Nate Ruess' debut album Grand Romantic is just a little over one month away, and today (May 11), the fun. frontman debuted the latest taste from his solo album. Following the release of "Nothing Without Love" and "AhHa," "Great Big Storm" arrived online, and Ruess is definitely holding his own.
Falling in line with the previous samplings we've gotten from Grand Romantic, "Great Big Storm" follows Ruess' pattern of bringing together the biggest and loudest samplings of music for a nugget of catchy pop music goodness. "Great Big Storm" stars Ruess' now-signature blasted vocals, epic strings, booming drumbeats and honking horns for the entire four minutes.
Though the bombastic music may cover it all, the lyrics to "Great Big Storm" feature a vulnerability and sadness in Ruess' lyricism that he has yet to really showcase in the offerings from Grand Romantic.
"I've been lost in this maze / Losing love losing friends / Losing faith in chemicals / Afraid one day you'll find me / Asleep above the stars," Ruess sings in the song's first verse before revealing that he "won't let go" in the chorus.
"Everything falling down around me / But now we're holding our own / And won't let go / Holding our own in a great big storm," he reveals in the chorus.
The blend of melancholy lyrics and the seemingly happy music of "Great Big Storm" show just how masterful of a songwriter Ruess can be, and it's an effective soon-to-be live anthem.
Listen to "Great Big Storm" below:
[h/t Rolling Stone]
