Quickly becoming a staple of Nashville’s Broadway music scene, Tennessee country artist Mikey Wayne has taken long strides to establish their name as a solo artist over the past several years, and fans have taken note. Drawing stylistic inspiration from their roots in Southern California as well as their Alabama upbringing, this artist has found a way to create a cadence that is uniquely their own. With an already robust catalogue of music that has defined their style playing through speakers across the globe, today marks another milestone in their career as Wayne debuts their newest single “Lovin’ & Leavin’.”
The piece wastes no time getting its emotional core. As the artist’s vocals appear alongside the instruments on the first note, Wayne immediately begins the narrative with the opening line, “You came rolling in like a warm breeze off the rain. Got to breathe you in ‘cause I know you’re going to leave again.” We are immediately thrown into the sentimentality of the music from the first notes as the weight of the artist’s lyrical intensity grows with every verse.
The music shows us a real glimpse into the mind of the artist as we feel a connection to their story and a motivation to see it in the context of our own lives. Embodying the adage that real country music is rooted in three cords and the truth, the ballad chronicles the relationship this artist has between their heart and their mind as they rawly explore the proritization of their long term wellbeing over a difficult decision in the moment.
Written by Nick Gumas
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