JOHN MITCHELL RELEASES NEW SINGLE  THE RIVER
TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM, AN ENDING
OUT SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2026

LONELY ROBOT, the musical project of guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer JOHN MITCHELL, has released The River, a track taken from An Ending, the final Lonely Robot album, via White Knight Records.

The River is one of two tracks on An Ending written by Mitchell and Jez Fielder, a longtime friend and live collaborator who also plays guitar on the track. The pair regularly perform together at Songs & Stories concerts, intimate shows centred around Mitchell’s music and the stories behind it.

The song uses a river to explore the changing nature of a relationship. Its course shifts over time, just as feelings between two people can change. The river keeps moving.

The collaboration also has a more personal story behind it. Both Mitchell and Fielder are adopted, and that shared experience found its way into the song. Memory, identity, loss and a sense of belonging are central themes within the lyrics.

Mitchell comments, “The River represents the first time within the Lonely Robot universe that I have embarked upon a writing collaboration with someone, which in turn somewhat ironically renders the process a little less lonely. Writing and recording The River with Jez proved to be a most fruitful partnership centred around themes of memories and loss born of our shared life experience as a pair of adopted kids.”

Fielder adds, “I was extremely flattered when John asked me to collaborate with him, and The River was one of the first songs we wrote together. The way it tends to work is we discuss concepts, I hand him a bunch of lyrics, suggest a top line, then he tells me to go away while he does his thing. I come back a couple of hours later, and he’s created an entire soundscape. Remarkable.”

The River, which also features Mitchell’s longstanding musical collaborator, Craig Blundell, is released today and is accompanied by a lyric video which can be viewed here:

The River is available on all major streaming platforms.

An Ending, the sixth and final Lonely Robot album, follows on September 11th, 2026 via White Knight Records Ltd. It is available on CD and as a limited-edition coloured double vinyl. It is available to purchase here: 

https://linktr.ee/LonelyRobot2026

The River was written by John Mitchell and Jez Fielder.  
Performed by John Mitchell, Craig Blundell and Jez Fielder.  
Produced by John Mitchell.