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Australian musician Ben Provest will release a haunting new single, “Trying To Be Brave,” written and recorded in one of the world’s most remote creative outposts - a converted fish factory in the far east of Iceland. Composed during a month-long artist residency in Stöðvarfjörður, a tiny fishing village surrounded by dramatic fjords and vast volcanic landscapes, “Trying To Be Brave” captures the surreal stillness and introspective clarity that comes from being completely removed from the familiar. “I lived and worked in this old fish factory with artists from around the world,” says Ben Provest. “Each day I’d walk along the fjord for exercise and inspiration. It was quiet and isolating, but something about that vastness made me feel more connected - to myself and to music - than I had in a long time.” Inspired by artists like Harrison Storm, Garrett Kato, and Woodlock, the track blends atmospheric folk textures with a sense of emotional openness that mirrors the Icelandic landscape.