dreamt, planned and created during pandemic times, this album is a narrative that shows the path of an i lyrical waking up from an illusion and rediscovering himself while searches for a way to your sentimental cure.
during the creative process we put our essence and influences, we broke our own limits and comfort zones to make the best songs we could, we hope you enjoy it.

album cover by fidaionice and river act.

lyrics by raul fortunato, except 'controversy paragon' written by raul fortunato, lucas brandão, ryan marcelo and arthur alves.

music:
blessedpain (raul fortunato)
deliverance. (raul fortunato/arthur alves/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo)
burdensome (arthur alves/raul fortunato/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo)
controversy paragon (arthur alves/raul fortunato/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo)
destructionofspacethroughtime (arthur alves/raul fortunato/lucas brandão)
HELL (arthur alves/raul fortunato/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo)
lettingchrome (raul fortunato/arthur alves/ryan marcelo)
drive to survive (arthur alves/raul fortunato/ryan marcelo/lucas brandão)
outofsight (raul fortunato)
amends (raul fortunato/arthur alves/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo)

released may 20, 2022.

recorded between november '21 and march '22 at estúdio mudo, in arcos, minas gerais, brazil.

band members:
arthur alves (lead guitar/keyboards/vocals)
lucas brandão (bass)
raul fortunato (drums/keyboards/vocals)
ryan marcelo (vocals)

produced by river act and mudo.
mixed and mastered by mudo.

we'd like to thank our families, friends, especially mudo for the brothership, production, mixing and mastering of this album, it was an honor. thank you samuel leão and igor nascimento (fidaionice) for the support, rafael siqueira for the amp and support, eunice valéria de souza for the contribution and support, roberto gonçalves siqueira for the support, júnior pires (jack) for the keyboards and josé henrique tadeu costa for the amp.

River Act

single and second track from self-titled album.

it get stuck in my throat
a billion of words that makes me insane
thoughts fly over my head
feels like they're running in circles, circles

yes, i'm already conformed
the dust will never settle
yes, i'm closing the door
there's no way to fight this battle

and i will fly
searching light above the stars
so high

my heart is tired to survive in this present
giving my future away
only us can break this chain 
it's time to end this pain

yes, i'm already conformed
and doesn't matter what i say
yes, i'm closing the door
i just need to stay away

and i will fly
searching light above the stars
tonight

through the streets
you're out my head
it makes me brave
you know i'm fine
above the stars
i'm up, so high

lyrics: raul fortunato
music: raul fortunato/arthur alves/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo

produced by river act and mudo
mixed by mudo

deliverance.

single and eighth track from self-titled album.

i'm taking a drive today
running away from this prison
that you put me in
going further in my car
i'm washing you from my skin

you don't care about anything
it's always about you

i'm running away
from everything you blamed me 
so far, i drive
i'm willing to survive 

i said that i'd carry this world on my shoulders
what a waste 'cause this world we had was yours
now i'm out of your game

i'm running away
from everything you blamed me 
so far, i drive
i'm willing to survive 

i'm willing to survive
yes, i know i will survive

lyrics: raul fortunato
music: arthur alves/raul fortunato/ryan marcelo/lucas brandão

produced by river act and mudo
mixed by mudo

drive to survive

first track from self-titled album.

music: raul fortunato

produced by river act and mudo
mixed by mudo

blessedpain

third track from self-titled album.

everyone can see
what i insist to ignore
while my burden gets heavier
sinking to the core

losing contact with life
bridges are broken down
losing contact with peace
remaining the one that takes me to you
losing contact with light
i'm suffocating with your rules

petals fall from roses
believing in the love that consumes me
your voice always prevails
spontaneity is taken from me

you're a suffocating domineering
controling my brain
you wasted my blood
and let my life drain
i'm afraid of you
i won't hide away anymore

losing contact with life
you keep me locked in my bedroom
losing contact with peace
i'm the target for your rage
losing contact with light
you suck the life out of me

petals fall from roses
believing in the love that consumes me
your voice always prevails
spontaneity is taken from me

you need to learn to love without demand

petals fall from roses
believing in the love that consumes me
your voice always prevails
spontaneity is taken from me

lyrics: raul fortunato
music: arthur alves/raul fortunato/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo

produced by river act and mudo
mixed by mudo

burdensome

fourth track from self-titled album.

