NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sony Music Nashville artist Dylan Marlowe today releases his debut album, Mid-Twenties Crisis, dubbed “a debut album that will act as a highly effective springboard for a storied career in country music,” (Holler). Featuring 15 tracks all co-written by Marlowe, the project can be streamed HERE.
With the majority of the album produced by Joe Fox and “The Fence” produced by Mikey Reeves, the album embodies the roller coaster of life in one’s twenties, with Marlowe infusing several of the songs with inspiration from his own life. Marlowe penned the title track solo and at the end of the album creation process, tying the project together. Mid-Twenties Crisis fuses Nashville story craft and country-punk energy with angsty defiance and a clever smirk, as Marlowe captures the beautiful torment of the 20s decade.
The album’s themes run the gamut from raising a glass to old friends, reflecting on life, remembering one’s roots, experiencing both crushing heartbreak and being in love, to everything in between. Along with 10 new tracks, a few of Marlowe’s previously released tracks appear on the project including the “very hooky” (Music Row) “Devil On My Shoulder,” “Heart Brakes,” and “Boys Back Home” (feat. Dylan Scott), which is currently in the Top 25 and climbing at country radio.
“I’ve been working on these songs throughout the past few years, so to have them out in the world is really cool,” Marlowe shared. “I think there’s a song on the album for everyone no matter what’s going on in your life. Hope y’all love it!”
The full track list for Mid-Twenties Crisis includes:
- Heaven’s Sake – Dylan Marlowe / Seth Ennis / Joe Fox
- Deer on the Wall – Dylan Marlowe / Zach Abend / Seth Ennis
- Mid-Twenties Crisis – Dylan Marlowe
- Heart Brakes – Dylan Marlowe / Jordan Minton / Lindsay Rimes
- Stick to My Guns (feat. Riley Green) Dylan Marlowe / Benjy Davis / Abram Dean / Joe Fox / Reid Isbell
- Hungover in a Deer Stand – Dylan Marlowe / Trannie Anderson / Ryan Beaver / David Garcia
- Hang It Up – Dylan Marlowe / Tyler Chambers
- Shop Radio – Dylan Marlowe / Tyler Chambers / Johnny McGuire
- Devil on My Shoulder – Dylan Marlowe / Beau Bailey / Rocky Block / Kyle Fishman
- I Never Miss – Dylan Marlowe / Rocky Block / Mark Holman / Blake Pendergrass
- There Goes That – Dylan Marlowe / Seth Ennis / Joe Fox
- Boys Back Home (feat. Dylan Scott) – Dylan Marlowe / Seth Ennis / Joe Fox
- You Did It Too – Dylan Marlowe / Dallas Davidson / Joe Fox
- Bat Outta Hell (With a Boat on the Back) -Dylan Marlowe / Jessie Jo Dillon / Kyle Fishman
- The Fence- Dylan Marlowe / Jimi Bell / Tyler Chambers / Benjy Davis / Seth Ennis / Mikey Reeves
Rooted in the classic skills of country music’s past – but finding new ways to deliver three chords and the truth – Dylan Marlowe is an emerging Sony Music Nashville artist proving tradition and convention are very different things. Raised in Statesboro, Georgia, the avid outdoorsman’s unique creative path began with an equally-diverse soundtrack, ranging from Eric Church and Kenny Chesney to Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Good Charlotte and Blink-182. A self-taught writer fusing heartland storytelling with hard-edged intensity, Marlowe broke out with an attention-grabbing cover of Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license” in 2021, changing the lyrics to reflect his own backwoods story and resulting in more than half-a-million TikTok followers. Marlowe went on to drop a series of self-penned singles and EPs like “Record High” and Dirt Road When I Die, eventually racking up more than 312 million global career streams as an artist, while co-penning Jon Pardi’s Number One hit, “Last Night Lonely.” The 2023 anthem “Boys Back Home” (feat. Dylan Scott) has accounted for more than 131 million streams while becoming his first country radio single, and Marlowe has continued to cultivate an audience on tour with Dan + Shay, Cole Swindell, Hardy, Brantley Gilbert and more. Standing apart from his peers while staying true to himself, the rising star reminds country fans that authenticity doesn’t have to be boring. And in fact, the expected might be overrated. For more information, visit DylanMarloweOfficial.com.