IndieWavves is thrilled to premiere “Click Boom Run,” a new single from NYC-based indie artist Cade Hoppe. This new song is a minimalist indie anthem about short-lived love, which, as the song says, blew up before the narrator’s very eyes.

It’s clear that Hoppe puts a lot of heart and soul into his lyrics, something I really appreciate, especially in the pop genre, which only seldom sees meaningful ballads. Cade has definitely found his voice and is someone who has truly mastered poetic songwriting.

Cade says that his new single is “a very specific type of heartbreak, to see a clear future with someone and never have a chance to make it a reality—it leaves you asking yourself one of the most dangerous questions one can ask: “What if?”

Hailing originally from California, Hoppe transitioned to the east coast and began working with Harper James, who produced this new track along with “Loverly High” and “On My Way Down” earlier on in 2021. James, who serves as one half of the indie-pop duo Eighty Ninety, has certainly helped Cade hone his sound and apply Hoppe’s impassioned, soulful lyrics to pop sensibilities.

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But before all of that, Hoppe worked with his step-brother, Nick Adams, back in his hometown of El Dorado Hills, California, to come up with a thirteen-song full-length album titled ‘Poor Man’s Love.’ Like many artists, the boys spent the Summer of 2020 writing, recording, producing, and mixing their new music, which, while still very minimalist, was a much more alternative sound than the one we have grown accustomed to hearing from Cade over the past year.

The song “Best Friend” quickly garnered the attention of the indie-alt community, getting upwards of 20,000 streams in its first month of publication on Spotify, with a minimal advertisement or hype behind it. Although that song features some limited drum machine and is performed mainly on the piano, I believe it serves as a precursor to the music we’re getting from Cade Hoppe now.

“Click Boom Run” is in many ways the natural progression of Cade from alternative to pop, still retaining the same weight and emotion found in Cade’s early work but through an entirely different genre of music. Cade’s career trajectory continues to aim higher and higher, and I absolutely can’t wait for him to take the pop world by storm!

Written by Patrick Breen

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