ocean’, a mellower, melancholic episode drenched in introspection and vivid lyricism. Produced by collaborators August Vinberg, Johannes Henriksson, and Rickard Andersson, the new single showcases RIVER’s unmatched songwriting honesty, alongside the deep-rooted commitment to her artistic journey.
Delving deeper into the record, RIVER explains: “When I wrote ‘Lost in the ocean’, I tried to see myself through the eyes of those I left behind. To me, the song is about uncompromisingly choosing your own path, driven by the fear of commitment. It’s my confession of how I used relationships as a substance to escape loneliness, or as stepping stones in my chase for self-actualisation. It’s basically about destructiveness, and the hollow feeling of always wanting more.”
About the video: “The video symbolises my experience of creative devotion separating me from the real world, creating a space that is both beautiful and repulsive in its self-glorification. I saw this more as an art installation than a traditional music video; a creature who has cannibalised intimacy to feed her own art. The umbilical cord represents being stuck in old patterns, nourished by the validation of others without giving anything back.”
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