Heavy and powerful, ‘The River’ from God From The Machine showcases a desire for the massive from this duo. The song is defiantly large, a sense of massive scale and luxury in the arrangement that makes it feel incomplete without booming speakers and a massive choir singing along to the focused lyrics. Now firmly in the ripe regarding their commitment to the project, ‘The River’ shows a marked difference in style from this group. Written during a bout of writers block, the song serves as a beacon of representation for those perennial and constant questions regarding self worth, anxiety, and a curiosity for what the future might hold.
Despite its lyrics being rather wistful and melancholic, the arrangement feels so large and epic in scale that it gives the entire song a rather cathartic feeling by the end. You exhaust yourself and feel all the emotions just flow out of you by the time its come to a close.