MUSIC
ALBUM
King Of (Un)Simple LP – Released 02/07/25
King Of (Un)Simple
Album Credits
Producers: Butch Walker, David Baron, Mike Viola
VIDEO
PRESS
…for Boston Accent, [Nathanson] set out to make a true singer-songwriter album, and name-checked some of his favorite artists in the field — including Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Carole King and the Indigo Girls.
The Howard Stern Show
Nathanson is a champion charmer, as you can hear in this acoustic set accompanied by Aaron Tap on guitar, keys and backing vocals. His catalog is already filled with a variety of anthems and the hooks, which he seemingly has an endless supply of, are his secret weapon.
BIOGRAPHY
Matt Nathanson Bio
Over three decades, Matt Nathanson has built a career on sharp songwriting, disarming honesty, and a live show that feels more like group therapy than a concert. He first broke through with Some Mad Hope, which launched the multi-platinum hit “Come On Get Higher” and introduced his knack for pairing intimacy with arena-sized hooks.
He followed with Modern Love — hailed by PopMatters as “the closest a pop album comes to perfection” — spawning Gold-certified singles “Faster” and “Run” (featuring Sugarland). 2013’s Last of the Great Pretenders debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200 and hit #1 on iTunes’ Alternative chart, cementing Nathanson as one of the most consistent voices in modern pop-rock. Later releases, including Sings His Sad Heart, continued his exploration of romantic idealism and self-interrogation, producing the Adult Top 40 hit “Used To Be.”
But Nathanson’s longevity isn’t built on chart stats alone. It’s built on connection. His catalog is marked by restless self-awareness — songs that question his own patterns as much as anyone else’s — delivered with a humor that undercuts the heavy moments just enough to make them universal. That tension between emotional depth and wry commentary has earned him a fiercely loyal audience that has grown up alongside him.
A devoted music obsessive, Nathanson has also developed a reputation for reimagining the albums that shaped him. His Def Leppard–approved tribute to Pyromania, titled Pyromattia, topped the iTunes Alternative chart and earned praise from Joe Elliott for its “heart & soul.” He later revisited U2’s Achtung Baby with Achtung Matty, honoring one of his formative influences with both reverence and reinvention.
Onstage, he’s as quick with a punchline as he is with a confessional lyric — a combination that has taken him from intimate theaters to amphitheaters and onto national platforms including The Howard Stern Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Ellen, Dancing with the Stars, Rachael Ray, and The CMA Awards. Celebrated by critics and mainstream pop audiences alike, Nathanson has also been a featured guest on NPR’s World Cafe, Mountain Stage, and Acoustic Café — a rare artist equally at home in thoughtful listening rooms and the broader cultural spotlight.
Three decades in, Matt Nathanson remains what he’s always been: a songwriter unafraid of vulnerability, still chasing the perfect line — and still willing to laugh at himself along the way.