Max McNown Announces New Song and Deluxe Album Release
Max McNown
With the resounding success of 23-year-old Max McNown’s latest LP, Night Diving, the folk-country artist has announced a deluxe edition. Complete with 11 new tracks, the first of which, “The Cost of Growing Up,” is highlighted in a new titular reworking: Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up). McNown explains their linkage:
“Even though Night Diving was the length of a full album, in my heart it never felt complete to me…the cost of growing up is an acceptance that difficult things are going to happen—from minor inconveniences to devasting loss, it’s all a part of life. But there’s also beauty in that because, without those hard moments, you wouldn’t be able to truly love.”
In addition, McNown also discusses how the 11 new tracks came about:
“All of these songs were written in the same time period, and my intention was always to have them be one body of work.”
“The Cost of Growing Up” offers a fuller sound with expansive instrumentation, heightening the emotionality of the track. Adding steel guitar, organ, mandolin, and his requisite acoustic guitar, McNown paints a sonic scape all his own. His warm, layered harmonies ring like choirs of angels raining down from the heavens. This song makes you feel as if you are running through a desert at night, the sky strung with fireflies, the unbridled melancholic rapture and full embrace of life with all its myriad highs and lows. McNown expands,
“Since my first EP, I’ve been on the hunt to find myself as a musician, and with this album, I’ve officially made something that fully represents me, both sonically and in my songwriting.”
Pre-order Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up) for its July 18th release here:
https://maxmcnown.lnk.to/NightDivingTCOGU
Max McNown is still on tour, having added a few more dates due to its success:
FULL TOUR DATES
May 23 Fri- Boston, MA - Boston Calling Music Festival
May 30 Fri - Knoxville, TN - The Mill & Mine *^
May 31 Sat - Gadsden, AL - Bash at the Bend
Jun 1 Sun - Lexington, KY - Railbird Festival
Jun 5 Thu - Nashville, TN - CMA Fest at Stadium Platform
Jun 6 Fri - Nashville, TN - CMA Fest at Riverfront
Jun 13 Fri - St Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live ~
Jun 14 Sat - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live ~
Jun 15 Sun - Jacksonville, FL - Five ~
Jun 17 Tues - Isle of Palms, SC - The Windjammer *^**
Jun 20 Wed - Lewisburg, WV - Wild Trails Festival
Jun 19 Thurs - Richmond, VA - The National *^
Jun 21 Sat - Chattanooga, TN - The Signal *^
Jun 27 Fri - Bloomsbury, Australia - Country Fest Queensland
Jul 4 Fri - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
Jul 18 Fri - Redmond, OR - Fairwell Music Festival
Aug 2 Sat - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
Aug 8 Fri - Elkhorn Precinct, NE - Pinnacle Bank Championship Concert Series
Aug 21 Thu - Kansas City, MO - KC Live!
Aug 30 Sat - Aspen, CO - Jas Aspen Labor Day Experience
* Lee T. Baker
^ Ethan Luke
~ MYFEVER
**Weston T. Hine