Keith Urban's 'Flow State' Album Signals Country Music's Shift Toward Yacht Rock
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Marissa R. Moss
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Summary
Keith Urban's new album 'Flow State' signals a shift in country music toward the smooth, easy-listening sounds of yacht rock. The album features covers of classic songs like "Steal Away," "Summer Breeze," and "Just the Two of Us," with collaborations from Little Big Town, John Mayer, and Michael McDonald. Co-produced by Dann Huff, who played on seminal yacht-rock records in the 1980s, the album represents a broader trend of country artists moving away from traditional themes toward softer, more polished sounds.
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· 3 pulledBuy me a boat? That's so 2015.
On Friday, Keith Urban released his 13th album, Flow State, a collection comprising mostly covers of classic songs like 'Steal Away,' 'Summer Breeze,' and 'Just the Two of Us,' featuring Little Big Town, John Mayer, and lord of the smooth himself, Michael McDonald.
It was also co-produced by Dann Huff, who played on some of the seminal yacht-rock records as a session musician in the Eighties.
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