Open-minded in style and openhearted in song, Mat Kearney often gives his guitar-and-piano-fueled pop songs an unexpected twist. The singer/songwriter's 2006 major-label debut, Nothing Left to Lose, came full of velvety pop-rock anthems ripe for TV shows like Grey's Anatomy. Songs like "Breathe In Breathe Out" spotlight his honeyed tenor, which rises to a chilling falsetto with the cathartic power of Coldplay's Chris Martin. But just as smoothly, he can spit out a slick, rhythmic rap between a tinkling piano ("Ships In the Night") or a vintage synth ("Heartbeat") and make it just as heartwarming.