UK acoustic indie-folk duo River Roots return with their heartfelt new single โBe Still,โ released November 11, 2025, and it may just be their most emotionally resonant track to date. Known for rich vocal harmonies and warm, earthy melodies, the duo have become festival favourites, five years running at Glastonbury, plus appearances at Cambridge Folk, Boomtown, and Medicine Festival, and with BBC Introducing repeatedly spotlighting their music, their roots-driven sound continues to touch a growing audience. โBe Stillโ was written in the aftermath of a motorbike accident, transforming injury and stillness into the epiphany that sometimes healing means slowing down and listening inward.
The moment โBe Stillโ begins, the world seems to hush. Mesmerizing, glistening acoustic strums ripple outward like light on water. Then the vocalists,ย his warm, grounded timber and her high, silvery softness, blend in perfect equilibrium, a dual comfort that feels like being held and lifted at the same time. They sing tenderly, calmly, encouraging the spirit to soften its grip. That harmony is River Rootsโ superpower.
As the song unfolds, gentle tapping, organic percussion begins to pulse underneath, like a heartbeat returning to strength. Floating layers of ambient sound drift and gush into the background, swelling into a feeling of hope rising from the quiet corners of pain. The track slowly gathers momentum, just growing until a bass-heavy crescendo blooms, raw yet uplifting, mirroring the small victories of recovery: standing again, breathing again, trusting again.
Without ever shouting its message, โBe Stillโ becomes powerful, to show where transformation starts. For fans of acoustic healing songs, emotional indie folk, and voices that genuinely soothe, River Roots once again prove why their music reaches the heart before the mind.
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Review by: Naomi Joan