i present to you: the lexington EP

LISTEN TO the lexington EP NOW

named after the massachusetts town i grew up in, the lexington EP is the last part of a musical conversation we started back in august with BOSTON ACCENT… one final statement before moving on to new things.

TRACKLIST

COMING UP CLOSE - feat. Sara Watkins
JAPANESE
ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK
MATILDA
BLUSH - live in seattle

3 covers, 1 duet (feat. the NEXT LEVEL AMAZING Sara Watkins!!!), 1 brand new song & 1 live song… what more could you want!

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enjoy the new music!

that’s right… FEB / MARCH - WINTER TOUR 2023 IS COMING!! (WINTOUR! 😂). that 2.5 year lockdown drought was TOO LONG, and i wanna make up for lost time! i'm gonna diversify the setlist from the last run, play more songs from my new album, boston accent, dig deeper into beneath these fireworks (happy 20th, BTF! 🎂), get to cities we missed last fall… ALL THE GOOD THINGS!!

the cities & dates w/ links are below 

2/8 - Orlando, FL tickets 2/28 - Toronto, ON Sold Out

2/10 - Fort Lauderdale, FL tickets 3/1 - Buffalo, NY tickets

2/14 - Charlotte, NC tickets 3/2 - Bethel, NY tickets

2/15 - Asheville, NC tickets 3/4 - Cincinnati, OH tickets

2/17 - Alexandria, VA Sold Out 3/5 - Cleveland, OH Sold Out

2/18 - Alexandria, VA Sold Out 3/6 - Ann Arbor, MI Sold Out

2/19 - Baltimore, MD Sold Out 3/7 - Evanston, IL Sold Out

2/20 - Sellersville, PA Sold Out 3/8 - Milwaukee, WI Sold Out

2/21 - Sellersville, PA Sold Out  3/10 - Lincoln, NE tickets

2/22 - Wilmington, DE Sold Out 3/11 - Kansas City, MO tickets

2/24 - Portsmouth, NH tickets 3/13 - Fort Collins, CO Sold Out

2/25 - Northampton, MA Sold Out 3/15 - Phoenix, AZ Sold Out

2/26 - Pawling, NY Sold Out 3/16 - Garden Grove, CA tickets

2/26 - Pawling, NY Sold Out 3/18 - Ventura, CA tickets

i am SO PSYCHED to head out again and hang with you all... play music and sing together. the last run really drove home what a gift it is for me to perform and connect with you. magic stuff! 

MY NEW ALBUM, BOSTON ACCENT, IS NOW OUT IN THE WORLD!!!

2 years after it was finished, it’s launched… hallelujah!

it feels brand new AND like a time capsule all at once.

i wanted to make a real singer/songwriter record this time. an “inspired by cat stevens, joni mitchell, paul simon, tom petty” kinda record… which is something i’ve been running away from since Ernst. i realize now that this whole album is about acceptance. whether it’s the cover photo (where i’m looking INTO the camera… which i’ve never done), or the songs (paying SERIOUS homage to my massachusetts roots), or the song arrangements (with me & my acoustic guitar at the center)… it’s about taking what i used to see as my "limitations” and leaning into them as strengths (thanks covid!). it’s kinda nerve wracking, tbh. but, it’s also a long time coming. (though i am only 28.)

listen to it now

I HAVE A BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM CALLED BOSTON ACCENT AND IT’S COMING OUT JULY 29TH!!!

here's the tracklist:

German Cars
Pictures
Beginners
Pigeons
Boston Accent
Type / Erase
Future’s Here
Soundtrack
Sway
Blush

the record was done with my friend Butch Walker right before, then right in the throes of, lockdown. i went home from his studio one weekend & didn’t go back again for a year & 1/2. twilight zone-city.

i’ve never made a real "singer/songwriter” record like this... a nod to my favorites: paul simon, cat stevens, indigo girls, joni, carole king… i wanted it to be a VIBE... something you could put on and listen to top to bottom, with big focus on the lyrics.

we’ve pulled together some rad, LIMITED EDITION BOSTON ACCENT pre-sale bundles… PINK VINYL❤️!!

and the vinyl / CD have 2 totally different covers & layouts.

we've also made some killer merch items and a lithograph… all the things!

check ‘em

not only is 2022 the year i FINALLY release my new album BOSTON ACCENT (july 29th, baby!) but it's also the 15th anniversary of my album SOME MAD HOPE?! crazy, right?!

and so...

