Album Review: Levi Lowrey 'My Crazy Head'

Born in Georgia, Levi Lowrey has always known that his heart was made for music. You might know him as co-writer on Zac Brown Band's CMA Awards nominated song, "Colder Weather," but Lowrey also is an artist in his own right. His third album, My Crazy Head, was released this past March...and it's a record that you don't want to let slip by.

My Crazy Head contains a beautiful collection of ten songs penned by Lowrey, whose ability to write incredibly honest songs is out in full force. Drawing inspiration from personal struggles and triumphs, Lowrey lets the listener in with tender vocals that are matched by honest, authentic and poignant lyrics as well as lovely melodies. Themes of moving on, dreaming, love and family are spread throughout the record and captured with vivid imagery.

The set begins with "Put Your Badge Back On" which reflects on how times have changed. That is followed by the stirring and emotional “The Old Family Tree” about a literal tree that provides so much, including branches for climbing, shade for crying and refuge. The lush (autobiographical?) title track, sprinkled with some pop sensibility, deals with making mistakes and sometimes returning to things that aren't necessarily good for us; those things that drive us a little crazy. "I might have to die just to get myself some rest/I roar like a lion/But I'm scared to death/I run until I'm completely out of breath."

Family is once again dealt with in both "A Father's Love" and "I'm Going With Her." The former connects his father's love for him with his love for the son he now has; a love that will always "lead ya home." It's a song anyone with a son will be touched by. In the latter, humorous lyrics ("She needs me like a case of spotted fever") and a plucky melody convey the fact that even though he may be a handful, they're meant to be and "as mad as I may be if she ever leaves I'm going with her.”

In the bluegrass tune “Dreamer’s Pedigree,” he makes no apologies for being a dreamer because it's in his blood. "Another day with dreams to chase and endless dreams to find."  “Empty Canvas” continues that theme of hopeful optimism, letting go of your bitterness and starting fresh because really there is nothing in your way but an empty canvas (amen!). Closing the record is the gentle “Young and Free.” Nostalgic and solemn, with beautiful harmonies, the song reflects getting older, the dreams of youth and how life may take us down roads we have never dreamed, including cancer. It's a beautiful ending to a beautiful record.

My Crazy Head is a slice of Americana that provides food for the musical heart and soul.

To order the album and keep up with the latest news visit levilowrey.com 

The singer-songwriter is allowing his fans to share in the profits of sales of the disc, signing a distribution deal with his fans, through a partnership with LOUD. For more information visit here

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