Both Sides of the Blade Max McNown

• 1 Both Sides of the Blade 03:33
• 2 Dream Run Dry 03:17
• 3 97 04:23
• 4 Window In The Wall 03:22
• 5 From Me To You 03:35
• 6 Fishing Line 02:19
• 7 Willfully Blind 03:33
• 8 Snowman 03:13
• 9 Macbeth 02:54
• 10 Running On Empty 03:50
• Total Runtime 33:59

Info for Both Sides of the Blade

The fast-rising singer’s 2023 single “A Lot More Free” was recently certified Platinum, and the lead single from Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up) “Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)” was recently certified Gold. Together, the songs have notched over 500 Million worldwide streams to date, and have earned McNown his first Top 10 single at Adult Pop radio and ongoing momentum at country and Top 40 radio.

Max McNown

Max McNown
At 23, McNown has already been on a storied musical journey. Taking control of his future, overcoming personal challenges, and drawing inspiration from his brother who was bravely fighting cancer, McNown packed his bags and drove from remote Oregon to Southern California. From there, videos of him busking on a pier made an impact online and eventually grew into a legion of supporters on TikTok (currently has 2.3M followers). After attracting interest from major TV talent shows, McNown auditioned for one and then decided it wasn’t for him and gracefully turned them down as he knew he needed to walk his own path.

Within just a year of teaching himself to play guitar, the Nashville-based artist set off on a meteoric rise largely fueled by his breakout single “A Lot More Free”, a RIAA Gold-certified track whose explosive success includes peaking at #1 on the iTunes singles chart and earning him a #1 spot on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart. Following the release of his widely lauded debut album Wandering, the Willfully Blind EP, and his acclaimed sophomore album Night Diving, the 23-year-old Oregon native continued his fast ascent to stardom and made his TV performance debut with an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show earlier this year, in addition to selling out his first-ever headline tour within just hours. Named a 2025 Artist To Watch by Amazon Music, Holler, and Country Now, McNown now embarks on a thrilling new chapter with Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up): a 21-song powerhouse that shows the complete depth of his artistry like never before.

One of the “brightest newly minted stars to come out of Nashville in recent years” (GRAMMY.com), McNown has impressively sold out every stop of his debut headline tour after spending the past year opening for stars like Wynonna Judd, Wyatt Flores, Michael Marcagi, Sam Barber, 502s, Corey Kent, Trampled by Turtles, JOSEPH, and more. McNown recently made his UK and European debut at C2C: Country to Country Festival in London, Berlin and Rotterdam and will be returning overseas for a headlining tour across the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and France in December.

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