DownTown Mystic is the alter ego of Robert Allen, a rocker from Toms River, New Jersey. His songs grow out of the classic American rock'n'roll lineage of Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, and he surrounds himself with serious players: drummer Steve Holley (Paul McCartney & Wings, Elton John), bassist Paul Page (Dion, Ian Hunter) and, on some recordings, Max Weinberg and Garry Tallent of the E Street Band. Robert's music has been placed in more than 250 TV shows and films, from The Voice to American Pickers. This year alone he has released the Mystic Highway Road Trip EP and the On E Street Remix EP. The new single, "Maybe Love's A Crime," came out on October 9 via The Orchard. This time Holley and Page are joined by keyboard player Jeff Levine (Joe Cocker, Hall & Oates).

Everything in this song, from its timeless rhythm section (cut in a single take!) through the rich backing vocal harmonies to its chords and melody, is soaked in the feeling that this is some kind of lost classic. As if this song has always existed somewhere (maybe in my father's record collection!). There’s a stunning vocal performance from the songwriter himself. There’s so much character in his voice, it’s rich in overtones, and the ease in it sits right next to sincerity. But the real showstopper is the absolutely brutal, blow-out-every-window-in-the-house piano playing from Jeff Levine.

Watch the official lyric video for "Maybe Love's A Crime" below.