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Live Sessions (Matt Hires EP)

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Live Sessions
EP by
ReleasedMarch 8, 2011
Recorded2009–2010 at the State Lines Tour
GenreRock, pop
Length16:12
LabelAtlantic
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

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Cover artwork

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Siegrist, Rebecca (March 15, 2011). "C1 Design and Photography: Matt Hires "Live Sessions EP" Album Cover Photography". C1designphoto.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "Matt Hires Gambles On Girlfriends, The Grammys And Gasoline (PHOTOS)". Global Grind. March 15, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "iTunes – Music – Live Sessions – EP by Matt Hires". Itunes.apple.com. March 8, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2012.