Anchored in the charmingly warm vocal presence that McNown partly honed by busking at the beach in Southern California just a few years ago, Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up) takes the latter half of its title from a gorgeously textured track that perfectly exemplifies his newly refined sound. With its rootsy and ethereal instrumentationluminous steel guitar, lush mandolin, soulful organThe Cost of Growing Up arrives as a clear-eyed but melancholy meditation on the inevitability of pain.
To me, the cost of growing up is an acceptance that difficult things are going to happenfrom minor inconveniences to devastating loss, its all a part of life, says McNown. But theres also beauty in that because, without those hard moments, you wouldnt be able to truly love.

Format / LP
Released / 07/18/2025
Catalogue / FGTV-18847A
Barcode / 850064541786
Artist / Max McNown
Label /Fugitive Recordings
Genre / Country