British rock-blues powerhouse When Rivers Meet is back, and they’re coming on strong, unleashing the second single from their fiery hot forthcoming album with “Break Free,” a song that pummels with pure energy and a refusal to back down. This adrenaline-filled anthem emerges as the newest preview of their highly-anticipated fourth studio album, “Addicted To You,” to be released by May 23rd on One Road Records.
“Break Free” claws you by the spirit from the first thunderous beat and never chooses to release the grip. A pounding drum groove opens the song, preparing the way for the grimy, strident lick of a guitar riff, while Aaron Bond steps front and center with lead vocals that seethe with urgency. It’s a song that resists constriction, propelling ahead with an unshakeable rhythm before bursting open into an anthemic and freeing chorus. And just as you think you’ve gotten the hang of it, the song takes a daring detour, an undulating, psychedelic middle-eight that pulls you into the depths before thrusting you back into its powerhouse finale.
This is When Rivers Meet at their most combustible, effortlessly melding the grit of blues-rock, Americana’s narrative depth, and folk’s unabashed-feeling temerariousness. Whether it’s Grace’s signature powerhouse vocals soaring over the mix or Aaron giving off a magnetic presence, the duo carves out a space that is uniquely their own. Their voices are sometimes woven in haunting harmony, and at others, they trade leads with crackling chemistry to form a sound both intimate and larger than life.
With “Break Free,” When Rivers Meet provides us with a statement that inhales and exhales freedom, passion, and the very joy of producing music that lifts the soul. If this single is any sign, “Addicted To You” is on track to be their most exciting record.
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