{"id":22368,"date":"2026-04-30T09:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=22368"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:20:13","slug":"you-think-im-kidding-im-not-kidding-keith-urban-just-dropped-a-bombshell-yacht-rock-album-thats-shocking-country-music-fans-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=22368","title":{"rendered":"YOU THINK I\u2019M KIDDING? I\u2019M NOT KIDDING.\u201d Keith Urban Just Dropped A Bombshell Yacht Rock Album That\u2019s Shocking Country Music Fans Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whiskeyriff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-62-770x463.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Urban\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keith Urban is officially in his yacht rock era.<\/p>\n<p>Out of all the storylines emerging from the first quarter of the year in country music, Keith Urban\u2019s proposed journey into yacht rock was undoubtedly one of the most fascinating. In case you aren\u2019t aware of the subgenre, it\u2019s a bit self-explanatory. Though there isn\u2019t a direct artist or band that can be pinpointed as the creator of yacht rock, for all intents and purposes, its a style of rock that\u2019s associated with \u201cthe type of music you listen to while boating.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"L1d0U5MT\"><\/div>\n<p>Think of tracks like \u201cSailing\u201d by Christopher Cross, \u201cBrandy (You\u2019re A Fine Girl)\u201d by Looking Glass, \u201cI Keep Forgettin\u2019\u201d by Michael McDonald and bands like Steely Dan, Little River Band and the Doobie Brothers, and you\u2019ll have a pretty good grasp on the subgenre that got popularized in the 70s and 80s.<\/p>\n<p>Back to Urban, the world class country guitarist first teased his transition into the genre at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville last month by confirming his next album will be a yacht rock cover album, making it known to the crowd that he wasn\u2019t, in fact, joking.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve done an album of covers. There is one original on the record. It\u2019s a thematic record\u2026 yacht rock songs. You think I\u2019m kidding? I\u2019m not kidding.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ZEm2oRNo\"><\/div>\n<p>In the weeks following, the \u201cYou\u2019ll Think of Me\u201d singer would keep the teasers coming for the album. Taking to Instagram, he\u2019d post multiple snippets of the one original song on the album as well as a performance alongside the band, Yacht Rock Revue, during their show in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXmeRpmgrd-\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1316&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whiskeyriff.com&amp;rp=%2F2026%2F04%2F29%2Fkeith-urban-officially-announces-yacht-rock-album-flow-state%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A433.6000000089407%7D\" height=\"681\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"681\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After promising a big announcement for Wednesday, April 29th, Urban would officially announce his brand new album,\u00a0<em>Flow State<\/em>, is coming out Friday, June 12th. Additionally, he\u2019d drop two songs: his original titled \u201cWe Go Back\u201d featuring yacht rock legend, Michael McDonald, and a cover of Seals &amp; Crofts\u2019 \u201cSummer Breeze.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the tracklist, the 58-year-old singer\/songwriter is set to deliver a plethora of classics in the genre, ranging from Player\u2019s \u201cBaby Come Back\u201d and Grover Washington and Bill Withers\u2019 \u201cJust the Two Of Us\u201d to Robbie Dupree\u2019s \u201cSteal Away\u201d and Stephen Bishop\u2019s \u201cOn and On.\u201d Even more excitingly, Urban is calling on fellow guitar legend, John Mayer, for a cover of Bread\u2019s \u201cGuitar Man\u201d as well as Little Big Town for a cover of Walter Egan\u2019s \u201cMagnet and Steel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discussing the album, the \u201cStupid Boy\u201d singer would focus on the universal nature of the yacht rock genre. Noting how yacht rock, at its core, is a unifier which helps bring people together, Urban would note that he hopes\u00a0<em>F<\/em><em>low State<\/em>\u00a0brings a level of comfort to the listener.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThe 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<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I think its pretty safe to say Urban\u2019s track record has been a little questionable (to say the least) over the past decade or so. With that being said, however, I have some optimism for the record as a whole. There\u2019s no denying he\u2019s one of the most talented musicians and guitarists in country music, and\u00a0<em>Flow State<\/em>\u00a0should compliment his strengths extremely well.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Flow State Tracklist<\/em><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cSteal Away\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBaby Come Back\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMagnet and Steel\u201d (feat. Little Big Town)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJust the Two of Us\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOn and On\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe Go Back\u201d (feat. Michael McDonald)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHelp Is On Its Way\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHow Much I Feel\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSummer Breeze\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI Just Wanna Stop\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGuitar Man\u201d (feat. John Mayer)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Before you go, fire up today\u2019s two new releases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe Go Back\u201d (feat. Michael McDonald)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keith Urban - We Go Back (Official Lyric Video) ft. 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