Harry Kappen’s latest single “Be Brave If You Can” is one of his most honest and vulnerable tracks yet. The song was released on August 1st as the third single from his album Four. “Be Brave If You Can” is a stark contrast to his previous releases in its approach, as the weight of protest-driven fire from “Wargames” and “Break These Chains” in favor of quiet introspection. It is a beautiful and quiet track that asks the listener to do just as the title suggests: “Be brave if you can”. A somber but necessary message, this piece reminds us that sometimes the bravest thing we can do is to simply carry on, to allow ourselves to be fragile, and to try to breathe in the face of things we cannot control or understand. The track feels almost too personal at times, holding an air of weight that gives the feeling of watching a man bare a piece of his soul and share it with you, while also baring a piece of your own.

Its message is as simple as it is meditative, to be vulnerable without shame, to accept without necessarily fighting back. There is no sense of revolt in this track, but rather a comforting acceptance and a message of strength in times of uncertainty. It is a testament to his work as a music therapist, a sense of calm acceptance of human fragility and weakness without judgement. In a world of too much noise, this track is a balm, an antidote to our wired out ears. Kappen’s vocals are carried by an instrumentation so quiet that they in turn seem to make his voice more alive. The pure emotion in his voice spills from the speakers and consumes the room. The YouTube lyric video is a simple one for a song this raw, serving as a mirror that holds the image of Kappen, as well as any of us in his place staring back.

The track feels like a good balance of his melodic softness and visceral power, the influences of McCartney and Bowie alongside the sonic experimentation of Radiohead finding a home somewhere between art-rock and the delicate tendrils of a singer-songwriter. It has an ethereal quality to it, both otherworldly and rooted to the now. It is a track that almost whispers, and yet will haunt the listener for days. It is a gentle reminder to take a step back, to breathe, and to know that survival, just to get through the day, is sometimes the bravest thing we can do. It is Kappen at his quietest, but possibly his most powerful.

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