Photo Credit: Tommy Nowels
Max Drazen makes his recording debut with “Let Me Down Slow.” Released today by Field Trip Recordings, the pulsing breakup anthem throbs with power vocals, scorched guitar and keenly observed lyrical details. Listen HERE. The Los Angeles-based songwriter wrote the track with Dave Villa (FLETCHER, Daughtry), who also produced, and Tim Riehm.
Born and raised in Connecticut, Drazen’s first influences came from his parents’ record collection –Elton John and Billy Joel. As he got older, he fell in love with artists like Smino, J. Cole, The 1975 and Two Door Cinema Club.
The pieces would connect during his junior year of high school, when Drazen went over to a friend’s house and wrote his first song. Recruited to play soccer at Middlebury College, Drazen found his focus shifting to songwriting. He developed a sinewy, genre-agnostic voice and centered his authentic perspective as a kid from the ‘burbs, adeptly swinging between R&B, pop and rap.
“This song has so much meaning to me personally. It’s the first song I’ve written that really captured how I was feeling at the time,” explains Max Drazen. “It’s a song about holding on to something you know is not good for you but not being able to let it go. For me personally that was a relationship that affected me mentally for years. I’m thankful I had music and writing that allowed me to get to the other side of it. I hope people can find closure to their own experiences through my story.”
