A lot has happened in the nearly three years since Logan Mize released his last full-length studio album Welcome to Prairieville. Mize made his Grand Ole Opry debut in April 2022 and was invited back to play the Opry again that December. He’s released multiple extended play projects including “Prairie Tapes Vol 1” recorded and produced entirely at his studio in Andale, KS and a duet project with his wife Jill Martin (also a Kansas-native singer-songwriter) dubbed ‘The Mizes’. He’s given listeners a Christmas record and multiple collaborations with artists such as Jessie James Decker, Sam Grow, Adam Hambrick and Grace Leer.
In addition, Mize has crisscrossed the country on headlining tours and shared a stage with country legends from Eric Church to Jamey Johnson to Sawyer Brown. He’s created his own brand of a crowd-sourced acoustic tour that brings an intimate and up-close show to small towns across America.
It’s been a busy three years.
Mize’s sixth full-length studio album Her Heartland was driven by several singles released in the last year. These singles anchor a record that’s an evolutionary step in blending country and heartland rock.
“She’s the dust trails, on that one road out of town”. The record is distinctively Logan Mize, but listeners will hear some surprises all the way to the last track ‘The World Just Keeps Getting Better’ which brings back the signature baritone groove in a witty, cheeky ode to the wild world we’re living in.
“In my opinion this is the most melodically pleasing album I've ever released. It still has some punch to it but in a much more subtle way than previous projects,” said Mize.
Mize pushed himself vocally on this record more than most of his releases; he’s (half)jokingly acknowledged that some of the tracks are exceptionally difficult to sing live. All that work in the studio rewards listeners with powerful tracks that present authentic vignettes of Mize as a person and artist.
“I think this is the first record I can listen to my vocal all the way through and not hear a moment I regret. Whether it's a harsh tone, wishing I had picked a different key or comped another take. I like the vocal all the way through on this one,” said Mize.
As far as careers for an independent artist go, Mize has outlasted and outworked the status quo. Her Heartland is a record that offers a genuinely unique sound that will appeal to brand-new listeners and decade-long fans alike.e’s 2021 single ‘Grew Apart’ was recently certified as his second RIAA Gold Record following his break-out hit, ‘Better Off Gone’.
Looking back on Mize’s nearly two-decade career and ahead at what’s next, it’s clear that the music has been the fundamental element that’s kept fans engaged. There’s no smoke and mirrors, no tabloid controversy, no fake social media persona; when it comes to Logan Mize, what you hear is what you get, and ‘Her Heartland’ is another record that will keep his listeners coming back.