Calming River announces poetic new single ‘The Actress Pt. II’


Mesmerising new folk track tackles darkness, division & Brexit fallout

Denmark-based, British-born indie-folk singer-songwriter Calming River has unveiled a hypnotic new track from his critically acclaimed recent EP The Ones That We Left Behind. The bleakly beautiful The Actress Pt. II is a timely exploration of division & loss that resonates starkly against the post-Brexit fallout of recent weeks.

The pseudonym of songwriter Joshua Malcom, Calming River is a name that may exude peaceful tranquillity & hazy soundscapes - but there is an unsettling undercurrent present in his beautifully intricate folk, yearning vocals & dark lyrical reflections. Whilst he can be firmly placed in the singer-songwriter field, Malcolm’s music has a fragility & restless tension that separates him from the folk-pop & homespun Americana crowd. In an era of political turmoil, The Actress Pt. II takes a scornful look at instability & prejudice in society & the relationships ‘left behind, burning bright in the sea of yesterday’. With glowing press reviews & worldwide folk/roots radio support for his two EP releases to date, Calming River looks set to be skilfully documenting our troubled times for years to come.

Listen to The Actress Pt. II on Soundcloud here and below now.

Intricate, emotional & dripping with a sad sense of things that could have been - GIGSOUP
Atmospheric & intoxicating, a real thing of acoustic beauty - WHISPERIN’ & HOLLERIN’
One of the most impressive independent acoustic artists currently releasing music in Europe - MUSIC CROWNS
The acoustic songwriter genre is one of the most saturated genres in music - with Calming River, it seems somehow fresh - BUZZJACK

Calming River will be playing shows later this year. For more info, head to http://www.calmingrivermusic.com

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