Matt Nathanson, Donovan Woods

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Brendan Walter

Matt Nathanson

media release: Singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson announces his twelvth studio album Boston Accent due out July 29th. Produced by Butch Walker, the album is heralded by single “German Cars”  Listen/share “German Cars” here.

“as a kid, i couldn't get out of new england fast enough. i left massachusetts when i was 18 and would've moved to the moon if i could have. instead, i drove out to california with my buddy jeff and never looked back… built a support system, a family, a career. i left a place where i didn’t feel understood or connected and went about creating one where i did. and you know what's crazy… the group of friends i made along the way... the ones i trust most, the ones who made me feel understood and connected… almost every one of those people are from massachusetts. that’s what this record's about.

it’s about being jealous of the cool kids who got to spend their summers on nantucket and martha’s vineyard. it’s about how the hint of a boston accent can make me drop my guard and feel connected to a complete stranger. it’s about how growing up listening to folk singers like james taylor, cat stevens, indigo girls & tracy chapman shaped the music i’ve always wanted to make. and it’s about surrendering to the fact that the person i’ve become is built squarely on the back of the person i was.” - Matt Nathanson

Some Mad Hope was Nathanson’s sixth studio album released in 2007. The album yielded multi-platinum breakthrough smash “Come on Get Higher”.  To celebrate the album’s 15th anniversary along with Boston Accent, he will hit the road this summer for a US headline tour.  Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 24th.  For more details, visit https://mattnathanson.com/.

Over his almost 30 year career, Matt Nathanson has evolved into one of the most applauded songwriters and engaging performers on the music scene today. His sixth studio album, Some Mad Hope, yielded his breakthrough multi-platinum hit "Come on Get Higher.”  He followed up with Modern Love, a critically acclaimed album (PopMatters called it "the closest a pop album comes to perfection this year”) that garnered Nathanson two RIAA Gold Certified singles, “Faster” & “Run (featuring Sugarland)”. His 2013 release, Last of The Great Pretenders, debuted at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 while hitting #1 on iTunes' Alternative Albums chart. His most recent album, Sings His Sad Heart spawned the hit single “Used To Be” which was a chart climber - hitting top 20 at Adult Top 40.  Throughout his career, Nathanson has been known to cover songs and artists that inspire him. His Def Leppard approved cover album of their iconic Pyromania called Pyromattia shot to #1 on iTunes Alternative chart and Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott called the album “an amazing reinterpretation” with “heart & soul.” Last year he covered U2’s Achtung Baby as a tribute to his all time favorite album. His holiday LP Farewell December, includes "Blue Christmas” to “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” — as well as his somber take on Joni Mitchell’s “River.” Nathanson has performed on The Howard Stern Show, Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Dancing with the Stars, Rachael Ray, and The CMA Awards to name a few. 

JUNO Award winning singer-songwriter Donovan Woods has announced he will support Matt Nathanson on a massive, seven-week tour across the U.S. Woods co-wrote the title-track of Matt Nathanson’s just announced upcoming album, Boston Accent, which is due to arrive on July 29.

Earlier this year, the ever busy Woods returned with the Big Hurt Boy EP via his own End Times Music, which included the single, “Leave When You Go” feat. Ralph. And more recently a collaboration with Australian songwriter Ziggy Alberts, entitled “THE SUN & THE SEA.”

With Big Hurt Boy, Woods looked to capture more of an ‘undone’ quality, wanting to “get back to the feeling that my early recordings had,” notes the winner of the 2019 JUNO Award for ‘Contemporary Roots Album’ (for Both Ways). And yet, while Big Hurt Boy was recorded largely live, harnessing the electricity of a roomful of musicians laying down tracks in the studio, the collection brims with some of the luminous production touches Woods has been adding to this repertoire lately, such as on “I Won’t Mention It Again,” which opens featuring just Woods on banjo and vocals, before fading into a spectral backdrop of electronic textures and layers of lush harmonies.

Along with “Leave When You Go,” Big Hurt Boy features “I Hope You Change Your Mind” co-written with David Hodges (Maren Morris, Carrie Underwood, Ed Sheeran), released last autumn, wrapping what proved to be a transformative year for the Ontario-based musician. Woods dueted with the GRAMMY Award winning O’Donovan on “IOWA,” while making a foray into anthemic dance pop as the featured vocalist on Dabin & Nurko’s “When This Is Over.”

Along with his work as an in-demand songwriter, whose work has been recorded by the likes of Tim McGraw (“Portland, Maine”) and Lady A’s Charles Kelley (“Leaving Nashville”), and co-writes with a diverse group of songwriters, such as Tom Douglas, Lori McKenna, Brandy Clark, Ashley Monroe, Dustin Christensen, Femke Weidema, Steve Robson, and Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies), a budding truth about Woods has emerged: as respected as he is as a solo artist, he’s evolving and upending our expectations of how his music sounds. His songs have grown more dimensional, emboldened by new sonic landscapes, reminding us that classic songwriting transcends genre.