Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Mat Kearney -- Young Love CD Review


Mat Kearney's third album, Young Love, hit stores last week debuting on the #1 spot on iTunes Album and Rock charts and is currently sitting at #5!
Propelled by the sunny handclap and catchy hook of hit single "Hey Mama", Young Love is quickly making listeners fall for Mat all over again. Check out the video for "Hey Mama" here. And check out his really cool thinglink widget here.

If you aren't familiar with Mat's music you've probably heard some of his previous hits on your favorite TV shows. Past songs have appeared on 30 Rock, Grey's Anatomy, The Hills, Friday Night Lights, Scrubs, NCIS, and numerous other television shows. Mat's been winning over crowds on tours with everyone from John Mayer and Sheryl Crow to Keane and The Fray.








Young Love Track Listing:



1 Hey Mama
2 Ships In The Night
3 Count On Me
4 Sooner Or Later
5 Chasing The Light
6 Learning To Love Again
7 Down
8 She Got The Honey
9 Young Dumb And In Love
10 Rochester
11 Seventeen




Mat on Tour This Fall

 
Mat is hitting the road in September playing nearly 40 shows in US and Canada. Tickets on sale now.


9/14 Jacksonville, FL Murray Hill
9/16 Charleston, SC Music Farm
9/17 Athens, GA GA Theater
9/18 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
9/20 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
9/23 Louisville, KY Headliners
9/24 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
9/25 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
9/27 Interlochen, MI Corson Aud
9/29 Urbana, IL Canopy Club
9/30 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
10/1 Des Moines, IA People's Court
10/2 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
10/4 Bloomington, IN Bluebird
10/5 St Louis, MO The Pageant
10/7 Oxford, MS The Lyric
10/8 Pine Mountain, GA Callaway Gardens
10/9 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theatre
10/20 Nashville, TN Cannery
10/23 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/24 Baltimore, MD Ram's Head
10/25 Lancaster, PA Chameleon
10/27 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
10/28 New York, NY Webster Hall
10/29 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
10/30 Albany, NY Northern Lights
11/1 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
11/2 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
11/4 Boston, MA House of Blues
11/5 Portland, ME State Theatre
11/6 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
11/8 Montreal, QC Petite Campus
11/9 Toronto, ON Opera House
11/11 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
11/12 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater
11/13 Detroit, MI St. Andrews
11/15 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
11/17 Chicago, IL House of Blues
11/19 Madison, WI The Majestic
11/20 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue



Useful Mat Kearney Links:

Mat Kearney Website

Mat Kearney Widget

Mat's iTunes Page

Mat's Facebook Page



My Review:

I was so excited when I found out that I would be able to review Mat Kearney's new CD, Young Love care of One2One Network.  I have been a fan of Mat's for years, and was eagerly awaiting his new release.  And, with the hurricane this past weekend, I was able to listen to the entire CD when I had to leave CT and drive to MA to stay with family while I don't  have power for the next week.  Seconds after popping the CD in the CD player, I began to hear Hey Mama, and the stress I was feeling melted away.  I fell in love with this song, as well as all the other tracks.  Since listening to the CD the other night, I haven't been able to stop listening to the CD when I have been in the car.  And, with another trip to check on my home in CT today, and to clean out my fridge there, I was able to listen to the CD again, on the way down and back.  Even my 1 yr. old Savannah was dancing and grooving in her car seat.  I think Mat has another fan on his hands!

If you haven't heard Mat's music, you are missing out.  Check out Hey Mama just to get a taste of Mat's music style.  I bet after you watch his You Tube video you too will be hooked and will be heading to iTunes or your local store to pick up his CD.


Disclaimer: I received a free copy of “Young Love” for the purpose of this review, from One2One Network. However, the opinions expressed in this review are strictly my own.

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