I'M GOING ON TOUR THIS FALL TO CELEBRATE BOTH!!!

yep… for the 1st time ever, i'll be playing SOME MAD HOPE in it’s entirety every night, as well as a huge chunk of BOSTON ACCENT & other songs you love so well!…

CAN YOU EVEN STAND IT?!

AND the incredible Donovan Woods will be supporting!

come hang

Pre-sale for Patreon TOMORROW at 10am local

Pre-sale for Mailinglist TOMORROW at 2pm local

General on-sale FRIDAY at 10am local.

i could not be more stoked to present to you all the video for my new song, GERMAN CARS

it was dreamed up by the insanely talented bill long of moss moon studio, who i’ve been lucky enough to be friends with since we met @ sleep away camp in 1982.

there are so many elements working in harmony in this.. the fade ins & outs, the subtle nods to new england... before he made the video, bill interviewed me about the song and i find new details every time i watch it. it's made with total love and mastery...

i especially love that he included sylvester & mr. beasley, who left our family in 2020 & 2022. we miss the shit out of both of them so much. it’s a gift to have them forever immortalized here.

enjoy bill's greatness. i'm so glad you finally get to see this...

it’s that (most wonderful) time again, people!!

got into the good ol’ holiday spirit this year w/ aaron & put together a video for you for our version of “blue christmas.” 🎅🏻 🕎

PS. if you didn’t already know (or need a reminder)… you can find ALL the fa la la la la jams you need on my holiday album farewell december.

PPS. don’t forget to pick up your tickets for my "(yet another) farewell december” livestream shows happening on dec 16th + 17th!!

TODAY, marks the 30th anniversary of the release of my FAVORITE RECORD OF ALL TIME - u2’s Achtung Baby.

my version - ACHTUNG MATTY is out NOW!

in celebration of this celebration - and since i am not touring anytime soon - i am doing two livestream concert events DECEMBER 16th & 17th. get your tickets.

and just in time for the gift giving season, i’ve made all sorts of rad, new ACHTUNG MATTY merch as well as pre-order for the VERY BAD ASS ACHTUNG MATTY limited edition vinyl! as a special holiday time bonus ALL achtung matty merch orders (vinyl, shirts, livestream etc) will come with a FREE download of the record!!!

since the start of this craziness back in march, i've been donating a bunch of my energy & time to a non-profit organization called The Sidewalk Project.

they do AMAZING work in support of the houseless community. they are a small group of humans doing a REAL heavy lift... and the only way they survive is through people’s (tax deductible) donations.

i've started a fundraising campaign for them called THE SIDEWALK PROJECT X MATT NATHANSON & i'm matching every dollar you donate, up to $50,000.

i was fortunate to spend time doing service with them, pre-(re)lockdown, and it was INCREDIBLY inspiring. we also created a video together to showcase some of the amazing work they do.

enjoy the video we made, to my song “father christmas"

and please consider donating NOW.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT… I HAVE A HOLIDAY RECORD!

it’s called 'Farewell December’ and it's out everywhere NOW!!

and if that wasn’t fun enough...

we're doing a 2 night holiday show livestream extravaganza on dec 17+18! these will be 2 entirely different sets each night w/ some 'Farewell December' jams peppered in to celebrate the season! grab your tickets.

we also made some rad holiday merch!… things we've never done before (socks!, ornaments!, holiday cards!) and for the first 100 orders, i'm gonna include a signed holiday card… might even draw a picture in there for you! check out all the new merch.

i am VERY EXCITED about these shows and the new merch AND the new album… and very psyched to share it all with you!

in the spirit of Live in Paradise: Boston and everyone assembling their own playlists from the 61 live tracks, i wanted to do a special kind of concert event to celebrate the release. so, on FRIDAY, AUGUST 21st, with my dear (socially distanced) right hand man Aaron Tap, i'll be playing an online show... with a twist.

the twist?: i want YOU to dream up the setlist that we play!

THE GUIDELINES / DETAILS:

- the concert is FREE for anyone who bought/buys the super duper vinyl bundle from my webstore (they are available HERE.). for all other beautiful folks, tickets are only 15$ (available HERE). we will email tickets to you with the link prior to the show.

- when creating your dream setlist, please only use songs from LIVE IN PARADISE : BOSTON (regular edition & bonus songs) & Live at The Point. - that said, if you felt like including 2 or 3 of my songs that AREN’T on those records, you won’t be penalized for your passion... put those in the ENCORE!

- you can submit as many different versions of the setlist as you want to THIS EMAIL: ParadiseSetlist2020@gmail.com.

