Max Leone is being 'Cautious' on his second-ever track

Words: Ellie Ward 

Max Leone has quickly turned around his second track after his January debut ‘First Grade’. 'Cautious' is out now via Darkroom Records, with an accompanying video, directed by Clyde Monroe.

The 21-year-old, Los Angeles-via-Portland, Oregon-based songwriter is already racking up a following with his moody 'n' soulful vocals and hip, young style, and boy band looks.

He delivers the introspective lyrics ("I'm so sick of bein' cautious / I'm so sick of bein' cautious all the time / Turning into something caustic / And I don't really know what caused it, I'll be fine") of  the dark electronic-pop 'Cautious' alongside an intriguing combination of synth bassline, rhythmic guitars and percussion, tight beats, and an easy to get with voice.

“'Cautious' is about isolating yourself from the world in an attempt to protect yourself from it, but ultimately discovering that the beauty and meaning in life are often derived through its discomfort," he says.

"[It] came out a period in my life in which I was very alone. I had just moved to a new city, I was living by myself and I didn't know anyone. I was dealing with the duality of feeling totally in control of my own emotions while simultaneously not being able to feel anything very deeply.

"I realized that denying myself vulnerability wasn't, in fact, protecting me at all, and was actually making me feel even more isolated. Writing 'Cautious' was what led me to the conclusion that by confining my life to my own experience, I was actually missing out on the most important part of it."

Check it out here.