Richard Tyler Epperson’s ‘December Night’ has an unforgettable chorus and an emotionally provocative undercurrent that makes it a noteworthy single. Melodic and with an arrangement that easily stands out, ‘December Night’ is a deliciously dark ballad about an inescapable love.
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Richard Tyler Epperson is a singer and a songwriter whose latest single ‘December Night’ comes in support of his upcoming album Fragmented Night. The single features a healthy blend of cinematic piano, a charismatic and present composition that’s equally simple and memorable, contemplative lyrics, heartfelt deliveries, and a fantastically colorful production job.
‘December Night’ is about feeling stuck in a toxic love that feels unescapable, and the song’s duality of minimal, subdued verses, and the sudden, unannounced explosion of the chorus and its one-note vocal melody seem to fittingly embody this feeling of being trapped and screaming for a way out of something that is at times, a source of security and comfort.
The gorgeous production job makes a wonderful job of the song’s cinematic verses, with a trickling piano line and Epperson’s syncopated vocal delivery, before the abrupt eruption of the chorus, with its grandiose bass and ready heaps of potent melancholy, and gently aggressive vocals. A sweetly melodic bridge showcases Epperson’s composition talents and introduces a moment of moderation between the madness of the chorus, and the cautious crawling nature of the verses.
‘December Night’ is tight, structured, and calculated. A rock anthem with a dramatic edge and a deep meaning, a beautiful composition, and a production by Roman Styx that helps put everything together.
