“Breaking The Man” is an exciting proposition, a song that seems to be built from several musical strands, and which one you hear first depends on how you listen to it. It’s like the kaleidoscopic qualities of a gemstone, reflecting different colors as you turn it in the light.
Turn it one way, and the song reveals some European folk vibes; turn it again, and the drifting, lonesome guitar lines that make up an Americana-infused sound reveal themselves. Angle it a different way, and you get to see its pop accessibility, move it again, and you get some deft yet slightly-weighted qualities more associated with rock music.
The result of all this sonic light blending as one is a song that ticks a lot of boxes, a song that feels perfect to inject some authenticity and honesty back into the mainstream of music. Lyrically, too, it might seem to come from a very personal and intimate place. Still, the sentiment being laid out by TuskHead, aka Patrick van Zandwijk is something we can all relate to, the idea that the only way to be loved by others is first to love ourselves. It’s deep stuff for what is essentially a pop song, but if more people were writing such poignant and personal messages, the charts wouldn’t be full of throwaway dance dirges with shallow lyrics and a shelf life of lettuce.
“Breaking the Man” is that rarest of beasts, a pop-rock song pulsing with maturity and craftsmanship. Why can’t we have more artists plowing such a sonic furrow?
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