Live Sessions (Matt Hires EP)
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| Released | March 8, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 at the State Lines Tour | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 16:12 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Live Sessions is the third EP by American pop-rock singer-songwriter Matt Hires, released on March 8, 2011. This new release is a compilation of five live tracks, recorded with a full band at various times during Hires' 2009–2010 State Lines Tour. Upon its release, the EP broke into the top 10 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter chart.
The EP featured three previously released material, as well as a new track "I Always Lose", and a cover of the American rock band MGMT's hit song "Kids".
Background[edit]
Cover artwork[edit]
The ep's coverart was design and made by C1 Design & Photography. The original photo was taken by Rebecca Siegrist, the Creative Director and Founder of C1 Design, at the State Lines Tour.[1]
Concept[edit]
The band and I just went into a studio and all sat around in a circle and played the songs and tried to approach them in little, different ways. Some of them are a little more stripped down than playing them live and some of them, there's a little more instrumentation. There will be different sounds, even on the songs people have heard before.
— Matt Hires on an interview with GlobalGrind Staff, [2]
Track listing[edit]
Live Sessions[3]
| # | Title |
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| 1. | "Out of the Dark (Live Sessions Version)" – 3:47 |
| 2. | "I Always Lose (Live Sessions Version)" – 2:14 |
| 3. | "Honey, Let Me Sing You a Song (Live Sessions Version)" – 4:02 |
| 4. | "Kids (Live Sessions Version)" – 2:51 |
| 5. | "A to B (Live Sessions Version)" – 3:15 |
References[edit]
- ^ Siegrist, Rebecca (March 15, 2011). "C1 Design and Photography: Matt Hires "Live Sessions EP" Album Cover Photography". C1designphoto.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ "Matt Hires Gambles On Girlfriends, The Grammys And Gasoline (PHOTOS)". Global Grind. March 15, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Live Sessions – EP by Matt Hires". Itunes.apple.com. March 8, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
