The song, “21 Minutes” by Saint Nick the Lesser is an incredibly emotional piece of work. In the first couple of seconds, you can feel the raw vocals rip through your speakers. There’s an honesty and a realness to it. It sounds like someone who has truly been through hell and back, and yet has still found it in them to push through. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the last “21 minutes” of a suicide attempt, without it being overdramatic, or overdone. Saint Nick has no frills here, no fluff, just hard truths. Yet it’s not a depressing song. The message throughout is simple, and clear: things can, and do get better. The light at the end of the tunnel is there, and the song makes you feel like there is hope. It’s an uplifting record, from a personal point of view. After the song is over, you can’t stop thinking about the message, and what the artist has put out into the world.
The genre I would personally classify the single as is mostly folk-punk and pop-punk. The sound is steady, driving, like a heartbeat urging you to listen. Frank Turner comes to mind heavily when listening to this track, that same world-weariness and hope, that same grit and softness. The track was recorded at Sivraj Studios in North Hollywood, and was produced by Ryan Jarvis and Rob Maile. The guitars are tight but not quite overproduced, which also adds to that realness. It has an amazing live feeling to it, like it was born to be performed in front of people, but also sounds great in your headphones. As far as the construction of the song goes, it has all the parts it needs and they all serve a purpose. The music adds to the lyrics and the message. Saint Nick the Lesser has given us all a piece of his soul on this track.
On top of the song itself, it’s important to know that the artist, Saint Nick the Lesser, is originally from a punk and anti-folk background, using music as a means to connect, to heal and to help others heal. This single, “21 Minutes” by Saint Nick the Lesser is more than a song. It’s a statement. It’s for anyone who has ever thought about giving up. The message itself is something to fight for, a lifeline in a sea of seemingly senseless attacks from the world around us. The single itself is free and can be streamed anywhere music is sold. This isn’t a single put out to jump on a bandwagon, it’s a single for real people in real situations. And it’s a real single.
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