Leave On A Light Max McNown

• 1 Slow Down, Slow Down 02:36
• 2 First Born Daughter 03:45
• 3 Done For 02:33
• 4 Something to Someone 03:55
• 5 Selah's Song 03:33
• 6 World Change Me 03:03
• 7 Famous to You 03:36
• 8 Same, Same Sun 03:31
• 9 Isn't That Love? 03:29
• 10 Heart You Didn't Break 03:12
• 11 Comets 03:22
• 12 Make My Peace 03:07
• 13 Standstill (My My My) 02:48
• 14 Greatest Audience of All 03:38
• 15 The Way She Says Goodbye 03:16
• 16 Space for You 03:41
• 17 The Room 03:51
• Total Runtime 56:56

Info for Leave On A Light

The third album from Max McNown, Leave On A Light, reveals a rare artist whose breakout success has brought him even closer to his truest instincts. Amid an explosive ascent that solidified his status as one of his generation’s most compelling singer/songwriters, the Oregon native came to a deeper conviction in music’s power to honor what matters most, such as the people and values who anchor his life.

Born from a year of extraordinary momentum—including completing his sold-out, continent-hopping headline tour—Leave On A Light ultimately finds McNown more grounded than ever in his artistic vision, arriving as the fullest expression yet of his singular songwriting voice.

The album follows ‘Wandering’ from 2024 and ‘Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up)’ from 2025. McNown worked once again with his longtime collaborator and producer Jamie Kenney, recording at Blackbird Studio in Nashville.

For the project, McNown expanded his creative circle. Songwriter and producer Julian Bunetta contributed to the writing, while guitarist Charlie Worsham appears among the musicians involved in the sessions. Despite the wider range of collaborators, the album remains rooted in McNown’s lyric-led approach to songwriting.

Many of the songs reflect on the relationships that have supported McNown during his rapid rise. Rather than concentrating solely on professional success, ‘Leave On A Light’ explores the value of family, marriage and having a place of stability away from life on the road.

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.

This album contains no booklet.