Nate Smith Announces Sophomore Album ‘California Gold’
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Nate Smith will release his sophomore album, California Gold, on Oct. 4. The project features new track “Fix What You Didn’t Break,” out now.
“I’ve always been a huge fan of big epic pop-rock songs of the 2000s, says Smith of the single. “Bands like Lifehouse, Goo Goo Dolls, 3 Doors Down were all influences in my early teens. ‘Fix What You Didn’t Break,’ to me, feels like the perfect blend of 2000s rock and heartfelt country. I want to make love songs that cut deep but are still tough. I teamed up with the same crew that wrote ‘World On Fire’ with me: Ashley Gorley, Lindsay Rimes and Taylor Philips. This is easily one of my favorites that I’ve released. It’s a bit of a theme song for this new project.”
The 16-track album will also include previously-released track “Wish I Never Felt,” collaborations with Avril Lavigne and Alesso, along with Gold-certified “Bulletproof,” which broke records this week and scored Smith his third consecutive multi-week No. 1 on the Mediabase chart—making him the first artist to start their career with three consecutive multi-week No. 1s in R&R/Mediabase history.
Additionally, Smith is gearing up for his “Through The Smoke Tour,” which kicks off in Portland on Sept. 19 and ends in Nashville on Dec. 5.
California Gold Track Listing:
1. “Fix What You Didn’t Break”
2. “Want Me Back”
3. “What Alone Looks Like”
4. “Can You Die From A Broken Heart” (with Avril Lavigne)
5. “Perfect”
6. “Carry You Home”
7. “Goodbye Again”
8. “Not Of This Earth”
9. “Wish I Never Felt”
10. “Faith”
11. “Bittersweet”
12. “Gave It All”
13. “Hurtless”
14. “Bulletproof”
15. “California Gold”
16. “I Like It” (with Alesso)
