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Max McNown
Max McNown creates the kind of songs that perfectly soundtrack our most intimate moments: times of intense heartache and tremendous loss, immense upheaval and life-changing revelation. Within just a year of teaching himself to play guitar, the Oregon-bred, Nashville-bound musician turned out three EPs and 22M+ streams, spotlighting his emotionally potent yet nuanced lyrics—an element beautifully displayed on his breakout single “A Lot More Free,” a track that landed on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart and greatly expanded his grassroots following. Anchored in the charmingly warm vocal presence he partly honed by busking at the beach in Southern California, McNown’s debut album Wandering brings an even deeper sense of purpose to his songwriting—and, in turn, reveals his extraordinary capacity to ease the mind and strengthen the soul. When wrestling with inevitable moments of self-doubt in the creative process and his fast moving career, McNown looks back to insight shared by his mother. “When I was younger I sang around the house all the time—I’d sing in the shower or before I went to bed, I’d always sing in the car,” he says. “My mom used to tell us growing up that singing means you have a happy heart. Even if the song’s about something difficult or painful, I still have a happy heart when I sing.

Songs

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A Lot More Free
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Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)
Max McNown
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Same Questions
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Love Me Back
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Marley
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Albums

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Night Diving

2025
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Willfully Blind

2024
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Wandering (Love Me Back)

2024
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Wandering

2024

Singles & EPs

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The Cost of Growing Up

EP • 2025
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Covers

Single • 2024
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Marley

Single • 2024
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Same Questions

Single • 2025
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Roses and Wolves (feat. Hailey Whitters)

EP • 2024
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Dead Set

Single • 2024
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St. Helens Alpenglow

Single • 2025
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I'll Be Home For Christmas

Single • 2024
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Call Me If You Miss Me

Single • 2025
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Willfully Blind

Single • 2024

Videos

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Max McNown - Stick Season (Noah Kahan cover / Countrified Session)

Max McNown • 3.4K views
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Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)

Max McNown • 21K views
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Turned Into Missing You

Max McNown • 812K views
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The Cost of Growing Up

Max McNown • 145K views
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Better Me For You (Brown Eyes)

Max McNown • 5.4M views

Featured on

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Real Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Country Hotlist

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Teen Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Country's New Crop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Today's Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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I Don't Usually Like Country, But...

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Alt-Country

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Pop Meets Country

Playlist • YouTube Music

Artist-made playlists

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This is Max McNown

Playlist • Max McNown • 278K views
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Wandering (Official Album Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 105K views
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Willfully Blind (Official Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 5.8K views
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Night Diving (Official Album Playlist)

Playlist • Max McNown • 89K views
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Official Music Videos

Playlist • Max McNown • 24K views

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