Broken Love

Broken Love song RICH ALLEN explores the concepts of love, loss, jealousy, and insecurity through an alt folk landscape with some definite indie influences spicing up its sound. This track’s depth is impressive and the vocals stun from the opening. Instead of aiming for pitch perfect vocals, ALLEN emphasises emotion and honesty. The genuine nature of the track shines brighter than any technique. It reminds me a little of Leonard Cohen with this sort of sing-speaking style it employs.

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Each word is dripping with emotion. From the very opening, the way the lead vocal wavers and shakes communicates the heavy narrative stakes of the song and the deep emotional connection that the vocalist has with it. The track reflects on the concept of fleeting love and the contradictory nature of a simple moment having such a profound effect on the way someone thinks and feels more permanently. The line about wanting to do the crime instead of being the victim and stealing someone’s love feels especially resonant to this reflective way we see ourselves. Often these deeply recessed feelings of jealousy and fear in a relationship are contained so well we don’t even consider them within ourselves. This links back beautifully to how fleeting love can change how we see ourselves, from having love stolen to wanting to steal it. The harmonies are another strong point which ties the track together. They have a more ethereal, high register feel than the rooted nature of the main vocal. Together, the two aspects balance each other out beautifully, providing contrasts which heightens the emphasis of each individual performance. The ethereal nature of the harmonies also seem to draw to this sense of fleeting love at the track’s core. It almost feels like these harmonies are the ghosts and memories of the relationships and connections that never were. They harken back to this sense of reliving the past. This track has an incredible, well defined vocal performance which feels connected to the track’s narrative while also providing a guiding light which leads the breezy alt folk sound of the song.