Keith Urban is a country megastar — so why release a yacht rock album?

According to ABC News Australia, country superstar Keith Urban is steering into yacht rock with a new album called Flow State. The project draws from Urban's days playing cover music in Brisbane, where he was first exposed to the smooth, groove-oriented sounds of the nineteen seventies and eighties. Urban explains that yacht rock's emphasis on musicianship and sophisticated arrangements provides a creative departure from country music, letting him explore fresh textures while maintaining his distinctive guitar style.

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