Rip Gerber turns grief into a heartfelt anthem in "Tell Me Tell Me"

Independent singer/songwriter Rip Gerber reveals the stark emotions of losing a parent in the brutal haze of the COVID-19 pandemic with his poignant new single, "Tell Me Tell Me." With a career as rapidly on the rise as his debut, "Three-Chord Town," hit number #1 on Amazon Music, and its visceral visuals have over 200,000 views is now in the top 2.5% of all Spotify artists worldwide, his songs have been weaved into over 600 playlists.

In "Tell Me Tell Me," Gerber embodies the pain and unvoiced questions he felt after his father's last journey home from the hospital. The song's reflective arrangement and rippling piano chords form an auditory landscape that reflects the empty airport terminals and silent hospital halls he traversed solo.

Instead of protecting you from heartbreak, Gerber ushers you into it. The production underneath the single swells softly as he sings, each somber verse laying one layer closer to the yearning questions that linger in the wake of our most intimate losses. He explains the chorus is his plea to know his Dad, a cry for the bridge never quite completed. This song is about the value of the people close to home and asking the tough questions before it is too late. That frankness is heightened in the track's visualizer, which captures Gerber's lone silhouette as it goes through dimly lit rooms, every frame meditating on memory and regret.

"Tell Me Tell Me" is an intimate anthem that will ring true with anyone who has ever felt the pain of unspoken words. Those who know his catalog will surely identify the same brave honesty that propelled "Three-Chord Town" to the top, but this new single cuts deeper, highlighting Gerber's gift for transmuting personal grief into universal hope. Rip Gerber takes you on this emotional journey with him, asking you to sit in the silence and bridge the gap with those you love before it's too late.

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