Here's a track from Jason Matthews' great new album "Hicotine."

With a successful songwriting career firmly established, Jason Matthews took the next step and decided to release an album of songs he's written nationally.  "Hicotine" is a record full of passionate performances and solid country songs, just the type of album we haven't heard that much of lately.

Passionate. That’s the first word that springs to mind when discussing music with Jason Matthews. The songwriter of hits such as Billy Currington's "Must Be Doing Something Right," Julie Roberts' "Break Down Here," Kevin Denney's "That's Just Jesse" and others, Jason loves what he is doing and has strong, passionate opinions about the industry that he works in as both an artist and a songwriter. Read what he had to say about a variety of topics including the internet, TV, radio and being a songwriter.