Justin Levinson Releases ‘Collamer Circle’
VERMONT SINGER-SONGWRITER JUSTIN LEVINSON IS DUE TO RELEASE ‘COLLAMER CIRCLE,’ HIS FIFTH FULL-LENGTH ALBUM— AND FIRST SINCE HIS RETURN FROM A FOUR-YEAR STINT IN LOS ANGELES.
JOINING FORCES WITH FELLOW VERMONT-BASED SONGSMITH BEN PATTON, THE PROJECT MARKS THE FIRST OFFICIAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TWO AWARD-WINNING SINGER- SONGWRITERS, STRENGTHENING A MUSICAL BOND THAT DATES BACK TO THE DUO’S HIGH SCHOOL YEARS.
THIS COLLABORATION FORMED THE GROUNDWORK FOR SEVERAL OF THE SONGS ON ‘COLLAMER CIRCLE,’ WHICH TACKLES THEMES RANGING FROM THE COMPLICATED SIDE OF RELATIONSHIPS (“BURN YOUR WHOLE WORLD”, “MADELINE, FOR THE WIN”), IMPORTANCE OF SELF-AWARENESS (“I WASN’T CAPABLE”,“THEN AND THERE”), AND READINESS TO ACCEPT LOVE (“SHE SPREADS SUNSHINE”, “LEAD ME TO YOU”).
THE RECORD IS TIED TOGETHER BY JUSTIN AND BEN’S MUTUAL KNACK FOR MELODIC HOOKS, STRONG HARMONIES, AND AMBITIOUS MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS, REPRESENTED IN THE UPBEAT POWER POP AND EMOTIONALLY-CHARGED BALLADS THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT IN THE DUO’S RESPECTIVE SONG CATALOGS. IN ADDITION TO HIS LYRICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, PATTON SHARES CO-PRODUCING AND ENGINEERING DUTIES WITH ADAM POPICK, ANOTHER LONGTIME COLLABORATOR OF LEVINSON’S. AT THE HELM FOR MIXING AND MASTERING IS STUDIO WIZ AND 8084 FRONTMAN ANDRÉ MAQUERA.