Mat Kearney Album Review

Four years after the fun and melodic sounds of young love nashville based musician mat kearney has dropped just kids.

Mat kearney album review.

Find album reviews stream songs credits and award information for crazytalk mat kearney on allmusic 2018 he may have been a singer songwriter in the. A lot of kearney s signature styles are slightly watered down and there is little spiritual content to be found. 27 on the viral 50 chart. Mat kearney seems to describe the trajectory of his music career halfway through his third album when he croons from the moment that you popped out on the scene hard to know what you got or what you re meant to be the nashville based singer made a splash with 2006 s nothing left to lose but didn t seem to grasp fully what he had at the time.

Mat kearney has had an incredible journey. But in spite of that i d contend that this is kearney s most realized and accomplished project to date and certainly among 2018 s best pop albums. After exploring the nuances of his sound on. The kid from oregon who hitched a ride to nashville on a whim got his start playing tennessee twang alternative rock songs with rapping and gradually gravitated to a wider palate of pop styles.

Kearney did a two month long crazytalk tour starting the third week of february 2018. Share on facebook share. On his second album city of black and white mat kearney leaves behind any lingering folkie traits along with any hippie rapping and dives headfirst into pure aaa songcraft placing sweet melodies at center stage. All album reviews displayed with permission of authors.

Songwriting comes from the soul. Full of the introspective stories we ve come to expect quality hooks and quirky back beats this was worth the wait. Mat kearney has carved out a unique space in the field popular music. Mat s songs are catchy upbeat and fun but still filled with a beautiful message.

Kearney s songs go down easily but that hasn t stopped him from relying on a glistening production that sugarcoats everything he sings supporting his tunes with lightly looped. I believe this fourth album is a great direction for mat. The album s single better than i used to be released on november 10 2017 and reached no. Share on twitter tweet.

The lyrics are just as important as the instrumentation listen close. I enjoy an artist that can do that and mat is one of a handful who does it well. Find album reviews stream songs credits and award information for just kids mat kearney on allmusic 2015. If you are a mat kearney fan you will enjoy this.

Opening with heartbreak dreamer kearney sets the pace with a whimsical yet meaningful tune. Once you unleash it i don t think it ever really goes away.