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Last of the Great Pretenders
Studio album by
Matt Nathanson
ReleasedJuly 16, 2013
GenreRock, pop, acoustic
Length38:41
LabelVanguard
ProducerMatt Nathanson with Mike Viola and Jake Sinclair
Matt Nathanson chronology
Modern Love
(2011) 		Last of the Great Pretenders
(2013) 		Show Me Your Fangs
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Last of the Great Pretenders is the eighth studio album[2] by American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson. It was released on July 16, 2013. Last of the Great Pretenders is Nathanson's third album for Vanguard Records, following his 2007 album Some Mad Hope and 2011 album Modern Love. He released the first single, "Mission Bells", as a free download to his fan mailing list in March 2013. Last of the Great Pretenders debuted on number 16 on the Billboard 200 for the week of July 29, 2013.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Earthquake Weather"
4:09
2."Mission Bells"
3:39
3."Last Days of Summer In San Francisco"
  • Nathanson
  • Sinclair
  • Daniel Heath
3:38
4."Kinks Shirt"
  • Nathanson
  • Viola
  • Sinclair
  • Amir Salem
2:59
5."Sky High Honey"
  • Nathanson
  • Viola
3:26
6."Annie's Always Waiting (For the Next One to Leave)"
  • Nathanson
2:56
7."Kill the Lights"
  • Nathanson
  • Viola
  • Sinclair
  • Salem
3:04
8."Heart Starts"
  • Nathanson
  • Viola
  • Hollander
3:18
9."Birthday Girl"
  • Nathanson
  • Joby J. Ford
4:03
10."Sunday New York Times"
3:14
11."Farewell, December"
4:01

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Matt Nathanson - Primary Artist, Lead & Background Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar[4][5]
  • Aaron Tap - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Background Vocals
  • Victor Indrizzo - Drums
  • Chris Reynolds - Drums, Engineer, Synthesizer
  • Jake Sinclair - Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background)
  • Mike Viola - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals (Background)

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[3] 16

References

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  1. ^ "Allmusic Review".
  2. ^ "Last of the Great Pretenders Review". Ultimate Guitar. 07/17/2013
  3. ^ a b "Last of the Great Pretenders - Matt Nathanson (2013)". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Matt Nathanson: Last of the Great Pretenders." By Brent Faulkner. PopMattrs, 17 July 2013
  5. ^ "Album Review: Matt Nathanson - Last Of The Great Pretenders". Muzik Discovery
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