Navah Sea’s “fortress” Creates a Haunting Haven in the Midst of Inner Turmoil

With fortress, Navah Sea—the art project of British songwriter, producer, and visual artist Phil Simmonds—offers a haunting meditation on what it means to find calm in the chaos of your own mind. Now based in Los Angeles, Simmonds has spent the past year releasing music under this alias, each single carving a new sonic path. His eighth release of the year, fortress, may be his most affecting yet: a lullaby for the restless, stitched together with textured vocals and an acoustic warmth that feels both raw and reassuring.

Where his recent collaboration with Beso Balma leaned into an entirely different atmosphere, fortress embraces intimacy. Layered harmonies drift like echoes of a dream, while the stripped-back guitar work anchors the track in something grounded and human. The lyrics—“here we are being lonely / don’t forget the worries in my mind / caught in a fortress”—capture the paradox of internal struggle: isolation intertwined with the search for sanctuary. Simmonds delivers them with a softness that makes vulnerability feel like strength.

What makes fortress resonate is not just its lyrical honesty but its ability to create a sonic safe haven for the listener.

The song doesn’t attempt to erase turmoil; it acknowledges it, wrapping the experience in soothing tones that invite you to sit with your feelings rather than run from them. By exploring new sounds with each release, Navah Sea is building more than just a catalog—he’s shaping an ever-evolving creative world where emotional depth and sonic experimentation coexist. fortress is proof of his versatility, and a promise of what’s still to come.