Modern Love (Matt Nathanson album)

Modern Love
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)
Modern Love
(2011)
Last of the Great Pretenders
(2013)
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
SourceRating
Metacritic(72/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
PopMatters[5]
Roughstock[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 tracks written by Matt Nathanson and Mark Weinberg except as noted. 

No.TitleWriter(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 Bush4:09
9."Queen of (K)nots"   4:10
10."Drop to Hold You"   3:39
11."Bottom of the Sea"   2:46

Personnel

Musicians

Horn Section

Group Vocals

"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

  1. 1 2 Leahey, Andrew. "Modern Love - Matt Nathanson". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  2. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt. "Matt Nathanson - Modern Love". Roughstock.
  3. 1 2 "Modern Love Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  4. Wood, Mikael (2011-06-24). "Albums: June 24, 2011 (Matt Nathanson, Modern Love)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  5. Beaudoin, Jedd (2011-09-12). "Matt Nathanson: Modern Love". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  6. "Modern Love - Matt Nathanson (2011)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  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.
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