Show Me Your Fangs
Show Me Your Fangs is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson. It was released on October 2, 2015. Show Me Your Fangs is Nathanson's fourth album for Vanguard Records, following his 2007 album Some Mad Hope, 2011 album Modern Love and 2013 album Last of the Great Pretenders. The first single, "Headphones", featuring Lolo was released in June 2014. For the video, Nathanson joined Starkey Hearing Technologies in Peru to help people with hearing loss.[1][2] Following the release of "Headphones", Nathanson went on a two-month stateside co-headlining tour with his longtime friend Gavin DeGraw.[3] In May 2015, the next single "Gold in the Summertime", was released and Nathanson headed out on a nationwide tour with Train and The Fray. The tour kicked off on May 21 at Sleep Train Amphitheatre at Sacramento in Marysville CA, with shows throughout the U.S. The tour wrapped up on July 25 at Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, Wash.[4] "Giants", the third single off the newest album, was released in August, 2015. "Giants" was used as the theme song for the 2016 World Series of Poker on ESPN. The "Show Me Your Fangs Acoustic Tour - an evening with Matt Nathanson" kicked off September 21, 2015 at the Brighton Music Hall in Boston and ended in San Diego at the Casbah on October 30, 2015.[5]
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| Released | October 2, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop, acoustic | |||
| Length | 34:33 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
| Producer | Matt Nathanson with Mike Viola and Jake Sinclair | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Matt Nathanson except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Giants" | Nathanson, Andrew ”Knox” Brown, Jonny Coffer, Dennis Herring and Jerome Williams | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Adrenaline" | Nathanson, Rob Kleiner and Aaron Tap | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Gold in the Summertime" | Nathanson, Alex Suarez and Mike Viola | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Bill Murray" | Nathanson, Dennis Herring and Amir Salem | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Shouting" | Nathanson and Amir Salem | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Show Me Your Fangs" | Nathanson, Amir Salem and Mike Viola | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Disappear" | Nathanson and Dennis Herring | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Washington State Fight Song" | Nathanson and Steve McEwen | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Playlists & Apologies" | Nathanson, Rob Kleiner, Amir Salem and Aaron Tap | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Headphones" (Featuring Lolo) | Nathanson, Amir Salem and Jake Sinclair | 3:23 |
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[6] | 43 |
References
- "Iquitos, Piura, Cajamarca, Cusco, Huancayo, Chimbote, Trujillo". Starkey Hearing Foundation. September 2014.
- "Matt Nathanson in Peru with Starkey Hearing Foundation". Starkey Hearing Foundation. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- Ryan, Patrick (2014-06-10). "Song premiere: Matt Nathanson's 'Headphones'". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- Horst, Megan (2015-01-21). "Train roars into summer with Picasso at the Wheel Tour". AXS. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- "Matt Nathanson". Matt Nathanson. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- "Matt Nathanson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.