擁抱沙啞下的清新Mat Kearney - Closer To Love
★AOL贊譽(yù)「下一位John Mayer」、亞馬遜網(wǎng)站編輯評(píng)選今年最佳唱片之一
★包辦詞曲創(chuàng)作/制作/演唱/吉他，擅長(zhǎng)鋼琴和口琴之創(chuàng)作才子首張主流廠牌專輯
★融合acoustic/folk-rock、hip-hop、rap等風(fēng)格，John Mayer、Sheryl Crow巡演指定嘉賓
被AOL譽(yù)為「下一位John Mayer」，正忙于擔(dān)任John Mayer和Sheryl Crow巡回演唱會(huì)暖場(chǎng)嘉賓的創(chuàng)作歌手Mat Kearney，一次暑假應(yīng)制作人朋友之邀寫歌，因此而獲得一紙唱片合約，04年在獨(dú)立廠牌下出版了首張專輯《Bullet》，也開(kāi)啟了他的專業(yè)音樂(lè)生涯。詞曲創(chuàng)作、制作、演唱、吉他一首包辦，也擅長(zhǎng)鋼琴和口琴，喜歡寫作和詩(shī)集，培養(yǎng)出Mat Kearney不同于一般時(shí)下RAP的風(fēng)格，音樂(lè)才子Mat Kearney擅長(zhǎng)將acoustic/folk-rock融合hip-hop，加入主流唱片廠牌的新專輯《Nothing Left To Lose》一半選自于《Bullet》，另一半新作品〈Can't Break Her Fall〉〈Where We Gonna Go From Here〉和〈Nothing Left To Lose〉等則加重了吉他，更加凸顯Mat Kearney獨(dú)特的音樂(lè)風(fēng)格，已在全美電臺(tái)累計(jì)相當(dāng)?shù)狞c(diǎn)播率，也順利打進(jìn)Billboard 200專輯榜，獲得Top Christian Albums#8和Top Heatseekers#4的佳績(jī)。
身為虔誠(chéng)的基督徒，Mat Kearney對(duì)社會(huì)人文懷抱著關(guān)懷，〈All I Need〉就是根據(jù)兩位朋友遭受卡翠娜颶風(fēng)親身體驗(yàn)的故事寫成的，敘事詩(shī)隨筆〈Crashing Down〉和鋼琴為主的能量抒情曲〈In the Middle〉非常具有Coldplay的味道。親和力的嗓音特質(zhì)、純凈而具水準(zhǔn)的編曲、在Mat Kearney和制作人好友Marvin的精心掌控下，真實(shí)呈現(xiàn)了他的誠(chéng)懇和用心。融合John Mayer般精良的音樂(lè)水準(zhǔn)、 Toby Mac式RAP、神似Coldplay主唱Chris Martin的唱腔，成功跨越了音樂(lè)界限，獨(dú)特的Mat Kearney無(wú)疑有如流行樂(lè)壇上的一股清流，時(shí)而揪心，時(shí)而煽動(dòng)，充滿靈性巧思的《Nothing Left To Lose》被Amazon.com編輯譽(yù)為「one of the top releases of the year thus far(年度最佳專輯之一)」，也證明了Mat Kearney不容置疑的音樂(lè)形象！
Mat Kearney - Closer To Love
She got the call today, one out of the grey
And when the smoke cleared, it took her breath away
She said she didnt believe it could happen to me
I guess were all one phone call from our knees
Were gonna get there soon
If every building falls, and all the stars fade
Well still be singing this song, the one they cant take away
Im gonna get there soon, shes gonna be there too
Cryin in her room, prayin “Lord come through”
Were gonna get there soon
Oh, its your light; oh, its your way
Pull me out of the dark, just to shoulder the weight
Cryin out now, from so far away
You pull me closer to love, closer to love
Meet me once again, down off Lake Michigan
Where we could feel the storm blowin
Down with the wind
And dont apologize for all the tears youve cried
Youve been way too strong now for all your life
Im gonna get there soon, youre gonna be there too
Cryin in your room, prayin “Lord come through”
Were gonna get there soon
Oh, its your light; oh, its your way
Pull me out of the dark, just to shoulder the weight
Cryin out now, from so far away
You pull me closer to love, closer to love
Cause you are all that Ive waited for all of my life
(Were gonna get there)
You are all that Ive waited for all my life
You pull me closer to love, closer to love
Pull me closer to love
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love, closer to love, closer to love
Pull me closer to love