smokin' a joint with my homies in the village
i remember when she didn't slept with me
much better than her, was the fucking police
much better than her, was the fucking police

smoke to the head
i live among this chaos
they want me dead
they want me down, beneath the surface

i'm deleting her number from my phone list
of course, we know
it can't be worse than this
truth is fading
nothing to do about it
much better than her, was the fucking police

much better than her, was the fucking police
much better than her, was the fucking police

smoke to the head
i live among this chaos
they want me dead (gimme this, gimme that)
they want me down, beneath the surface

much better than her, was the fucking police
much better than her, was the fucking police
much better than her, was the fucking police
much better than her, was the fucking police

lyrics: raul fortunato/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo/arthur alves
music: arthur alves/raul fortunato/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo

produced by river act and mudo
mixed by mudo

controversy paragon

fifth track from self-titled album.

music: arthur alves/raul fortunato/lucas brandão

produced by river act and mudo
mixed by mudo

destructionofspacethroughtime

sixth track from self-titled album.

lights turn to grey
nothing is pure around you
and i can feel just the same
some things will never change

your deny to open the eyes
makes you more and more blind
your life is losing the control
and you leave it all behind

you'll testify another violence
and once more you won't break the silence?

every word i said
is exactly what i see
your head is out of control
you will never hear

you'll testify another violence
and once more you won't break the silence?

so hard to understand
you can end it
you have your chances
and you're throwing away

you're throwing away
you're throwing away
you're throwing away

you'll testify another violence
and once more you won't break the silence?

lyrics: raul fortunato
music: arthur alves/raul fortunato/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo

produced by river act and mudo
mixed by mudo

HELL

seventh track from self-titled album.

you never hear me
because you're always screaming

screaming, screaming

lyrics: raul fortunato
music: raul fortunato/arthur alves/ryan marcelo

produced by river act and mudo
mixed by mudo

lettingchrome

ninth track from self-titled album.

music: raul fortunato

produced by river act and mudo
mixed by mudo

outofsight

tenth track from self-titled album.

make amends, put my pieces together again
i took a long time away from my true world
now i learned, my lovely friend
i had to go outside to find out what was inside

this is how we decorate time
away from empty lines
once again, breathing life
i'm cutting all these ties

releasing myself of it
releasing myself of it

i'm on my way to forget
don't wanna recall you were everything to me
now we just share the same sky
and i never felt so free

get on 2020, turn the page
completely out of sight
relieved far from your cage
following my instinct

i dive deep in it
i dive deep in it
i dive deep in it
i dive deep in it

it's so sweet to live far from your darkness
'cause i never belonged to your madness

i'm gonna fly away
gathering my wings
rising and wide awake

let me get embraced by the life here outside
rescuing my essence, i'm alive

i'm gonna fly away
gathering my wings
rising and wide awake

lyrics: raul fortunato
music: raul fortunato/arthur alves/lucas brandão/ryan marcelo

produced by river act and mudo
mixed by mudo

amends

River Act é uma banda de rock brasileira formada em Iguatama, MG, em 20 de junho de 2015. O estilo musical da banda consiste principalmente no rock alternativo, tendo influências do grunge, metal, lo-fi, indie, punk e glam. Integrante do movimento limestone rock, a banda é formada por Arthur Alves (cordas), Raul Fortunato (bateria), Ryan Marcelo (vocais) e Torto (baixo). Após um EP e um single demo, a banda volta com o seu primeiro álbum cheio, disponível em todas as plataformas digitais. Ouça agora.