{"id":2395285,"date":"2026-04-29T23:07:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2395285"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:07:37","slug":"no-joke-keith-urban-is-releasing-a-new-yacht-rock-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/no-joke-keith-urban-is-releasing-a-new-yacht-rock-album\/","title":{"rendered":"No Joke: Keith Urban Is Releasing a New Yacht Rock Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"pryc-wp-acctp-original-content\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br\/>This is so perfect, you almost don\u2019t even want to criticize it, though you know it will be absolutely terrible, even if the inadvertent entertainment value, and validation about Keith Urban\u2019s true motivations and influences are so fulfilling. This move is so on brand for Keith Urban, it\u2019s really a version of pure genius. It\u2019s like drawing a perfect circle where illustrating the harmony of the universe makes you want to openly weep.<\/p><p>Ask yourself country music fans, why would you be consuming <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/savingcountrymusic.com\/charley-crockett-surprise-drops-new-album-clovis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Charley Crockett\u2019s new surprise album<\/a><\/strong>, or the myriad of other amazing audio selections at your fingertips, when you could listening to Keith Urban covering Seals &amp; Crofts\u2019 \u201cSummer Breeze\u201d? <\/p><p>Country music\u2019s most soft, most malleable, most commercially pandering star who\u2019s constantly molding himself to whatever he believes his public wants from him has confirmed the rumors that yes, his next album will be his self-proclaimed tribute to yacht rock. <\/p><p>\u201c<em>You think I\u2019m kidding? I\u2019m not kidding<\/em>,\u201d Urban <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXt7z1RFo91\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">proudly asserts<\/a>. <em>\u201cIt features 10 covers of some of my all-time favorite yacht rock songs, along with incredible collaborations with John Mayer and Little Big Town, PLUS one original track, \u2018We Go Back,\u2019 with the legendary Michael McDonald.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Called <em>Flow State<\/em> and arriving on June 12th, it will find Keith Urban delving into the era when folk rock flowed into soft rock that gave way to pastel hues set to music delicately groomed to immensely pacify. <\/p><p>Let\u2019s not discount that due to the nostalgia factor, there isn\u2019t a fandom for this type of music. It\u2019s also fair to recognize that it was strong selections from folk rock and country folk artists like Jim Croce, Bread, and America that gave way to the worst excesses of the yacht rock era. It appears one of the songs from the new Urban album is Bread\u2019s \u201cGuitar Man.\u201d <\/p><p>Keith Urban says, \u201c<em>The origins of this kind of music was, in certain ways, a reaction and an antidote to the stresses of the times. Its sole mission (and soul mission) is unchanged\u2026to bring us together and remind us that life is happening NOW- the eternal now- and we have far more in common than not. I hope wherever you hear this album you can feel the exhale, comfort and optimism these songs were originally written by and for.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>And yet for some, they\u2019d rather hear the soundtrack to their own colonoscopy procedure, and listening to yacht rock is apt to send them into a state of narcissistic rage. But again, hate on it all you want. At least Keith Urban is finally being his true authentic self as opposed to larping as a country artist. Post his split from Nicole Kidman, he\u2019s been letting his freak flag fly, and apparently, that flag flies high on the mast of a luxury liner breeezily sailing off the beaches of south Florida. <\/p><p>Whether it\u2019s good for a hate listen or you have a true affinity for the yacht rock era, Keith Urban is here to satisfy your dreamy, synth-laden, soft-toned desires. <\/p><p><strong>TRACK LIST: <\/strong><\/p><p>1. \u201cSteal Away\u201d <br\/>2. \u201cBaby Come Back\u201d <br\/>3. \u201cMagnet and Steel\u201d (feat. Little Big Town) <br\/>4. \u201cJust the Two of Us\u201d <br\/>5. \u201cOn and On\u201d <br\/>6. \u201cWe Go Back\u201d (feat. Michael McDonald) <br\/>7. \u201cHelp Is On Its Way\u201d <br\/>8. \u201cHow Much I Feel\u201d <br\/>9. \u201cSummer Breeze\u201d <br\/>10. \u201cI Just Wanna Stop\u201d <br\/>11. \u201cGuitar Man\u201d (feat. John Mayer)<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keith Urban - Summer Breeze (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ec8GlqMOyVY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- PRyC WP: Add custom content to bottom of post\/page: Standard Content START --><\/div><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source savingcountrymusic.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is so perfect, you almost don\u2019t even want to criticize it, though you know it will be absolutely terrible, even if the inadvertent entertainment value, and validation about Keith Urban\u2019s true motivations and influences are so fulfilling. This move is so on brand for Keith Urban, it\u2019s really a version of pure genius. 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