Album Notes

Its here. The long awaited follow up by award winning singer/songwriter Justin Utley.

"This has been well worth the wait. Picking up where I left off has been a journey within itself" says Utley, about his new album NOTHING THIS REAL. "Life, I've realized, is a constant evolution." Utley's most honest and ambitious project to date starts off with his dynamic and energized signature title track, then kicks right off into the inviting and rock-driven Great Escape. Utley's familiar vocals ring true throughout the album, most notably in State Of Loneliness, and in Behind My Eyes, both of which show a much more vulnerable side and raw emotion in the lyrics and music. This Time and It Is What It Is are both catchy and infectious alt. country rock tunes that will surely be put on repeat. In July, a proud display of Justin's raw talent on piano, is a salute to his early years when he began writing.

The live cut, Stand For Something, was taken from the start of Justin's 2011 summer tour beginning in Salt Lake City, bringing this leg of the journey full-circle. The song garnerd Best Country/Folk Song of the Year by the LGBT Acdemy of Recording Arts at the 2010 OUTMusic Awards in New York City.