When Boston-based singer-songwriter Maxwell Bailey decided to record his EP, he kept it simple. Featuring only his own solo vocals and guitar playing, the In Between live EP is a bare bones tribute to storytelling. It combines a raw performance with relatable lyrics, resulting in a record that’s easy to listen to and even better to dive into.

Boston's own Maxwell Bailey has released a live version of his debut EP just today titled "In Between". Originally hailing from Rochester, NY but now calling Boston his home, Maxwell has a passionate and mellow voice that is evocative of his upbringing and accentuates his talents directly for the listener to marvel over. I was on board with Maxwell right from the get go, and he seems to have a strong confidence in his talents that allow him to open up his personality to those around him who may not be too familiar with his music in the first place.

This Friday singer-songwriter and curator of the Noise Floor Sessions Maxwell Bailey celebrates the release of a new EP, In Between Live. The project, which was recorded live in an Airbnb on one day in February, may be simplistic in the number of tracks and arrangement but it is crisp and clean. The words ring, each note reverberating below Bailey’s effortlessly smooth vocal.

Think of Maxwell Bailey’s smooth-as-silk falsetto vocals and gentle, loving guitar picking as a soothing balm against all the hate and sadness of today’s world. In “Melody,” a song from his soon-to-be-released In Between Live EP, he contemplates what can be done to fight against the endless waves of violence, hatred and intolerance. He finds his answer in his music, which he sees as an expression of his love that he tries to send out into the world.