Just when you thought guitar-driven rock had been polished into submission by algorithm-chasing trends, a lone wolf from Grand Rapids, Michigan, emerges from the shadows to drop unadulterated rage and resolve. Nick Neumann is taking your attention by force with his latest single, “Our Time Starts Now.”
This guy is the real, independent deal. The man writes, records, and produces every last snarling note himself. After a twenty-year hiatus from music—a sentence long enough to kill the spirit of most—he’s returned with a vengeance, and it sounds like he’s spent every second of that time bottling up a storm. “Our Time Starts Now” is the sound of that bottle breaking open.
Thematically, this isn’t some vague, feel-good platitude. “Our Time Starts Now” carries a message of unity and spirit, a direct challenge to the people and systems that seek to divide and control us. It’s for standing the hell up when the world is trying its hardest to keep you down. In an era that feels increasingly stacked against the individual, Neumann’s track is a rallying point, a fist raised in solidarity.
In his own words, Nick Neumann states, “I’m not chasing trends or trying to fit a certain mold.” And thank the rock gods for that. He’s making the music he grew up loving, the kind you feel in your gut, not just your ears. He knows there’s an audience out there that still craves this sound—the sound of real instruments, real passion, and real rebellion. “Our Time Starts Now” is a powerful re-entry for an artist who’s finally creating the music he was always meant to make. The time for waiting is over. Press play and get in the fight.