- the grand prize winner (other than picking the set) will get a 15 mins private zoom / Q&A hang with me on the day of the show!!

send in those setlists,
get your sing-along voices warmed up,
and i’ll see you online on the August 21st!

alright folks, it's that time!! Live in Paradise: Boston is out NOW... hope you enjoy this slice of live music

as you all know, back in '06 i released my first and only live record, At The Point. it was solo, acoustic… lotta swears and stories… and it's become a fan favorite, which totally rules! and soooooooo, i thought, “is there really a better time than RIGHT NOW to put out another one of these things?”… and the answer was “no, there isn’t! now is the PERFECT time for a live, duo acoustic album full of songs, between song stories… and swears!"

i present to you… LIVE IN PARADISE: BOSTON.

check out the download/vinyl bundle options on HERE. 

both the album and the bonus songs (yep, we’ve included 36 ADDITIONAL songs & stories from the “song wheel” extravaganza tour) will be up on all digital streaming / downloading platforms on friday, july 24th.

for those of you looking for gifts for friends / family / your own damn self!, my annual cyber-sale starts NOW over at my webstore. a bunch of stuff is on-sale, and there are a few really cool new merch designs based on the artwork for the holiday songs.

NEXT FRIDAY (11/29)!!

i am SO PSYCHED to have my '07 album Some Mad Hope released on vinyl FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!

go support your local indie record store... head out on friday & pick yourself up a copy!

p.s. you can find your store HERE.

halloween (my favorite time of year!) is behind us, sadly, but that can only mean one thing: the almost 2 month wind-up to the other “most wonderful time of the year” has begun! yep, that’s right- soon people are gonna be "ho, ho, ho"-ing everywhere we look. so this year, i decided to officially get in on some of that action by going into the studio and recording a couple of holiday classics just for you!

first up is my cover of the amazing darlene love/phil spector via U2 holiday smash, "christmas (baby, please come home).”

and to balance that out, we brought it down to piano and strings for joni mitchell’s heartbreaking, magical “river.”

listen to both songs HERE.

hope you dig listening to them half as much, or lets be honest, twice as much!, as we dug making them. and a big "fa la la la la" to you and yours!

hey all!

my Postcards (from Chicago) EP is out everywhere NOW! (cue the confetti cannons!). i am SUPER psyched and you will be too - click thru to listen.

(p.s. - you can pre-order the limited edition vinyl (or the vinyl bundle) for Postcards over on my webstore, but only until JULY 31st -then it’s gone forever! the album is on orange vinyl and looks SO BADASS (!!) so, check it out / buy it HERE).

we did this rad, acoustic version of ’used to be’ @ aaron’s back in january, right before tour started. cello, piano, guitar, voices. stripped back goodness. it’s my end of tour gift to you… enjoy!

hey all... VERY stoked to be joining some of the best people i know on next year's sail across the sun!! that's right, it's all happening next feb 14-18 (vday/presidents' day wknd) + we're sailing from miami to nassau & grand stirrup cay, bahamas.

sign up for the pre-sale NOW.

this tour's totally ruling! huge thank you to everyone who has come to (or has tickets for/or tried to get tickets for) a show. and as a little mid-tour appreciation gift, we recorded “used to be” from the dallas show (@ kessler theatre). ENJOY! 

this is way rad… valntn did a remix of “used to be” and it TOTALLY RULES. it moves in this way that makes me feel all european and sexy, and the pocket in the chorus is 🔥 huge thank you to valntn for reimagining my song. i am flattered and inspired!

check out “used to be (valntn remix)” it’s up everywhere NOW!

SF Sketchfest is my favorite two weeks of the year… san francisco gets overrun by the best comedians on the planet and it's constant, wall to wall funny! i'm SUPER PSYCHED to be a part of the festival again this year. i'll be making two appearances:

first, i’ll be telling a story and singing a song as part of an amazing line up for “bring the rock!”… it’s kinda like comedian karaoke. i’ve done it a bunch of times over the last few years and i ALWAY end up laughing so hard i cry. it’s friday, january 25th @ 7pm @ the swedish american.

next up, i'll be musical guest / ed mcmahon for a live taping of janet varney's JV Club podcast. the other guests are being announced in the next week or so, but janet runs Sketchfest, so she always gets amazing guests and we always have a total blast. it’s sunday, jan 27th @ 1pm @ gateway theatre.

tickets here.

if you are in or around the bay area, and feel like getting your laugh on, come hang!!