Modern Love (Matt Nathanson album)

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Modern Love
File:Modern Love.jpg
Studio album by Matt Nathanson
Released June 21, 2011
Genre Pop rock[1][2]
Length 41:23
Label Vanguard / Acrobat
Producer Mark Weinberg, Matt Nathanson, Marshall Altman
Matt Nathanson chronology
Some Mad Hope
(2007)Some Mad Hope2007		 Modern Love
(2011)		 Last of the Great Pretenders
(2013)Last of the Great Pretenders2013
Singles from Faster
  1. "Faster"
    Released: March 2011
  2. "Room @ the End of the World"
    Released: September 2011
  3. "Run"
    Released: November 9, 2011
  4. "Modern Love"
    Released: April 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (72/100)[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly B−[4]
PopMatters 8/10 stars[5]
Roughstock 4/5 stars[2]
Uncut (positive)[3]

Modern Love is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson. It was released on June 21, 2011. Modern Love was Nathanson's second album for Vanguard Records, following his 2007 album Some Mad Hope. He released the first single, "Faster", as a free download to his fan mailing list in March 2011. Modern Love debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 for the week of July 9, 2011.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Matt Nathanson and Mark Weinberg except as noted. 

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Faster"     3:28
2. "Modern Love"     3:32
3. "Love Comes Tumbling Down"     4:40
4. "Room @ the End of the World"     4:08
5. "Kiss Quick"     4:26
6. "Mercy"     3:09
7. "Kept"     3:21
8. "Run" (featuring Sugarland) Nathanson, Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush 4:09
9. "Queen of (K)nots"     4:10
10. "Drop to Hold You"     3:39
11. "Bottom of the Sea"     2:46

Personnel

Musicians

  • Matt Nathanson - Lead & Background Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar
  • Zac Rae - Drum Programming, Keyboards, Baritone Ukulele, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Drums, Percussion
  • Ben West - Piano, Keyboards
  • Rainman - Drum Programming, Piano, Keyboards, Synths
  • Brandon Bush - Piano, Keyboards, Wurlitzer
  • Aaron Tap - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Background Vocals
  • Michael Chaves - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Nylon String Guitar
  • David Levita - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
  • John Thomasson - Bass Guitar, Upright Bass
  • Curt Schnieder, Tim Smith - Bass Guitar
  • Jason McGerr, Aaron Sterling, Shannon Forrest - Drums, Percussion

Horn Section

  • Danny T. Levin - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Alto Horn, Trombone, Euphonium
  • David Moyer - Tenor & Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon
  • Chris Miller - Tuba

Group Vocals

  • Zac Rae, Michael Chaves, Mark Weinberg, Matt Nathanson - The "Mercy" Clap Choir
  • Ayappa Biddanda, Isaac Johnson, Paul Doucette, Aaron Tap, Matt Nathanson - The "Modern Love" Choir

"Run" Featured Artists

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 17
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 4

References

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  7. ↑ "Matt Nathanson – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Matt Nathanson.
  8. ↑ "Matt Nathanson – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Matt Nathanson.
  9. ↑ "Matt Nathanson – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Matt Nathanson.

External links

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