![]() That also helped Kearney give the record the "Paul Simon-kind-of-whimsical story-telling" he sought. "I think it took me for twists and turns in directions I didn't know it would go as a record," he says. To help him along in the process, Kearney became a licensed cab driver in Nashville, drawing inspiration from the conversations he overheard. I wanted to write songs that were incredibly literal and honest - almost like a documentary." Kearney says he wanted the album to be a "beat-driven, honest, storytelling record. ![]() And so to have it received so well is incredibly gratifying." And finally you deliver it to them, and then it's nerve-wracking, 'cause all this work, a whole year went into it. "It's like you work on this, like a greeting card for someone for a year, and you're trying to get it perfect. "It's really amazing, surprising," Kearney says. 4 on Billboard's albums chart, and topping both the digital and Rock Albums lists. And not only has "Young Love" given Kearney another hit, the Top 20 "Hey Mama," but it has become his highest-charting album ever, debuting at No.
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