Mat Kearney's - Young Love

Mat Kearney's latest album Young Love was released on August 2nd and debuted at #1 on the iTunes Album and Rock charts.  The first single from album, Hey Mama, was inspired by a woman he met in an Anthropologie store, she would later become his wife.

Young Love is about the highs and lows and the youthfulness of love.  The first encounters, being shy, playing coy, the anticipation of a possible sighting, the games that young lovers play - Mat explores it all!  The rhythms are solid.  He gives you something to dance to, you can bob your head to the beat, you can close your eyes and listen and relate to the lyrics.  There is really something for everyone.

I listened to this album in the dark before drifting off to sleep for several nights.  I sympathized with the difficulties of life on "Down" and marveled at the declaration of dedication on "Count on Me." Young Love is comprised of songs that make you want to sing along.  The words are whimsical and powerful, and completely relatable.

In the midst of the "sample" generation, Mat Kearney is a refreshing original.  I am certain that he will have a lasting career as a singer and a songwriter. His work has already been featured on countless television shows like: Grey's Anatomy, The Hills, 30 Rock, and Scrubs (just to name a few).  So I guess I'm not the only one who thinks he's a genius!

Young Love is in stores now!  You can also download it on iTunes.  If you want to see what's up next for Mat, follow him on Twitter and like him on Facebook. 

He's taking this show on the road this fall, with nearly 40 dates in the US and Canada, Tickets are 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


I received a copy of Young Love free from the One2One Network. I was not required to write a positive review.  The views expressed are solely the opinion of Just Say I Told You So.