The crisp and quirky drum sound that introduces Nick Boeder’s single ‘Falling Alone’ immediately grips the attention, telling you that you are about to hear a song with a personality that stands out. What follows is a brooding, slow burning anthem that drips with a stylish melancholy that keeps you hooked through its hammering rhythms and charismatic croons.
A singer and songwriter based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Nick Boeder’s sound is dark and ominous. Written about enduring the pain of losing a relationship and how one can transcend and move forward in life, the intense musical atmosphere Boeder crafts is rife with palpable tension. Fueled by a minimal composition and a skeletal arrangement, Boeder stuns with how much can be achieved by a relatively limited toolkit.
Cinematic in its nature, the reverberated, immense snare sound almost defines the song, built around consistent marching of said snare. The drums take the centerstage, delivering a manic and anxious beat that’s at once eerie and controlling the entire pace and feel of the song, like it has got the rest of the ensemble in its chokehold. Boeder’s brooding baritone and chilling delivery are fitting to the topic and appropriately dark in color.
With a minimal composition that’s more about supporting the hammering beat, Nick Boeder’s ‘Falling Alone’ is a bold foray that’s not scared of breaking the norms, delivering an outstanding musical experience that’s stylish, magnetic, and memorable.
