Heartbroken New Single “Love Ain’t Done A Damn Thing”
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Today, singer/songwriter Mason Lively has announced his upcoming self-titled album which will be released on March 19, 2021. Lively has also shared the album’s heartbroken second single “Love Ain’t Done A Damn Thing,” which premiered yesterday on The Boot.
Listen to “Love Ain’t Done A Damn Thing” here:
https://youtu.be/v0D5qVcrGIQ
“I wrote this one with my friend and fellow Texan Ben Danaher in Nashville,” says Lively. “The few times I’ve played ‘Love Ain’t Done A Damn Thing’ live, I’ve been amazed at how much it grabs people. I love the simplicity of the production, the homage to a stripped folk sound that has always heavily influenced me, and the swaying back and forth melody of the song itself.”
Drawing from the influence of artists like John Mayer, Townes Van Zant, Jerry Jeff Walker, Robert Earl Keen and Pat Green, Mason Lively has developed his own brand and sound, combining his ability to craft a clever lyric with his signature vocal – rich and warm, yet full of texture, range and swagger. Raised in Inez, Texas and growing his music career in New Braunfels, Mason’s boots are firmly planted in the Texas music scene, which led him to collaborate with Wade Bowen on the production of his self-titled sophomore album.
The partnership has proven to be successful as the first single from the project, “Something ‘Bout A Southern Girl,” has already become a digital sensation with features on Spotify’s official Texas Music Now and New Music Nashville playlists, as well as Apple Music’s Don’t Mess With Texas playlist. Wide Open Country called the song a “sweeping ode to free-spirited, strong-willed southern women.”
Lively’s 2018 debut album Stronger Ties, which he released at the age of 20, has amassed hundreds of thousands of streams, and led Lively to tours with the likes of Brothers Osborne, Jordan Davis, and Jon Pardi. Elmore Mag described Lively’s debut as “a buffet-style feast of 10 original songs. From heavy guitar licks to blues to alt-country, Lively hits all his marks,” and The Daily Country called him “an old musical soul who crafts songs like a seasoned veteran,” going on to describe his album as “a sonically diverse yet cohesive and balanced record that shines a light on Lively’s songwriting and diverse influences.”
After writing Stronger Ties entirely on his own, Lively was excited to work with producer Wade Bowen on Mason Lively. “Around the time I started heavily writing again to record a batch of new songs; we were on the road with Wade Bowen,” Lively explains. “After a show one night, he kindly invited us on the bus where he started the conversation about songwriting. When I told him I wanted to start recording some of my new stuff, he replied ‘What you need is a good producer! Someone to steer the ship in the studio, and tell you which of your songs suck and which ones don’t!’ So after the advice was repeated a time or two more in similar fashion, I said ‘Well, do you wanna do it?’ And to my surprise he said yes. Sometimes, you just gotta knock and the door will open.”
Tracklist:
1. Something ‘Bout A Southern Girl
2. Love Ain’t Done A Damn Thing
3. Bar Talkin’
4. Senseless
5. Angry At This Town
6. Left Behind
7. The Future
8. Lonely You Leave Me
9. Demons
10. Happy Home
11. Devil On My Trail
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