Last of the Great Pretenders

Last of the Great Pretenders
Studio album by Matt Nathanson
Released	July 16, 2013
Genre	Rock, pop, acoustic
Length	38:41
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Matt Nathanson with Mike Viola and Jake Sinclair
Matt Nathanson chronology
Modern Love (2011) Last of the Great Pretenders (2013) Show Me Your Fangs (2015)

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Last of the Great Pretenders is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson. It was released on July 16, 2013. Last of the Great Pretenders is Nathanson's third album for Vanguard Records, following his 2007 album Some Mad Hope and 2011 album Modern Love. He released the first single, "Mission Bells", as a free download to his fan mailing list in March 2013. Last of the Great Pretenders debuted on number 16 on the Billboard 200 for the week of July 29, 2013.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt Nathanson except as noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Earthquake Weather"	4:09
2.	"Mission Bells"	3:39
3.	"Last Days of Summer In San Francisco"	3:38
4.	"Kinks Shirt"	2:59
5.	"Sky High Honey"	3:26
6.	"Annie's Always Waiting (For the Next One to Leave)"	2:56
7.	"Kill the Lights"	3:04
8.	"Heart Starts"	3:18
9.	"Birthday Girl"	4:03
10.	"Sunday New York Times"	3:14
11.	"Farewell, December"	4:01

Personnel

Musicians

• Matt Nathanson - Primary Artist, Lead & Background Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar
• Aaron Tap - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Background Vocals
• Victor Indrizzo - Drums
• Chris Reynolds - Drums, Engineer, Synthesizer
• Jake Sinclair - Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background)
• Mike Viola - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals (Background)

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	16

External links

• mattnathanson.com