“Comeback Morning” doesn’t beg for your attention. It doesn’t try to dazzle with clever production tricks or polished perfection. It feels more like that quiet, electric moment of survival.

MASSEY is not your typical frontman. He is more of a conjurer, someone who pulls whole arrangements out of thin air with nothing but his voice.

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And the stellar line up of musicians on this one is no joke. Charlie Wooton’s bassline has weight, Oravetz and Groover on guitar keep it lean and expressive, and Doug Belote’s drums give the whole track its steady heartbeat. Then there is Lemmler’s Hammond organ – warm, wide and grounding and the 504 Horns who elevate it even further.

But more than any single performance, what sticks is the overall vibe.

“Comeback Morning” very much sounds like it was built on real trust between players, and on MASSEY’s belief in second chances. That message that “The comeback is always sweeter,” a phrase borrowed from his father, is the kind of line you believe because you can hear that MASSEY does.

It’s a big hearted, soul driven reminder that even after the darkest nights, the light still shows up and sometimes its in a song.

About MASSEY

MASSEY showed up like a spark — fully formed, voice first — when producer JoeBaby Michaels caught wind of something wild, soulful and unmistakably original.

At the center of it all is MASSEY who sings, hums, whistles and scats every idea into being. Think James Brown if he built the bones of the song from the air.

There’s something visceral about the way MASSEY approaches music. Songs begin as voice memos — grooves and hooks born of walks, dreams, gut feelings — and get fleshed out by a tight circle of trusted collaborators, especially his guitarist and writing partner Peter Oravetz. The result is music that feels lived in but alive, rooted in New Orleans funk and soul, laced with rock grit and retro R&B swing.

In just a handful of releases, MASSEY has already made noise. His first few singles have racked up over 600,000 views collectively, with each new track carving out more of his singular identity.

With his debut album Reason For Being dropping soon and a slate of live performances kicking off with NOLA JazzFest, MASSEY is stepping fully into the spotlight.

Keep up with MASSEY on his Website