Google recently released their “Zeitgeist 2011: How the World Searched” and the poignant video that takes the viewer on a journey to “re-live events and moments from 2011″ was set to the Mat Kearney track ‘Sooner or Later’, from the singer songwriter’s new album ‘Young Love’. Watch it via the Google owned YouTube below.
Mat Kearney performed his new single ‘Ships in the Night’ in Times Square in a video the singer songwriter just added to his YouTube channel. The track is off the 33-year-old’s recently released fourth album ‘Young Love’. Watch it via YouTube below.
Mat Kearney stopped by the ‘Rachael Ray’ show on Tuesday (December 6) to perform his hit song ‘Hey Mamma’, from the singer songwriter’s latest album new ‘Young Love’, out now on Universal Republic. Mat also recorded a web exclusive of ‘Nothing Left to Lose’, the title track off his major label debut. Watch both at rachaelrayshow.com (‘Hey Mama’ / ‘Nothing Left to Lose’).
Mat Kearney announced the second leg of his US headlining tour in support of his latest album ‘Young Love’, out now on Universal Republic. The news comes as Mat wraps up the first leg of his headlining tour that launched the second week in September and included sold out nights at Webster Hall in New York City, a sold out show at the House of Blues in Boston, two sold out nights at the House of Blues in Chicago and will culminate this coming Sunday with a sold out show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN. The second leg will kick off on January 20th, 2012 at Charlotte, North Carolina’s Amos’ Southend and will take Mat across the Southern US, through the Pacific Northwest, and back down to Southern California – lasting nearly six weeks.
Tour Dates:
Jan. 20th Amos’ Southend Charlotte, NC
Jan. 21st The Handlebar Greenville, SC
Jan. 23rd Track 29 Chattanooga, TN
Jan. 25th Floyds Music Store Tallahassee, FL
Jan. 26th The Ritz Ybor Tampa, FL
Jan. 27th The Beacham Theatre Orlando, FL
Jan. 28th Center Stage Atlanta, GA
Jan. 31st House of Blues New Orleans, LA
Feb. 1st House of Blues Houston, TX
Feb. 3rd Majestic Theatre Dallas, TX
Feb. 4th Diamond Oklahoma City, OK
Feb. 7th Beaumont Club Lawrence, KS
Feb. 13th In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 15th Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
Feb. 16th Showbox @ The Market Seattle, WA
Feb. 17th Roseland Portland, OR
Feb. 18th McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR
Feb. 20th Knitting Factory Reno, NV
Feb. 22nd Warfield San Francisco, CA
Feb. 23rd Music Box Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 24th Access Aliante Las Vegas, NV
Feb. 25th House of Blues San Diego, CA
Mat Kearney recently crossed an item off his bucket list – to perform on a full airplane. On a recent Southwest Airlines flight last week, passengers were treated to an impromptu performance by the singer songwriter. Mat reflected on the performance, “I’ve always actually wanted to pick up my guitar in the middle of a flight and just walk down the aisle and play songs, but this is the first time I’ve ever actually gotten the chance to do it.” Check out the video of him performing ‘Nothing Left To Lose’ below.
Mat Kearney spoke with Celebuzz in a Q&A, where the singer songwriter was asked about his wife Annie Sims being the inspiration behind his current single ‘Hey Mama’, whether there’s other personal songs on his new album ‘Young Love’, musical crushes, and if family and friends are his biggest inspirations for writing.
“When I first wrote, I didn’t know how to do it any other way besides the stories that are around me,” Mat said. “[For this album] I said, ‘I’m not going to write anything that’s outside of arms reach. I’m only writing about my friends.’ So, there’s a lot of personal stories about my life and friends.”
Mat Kearney spoke with Illinois Entertainer about his third major label album ‘Young Love’, which continues the 32-year-old singer songwriter’s evolution.
“I think I’m always trying to reinvent myself a little bit,” Kearney explained. “Some people maybe would be content to make the same record over and over again and cater to just the people who bought their last record, but I’m always hungry to explore new lands while bringing your fans along with you. It’s like asking, ‘This is where I want to go, would you join me?’ I’m staying true to who I am but exploring. On this record, I drew a line in the sand and wanted to do something very clear, intense, and in your face, which I feel like I accomplished.”
‘Young Love’ is out August 2nd on Aware Records/Universal Republic.
Mat Kearney’s new album ‘Young Love’ is due out August 2nd on Universal Republic and its first single ‘Hey Mama’ is currently #34 at Hot AC and #11 at AAA and climbing. The 32-year-old singer songwriter is on the road in the U.S. right now with Owl City and Young Love. Check out the tour dates below and pre-order ‘Young Love’ at iTunes.
Tour Dates:
July 11 Uptown Theatre Kansas City, MO
July 12 Fillmore Denver, CO
July 13 MacKay Event Center Salt Lake City, UT
July 15 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
July 16 The Center Vancouver, BC
July 17 Roseland Ballroom Portland, OR
July 19 Warfield Theatre San Francisco, CA
July 21 Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA
July 23 Fox Theatre Pomona, CA
July 25 House of Blues Houston, TX
July 26 Verizon Theatre Grand Prairie, TX
July 27 ACL Live Austin, TX
July 29 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
July 30 Roy Wilkins Auditorium Minneapolis, MN
Oregon born and Tennessee based musician Mat Kearney just recently released a new single titled ‘Hey Mama’, from his forthcoming ‘Young Love’ album. The singer songwriter says about the album and it’s first single:
It’s been an amazing year for me personally, spiritually, and creatively. I finished my new record, “Young Love”, signed with a new record label…..oh, and met and married the woman of my dreams. We exchanged vows under a canopy of southern weeping willows on blazing June evening. It was amazing.
I wrote “Hey Mama” about that first day we met between the shoe table and the dress rack. The chorus popped into my head driving home one night. I recorded some hand claps & a big bass drum and wrote the rest dancing around my living room that night. I hope you feel some of the butterflies.
Watch the video via Vevo below.
Mat Kearney checked in with his Twitter followers (@matkearney) with news about his Nashville home in wake of the area’s flooding over the weekend. The singer songwriter tells readers:
My house has 3 feet of water in the basement. Separating wet pictures. Nashville is a mess.
Nothing says love like pumping your neighbors basement juice.
Thank you for all the kind Tweets. Getting by just fine with the help of some great friends. Lend a hand to one if you can.