Nick Deutsch, Monsters | Track Review 🎵

Pop singer/songwriter Nick Deutsch delivers a moving, powerful record in “Monsters,” speaking about ‘monsters’ shouldn’t thwart love. 

“No monsters, monsters / Will keep me away / Loving you / Is worth the pain.” Ah, that’s an absolutely stunning lyric, isn’t it? The standout lines from “Monsters” suggests that even through great adversity – various ‘monsters’ in this instance – love is worth fighting for.  That definitely exemplifies being woke, Nick Deutsch. And since we’ve jumped right into this review, how about backtracking just a smidge to get you ‘woke’ about this pop singer/songwriter, before diving further into his awesome record.

Just from reading about how Deutsch characterizes the art of songwriting and the effects it’s had on his life is inspiring to the nth degree; he doesn’t take it lightly.  “The gift of songwriting is that both our messiness and our beauty can be used to relate to others through the power of music.” Man, that’s deep – incredibly potent.  He also relates the importance of this to his walk as a queer kid: “This was extremely important for me as a queer kid because I rarely heard examples of my life on the radio.” Are you woke yet? If not, wake up – Nick is quite special.

Deutsch shows just how special he is throughout the course of “Monsters.” First and foremost, he has an absolutely gorgeous voice.  He sounds clear, pleasant, and quite refined – finesse, baby! Complementing compelling vocals is an agile, appealing melodic line, which is always a win on a pop record.  The verses flow with ease, latching onto the listeners ears as Nick shares his ‘monstrous’ poetry – monstrously penned that is! Even though there’s ample finesse on his end of things, Deutsch is incredibly expressive, and digs in more on the chorus, which was excerpted above.  Besides great lyricism and vocals, there are some very nice production cues.  There’s definitely a colorful palette of sounds with the keyboards (synths) and the groove (great drum programming). Also, regarding the form, I like the total contrast brought about by the bridge section.

Final Thoughts 

OMG… I could write a book about Nick Deutsche and “Monsters” – literally! “Monsters” has everything that you want from a record, regardless of genre.  It’s well written, capturing legit, relatable feelings, and yields thoughtful takeaways. One takeaway is simply, love is worth fighting for, even if some pain is involved.  And perhaps, deeper and more specific, those metaphorical ‘monsters,’ which can be any number of perceived inhibitors, don’t make you unlovable or undeserving of love.  Nothing monstrous about “Monsters” – Nick Deutsch totally ‘put his foot’ into this one.

Nick Deutsch • “Monsters” • Release: 6.12.20

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