Featured Image Matt Nathanson – Credit Brendan Walter

MATT NATHANSON RELEASES THE LEXINGTON E.P.

COMPANION PIECE TO LAST YEAR’S BOSTON ACCENT

FIRST SINGLE COVER OF ‘TIL TUESDAY’S “COMING UP CLOSE” FEATURES SARA WATKINS 

 

February 7th Matt Nathanson released The Lexington E.P. via Acrobat Records.

The E.P. is named after Nathanson’s hometown of Lexington, MA, and serves as a companion piece to this past fall’s acclaimed lean into the singer-songwriter genre, Boston Accent. The latest project expands on his acceptance of where he came from. It is an admission that as happy as he is to be away, he will always have started life as a Massachusetts boy; and he will always feel a natural affinity with others from the area.

The E.P. includes a track about meeting his wife in college just after leaving Massachusetts (“Japanese”), covers of Simon & Garfunkel (“Only Living Boy in New York”), Harry Styles, (“Matilda”), and ‘Til Tuesday (“Coming Up Close”), and a reimagined live version of Nathanson’s own “Blush” that he describes as “THE BUSINESS…like something you’d hear on an old time-y radio show.”

Nathanson begins touring tomorrow, February 8th, at The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida and continues through March with more dates to be announced soon. Tickets and latest information here.

 

UPCOMING SHOWS

FEBRUARY

08 The Plaza Live Orlando, FL

10 Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL

14 Amos’ Southend Charlotte, NC

15 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC

17 The Birchmere Alexandria, VA *SOLD OUT

18 The Birchmere Alexandria, VA *SOLD OUT

19 Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD *SOLD OUT

20 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, PA *SOLD OUT

21 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, PA *SOLD OUT

22 The Queen Wilmington, DE

24 The Music Hall Portsmouth, NH

25 The Academy of Music Northampton, MA *SOLD OUT

26 Daryl’s House Club- EARLY SHOW Pawling, NY *SOLD OUT

26 Daryl’s House Club- LATE SHOW Pawling, NY *SOLD OUT

28 The Great Hall Toronto, ON *SOLD OUT

 

MARCH

01 Asbury Hall Buffalo, NY

02 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Bethel, NY

04 Memorial Hall Cincinnati, OH

05 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, OH *SOLD OUT

06 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI *SOLD OUT

07 Evanston SPACE Evanston, IL *SOLD OUT

08 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI *SOLD OUT

10 The Royal Grove Lincoln, NE

11 Madrid Theatre & Café Kansas City, MO

13 Washington’s Fort Collins, CO *SOLD OUT

15 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ *SOLD OUT

16 Garden Amp Garden Grove, CA

18 Ventura Music Hall Ventura, CA

 

The Lexington E.P. Track List:

Coming Up Close

Japanese

Only Living Boy in New York

Matilda

Blush

 

Bio:

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 (Pop Matters 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. Sings His Sad Heart spawned the hit single “Used To Be” which was a chart climber-hitting top 20 at Adult Top 40. Most recently, last year’s Boston Accent explored Nathanson’s leaving behind his native Massachusetts as a young man but feeling connected to other New Englanders he found in California. 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 the iTunes Alternative chart and Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott called the album “an amazing reinterpretation” with “heart & soul.” He also covered U2’s Achtung Baby as a tribute to his all-time favorite album. His holiday LP, Farewell December, includes “Blue Christmas” and “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.

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