Live Sessions (Matt Hires EP)

Live Sessions
EP by Matt Hires
Released March 08, 2011
Recorded 2009-2010 at the State Lines Tour
Genre Rock, pop
Length 16:12
Label Atlantic
Matt Hires chronology
A to B (EP)
(2010)		 Live Sessions
(2011)		 'Forever (EP)'
(2013)

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

Cover artwork

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

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

Live Sessions [3]

# Title
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

  1. ↑ Siegrist, Rebecca (2011-03-15). "C1 Design and Photography: Matt Hires "Live Sessions EP" Album Cover Photography". C1designphoto.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. ↑ "Matt Hires Gambles On Girlfriends, The Grammys And Gasoline (PHOTOS)". Global Grind. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  3. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Live Sessions - EP by Matt Hires". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
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