Keith Urban Gets Into Laid-Back ‘Flow State’ On New Album Due In June

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Keith Urban is tapping into that carefree, barefoot summer state of mind on his latest album, Flow State, due out on June 12 on MCA.

The classic yacht-rock collection includes plenty of favorites like “Summer Breeze,” “Baby Come Back” and “Just the Two of Us” interpreted Urban-style, along with the original “We Go Back” (ft. Michael McDonald). Little Big Town and John Mayer also make guest appearances on the guilty pleasures-packed new album on “Magnet and Steel” and “Guitar Man,” and two tracks from Flow State, “We Go Back” (ft. Michael McDonald), and the Seals & Crofts’ anthem, “Summer Breeze” are out today in advance of the new project.

“The origins of this kind of music was, in certain ways, a reaction and an antidote to the stresses of the times,” says Urban. “Its sole mission (and soul mission) is unchanged…to 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.”

Urban is gearing up for a Flow State style summer, with upcoming appearances as headliner of the ACM Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash as part of the 61st ACM Awards Week, and at Nissan Stadium on June 5 as part of CMA Fest.

Flow State Track Listing:
1. “Steal Away” (Rick Chudacoff, Robert Dupuis)
2. “Baby Come Back” (Peter Beckett, John Charles Crowley)
3. “Magnet and Steel” (ft. Little Big Town) (Walter Egan)
4. “Just the Two of Us” (Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter)
5. “On and On” (Stephen Bishop)
6. “We Go Back” (ft. Michael McDonald) (Keith Urban, BRELAND, Sam Sumser, Sean Small)
7. “Help Is On It’s Way” (Glenn Shorrock)
8. “How Much I Feel” (David Pack)
9. “Summer Breeze” (Jimmy Seals, Dash Crofts)
10. “I Just Wanna Stop” (Ross Vannelli)
11. “Guitar Man” (ft. John Mayer) (David Gates)

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