R O B B E E – Down by the River (2022)
There are a lot of things that can motivate you to keep going, but there are times when this motivation is hard to come by. If you are looking for a burst of motivation, R O B B E E has just what you need in his single ‘Down by the River’. Inspired by a long walk in the middle of nowhere when he was feeling hopeless, the single is a vision of hope that lets you know that you can do anything if you believe in yourself.
This single not only provides motivation and positive vibes for listeners, but has seen R O B B E E through some of his darkest times. Offering a new and fresh take on motivation, he packs the energy you need to get up and go after your dreams. While he only started making music during lockdown, his pop sound has evolved into something that makes you want to move while riding the emotive currents.
‘Down by the River’ opens with a very peaceful sound that makes you think of rippling water reflecting the light of the moon. This gentle tone creates a soft foundation for the single that carefully ripples into some dance tones. These tones creep up on you and hit you with their moving vibe before you know what has happened. A deep drop happens before you are flipped into serious dance tones that bring bursts of bright lights to your senses. While the melody doesn’t return to the initial gentle tones, it does dip for a smooth tone in the verses, before the chorus packs on the dance energy. The somewhat dynamic movement of the music perfectly captures the dips in motivation that you feel, only to get the burst of energy to reach out and do what you want to.
As you ride the rise and fall of the melody, R O B B E E’s vocals glint off the waters of the opening line. He brings a sad flow to the opening as he considers a relationship that is not going as he thought it was. The heartbreak and sadness pull at your emotions and threaten to drag you into serious melancholy. This changes as you approach the chorus when an epiphany comes through the lyrics. This leads you to the moving tones of the chorus that brings the motivation you need to overcome the sadness.
R O B B E E touches on sadness and melancholy before bringing a burst of motivational energy to our souls in ‘Down by the River’. The melody is gentle in the opening, building a soft foundation for the moving tones of the chorus. The vocals tug at your emotions before bursting with the motivation you need to make it through your darkest times.
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