Soul-baring, country-pop-that-won’t-quit with a pick-you-up message for anyone feeling out of sorts and out of place, Rianne Downey returns with the beautifully reflective, fiercely assured single, Beautiful View just as a mind-blowingly momentous year for the sweet-singing songwriter nears its end. The release hits playlists as her extensive 15 date UK & Ireland Tour gets underway, a three-week journey that culminates in her biggest solo, Scottish homecoming show to date.
 
Having headed back into the studio full of inspiration in her adopted home city of Liverpool after a busy summer of memorable festival dates, Downey’s commitment to marrying the most infectious of melodies to her warm-embrace vocals, telling infectious, deeply personal stories of growth, pride and resilience, can be heard all over Beautiful View. Plugged in on long tour bus journeys to Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves, all-conquering queens of the country-to-pop crossover, while writing her newest material, the track appears to set a firm course for Downey’s next, hotly-anticipated moves.  
 
Finding versions of herself in the rear-view mirror as her journey from unsure, social media-borne, home-recording sensation, to the glowing focus of a blooming fan base’s affections gathers pace, Beautiful View’s poignancy comes with no small sense of stirring pride.
 
Downey explains: “This song is about my journey, from being a lost teenager from a small town, with the odds and her own mind against her, to finding my feet and achieving things I didn’t think possible. It’s about the ups and downs of growing up, self-doubt and leaving home. For most creatives, imposter syndrome can stop you from being able to see what you’re capable of and ‘Beautiful View’ is about taking a moment to see what’s in front of you and realising you’ve got all you need.”