Prominent Dutch multi-instrumentalist and socially conscious singer-songwriter Harry Kappen has just unveiled “Break These Chains,” a new single released on his discography via MTS Management Group.
Recorded in Armsterdam, Netherlands, the politically charged track serves as a visceral lament on the insanity and disillusionment of today’s world, a protest song doused in bittersweet lyrics, earnest vocals, and Kappen’s characteristic genre-blurring flair. “Break These Chains” controls the room. It’s not just another indie rock song. It’s a full-throated plea for honesty in a world choked by lies. Kappen gets to the very soul of contemporary disenchantment with a swipe at fake news, political spin, and the corrosion of empathy in a world that can’t handle misinformation. With the chilling question, Where are the angels when you need them? He gives rarefied expression to the frustration and powerlessness that many of us feel in today’s polarized age.
Kappen does not merely wallow in despair. Instead, he turns it into a profoundly human reckoning. The track marries aching intimacy with a propulsive beat, sounding both like a release for the listener and a call to action. As with many of Harry Kappen’s songs, “Break These Chains” appeals to the listener not just to listen but to resonate, to think, and, ultimately, to do something.
This single is another brave step in Kappen’s journey as an artist who isn’t afraid to look at hard truths. It’s also a bit of a sampler of Four, his latest album, which spans 10 tracks and a litany of themes around love, courage, and our battle to live authentically in these turbulent times. The album and the artist behind it are born out of pure personal passion. Each note and lyric is the influence of Kappen’s life’s greatest muse, his wife, whose love and support drive his artistic journey.