The Actress releases a new single – Tomorrow Your Love Is Away

Tomorrow Your Love Is Away is a grand and emotional piece by The Actress. The single is the closing track of the upcoming album Corinna’s Sea Shanties and Ballads, which feels self-evident from the very first listen. Tomorrow Your Love Is Away is bombastic, uncompromising, and without doubt the album’s most powerful finale. With over a thousand tracks of instruments and vocals, it takes the listener on a journey from the quiet introduction to the orchestral ending. The lyrics urge us to cherish the moments with the ones we love—before they are gone.
 

Listen to the music

One last dance, one last song

“These two loving hearts, that soon shall divide. This bittersweet moment, that soon shall be gone.”
 
Tomorrow Your Love Is Away begins as an intimate waltz, as if we are standing at the edge of the dance floor, watching the couple. The lyrics paint the scene with vivid precision. We experience the tingling moment when two young hearts meet in dance, each movement emphasized by the gently sweeping melody. The piano leads the listener in, while the strings slowly unfold, filling the room with emotion—as if the music itself carries the couple in its arms. The song creates a close, intimate moment while foreshadowing the heaviness of parting—a balance between the beauty of the present and the ache of what’s to come.
 
Musically, the track grows through distinct sections, with instrumental bridges and subtle details that add new layers along the way. Guitar, mandolin, double bass, cello, and nyckelharpa blend with flutes, oboes, and violins, creating a palette that feels distinctly classical, yet undeniably unique.
 
This combination of instruments mirrors the movement of the dance at first. But as the song progresses, the sense grows that something vast, dark, and mighty is approaching. The elements shift, multiply, and increase in volume. What began as a waltz begins to sound more and more as though a crew of pirates had seized a full-scale orchestra.

One thousand tracks

“She asked him, so gently, in the softest of voice; Oh my sweet darling, must we depart?”
 
One of the things that makes Tomorrow Your Love Is Away so powerful is the constant evolution of its sound. This is something both the album’s producer, Filip Killander, and The Actress highlight in their interview for KMR’s podcast about the album.
 
With over a thousand unique tracks that all had to harmonize, the production, mixing, and mastering of the song was a massive challenge. “It’s without question the largest and most complex project I’ve ever done,” says Filip in the interview. “Keeping the sense of rawness and intimacy while being surgically precise with both tempo and pitch so that everything fits—this was no simple task, but a very rewarding one.”
 
Filip and The Actress were supported by a wealth of talented musicians, vocalists, and friends who each contributed in unique ways. Pianist Max Pettersson—whose playing can be heard on several tracks on the album—suggested during a recording weekend that a key change might suit the song. This in turn led to a series of positive consequences for the final section of the track, and is a strong example of The Actress’s remarkable ability to invite others into her creative process.
 

More than a song

“He answered back; Love, I don’t have a choice. Though I cannot stay, I’ll leave you my heart.”
 
Tomorrow Your Love Is Away is about treasuring the present with the ones we love. Its message shines through in lyrics that remind us: “Remember this moment, remember it well. For tomorrow your love is away.” The song conveys both melancholy and hope, inviting the listener to feel every note, every breath, every moment. The Actress’s voice carries the story with both sensitivity and strength, and together with the instrumentation creates a rich, cinematic atmosphere that is both moving and beautiful.
 
Together with producer Filip Killander at KMR Studios, The Actress has crafted a piece that leaves a lasting impression. The monumental composition ties together the emotions of the project and closes the musical journey with heart, drama, and warmth. Tomorrow Your Love Is Away is more than a song—it is a reminder of the fragility of love and the beauty found in every shared moment.

Project Members

Contributors
Artist: The Actress
Lyrics & Music: Hanna Stenbeck
Arrangements: Hanna Stenbeck and Filip Killander
 
Musicians
Hanna Stenbeck: Vocals, backing vocals, lyrics, melody, arrangements
Filip Killander: Sound producer, arrangements, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Max Pettersson: Piano
Kasper Randler: Vocals
Vide Eklind: Nyckelharpa
Oscar Flink: Violin
Carles Magrinyà Badiella: Double bass
 
Technicians
Production: Filip Killander
Mixing (Atmos & Stereo): Filip Killander
Mastering (Atmos & Stereo): Filip Killander
 
Studio
Recording: KMR Studios
Mixing (Atmos & Stereo): KMR Studios
Mastering (Atmos & Stereo): KMR Studios
Recording Year: 2024
 
Executive Production
Photo & Video: Hannes Andersson
Graphic Design: Filip Killander
Editor: Filip Killander, Kasper Randler
Release: KMR Studios (2025 10 31)
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