Sad Folk Singer-Songwriter The Last Optimist Releases His New EP "This Moment Is Gone"
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Championing a heart-on-the-sleeve subgenre known as 'Sad Folk', singer-songwriter, poet and activist The Last Optimist embraces openness and mental health awareness on his new EP "This Moment Is Gone", out now on streaming platforms. With millions of people across the world struggling with serious mental health challenges, this new release is all the more timely and relevant. The Last Optimist's ultimate mission is to 'de-stigmatize mental health, to build community, and to pull behavioral health out of the darkness and into the light.'
About his musical message of resilience, project founded Markus Belanger says "My goal with ‘let go of this breath’ is to build empathetic allies for the millions of people who struggle to stay afloat with their mental health each day. The song begins with the flirtation of a new relationship, which is interrupted by a panic attack, and which turns into a courageous struggle that finally resolves with peaceful resilience. Listener beware, this song evokes the whole ride."
“We are in a tough moment as more than a quarter of us are facing off with extreme sadness, anxiousness, panic, and all the accompanying struggles that throw us in to cold dark water and crash waves overhead. I perform this music to lift people up, to let them know that they are not alone, and to build empathic allies all around. Every little moment of peace helps. Every little connection makes us more resilient. Every kind word is sunshine on a cheek. Sometimes we rage, sometimes we cry quiet and vulnerable, sometimes we stand bold and courageous, sometimes we love with abandon. Come join us and immerse yourself in both the inky black water and light that comes with the dawn.”
