Matisyahu has released his first-ever live acoustic EP, Spark Seeker: Acoustic Sessions. These recordings, captured live during Matisyahu’s 2012 Festival of Light tour, give Matisyahu a chance to share the intimacy of the arrangements and lyrics of select songs on Spark Seeker. “I’m able to take these words and strip away much of that ‘studio’ process, exposing each lyric—bare, with little more than a guitar and a microphone. It’s a different level of emotion that pours out in the acoustic setting.”
Track Listing
1. Crossroads – Lake Tahoe, NV
2. Live Like a Warrior – Stroudsburg, PA
3. Sunshine – Atlanta, GA
4. Searchin – Atlanta, GA
5. Bal Shem Tov – Atlanta, GA
6. I Believe In Love – Stroudsburg, PA
7. Silence – Hudson, NY (iTunes Exclusive)
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Matisyahu has released his first-ever live acoustic EP, Spark Seeker: Acoustic Sessions. These recordings, captured live during Matisyahu’s 2012 Festival of Light tour, give Matisyahu a chance to share the intimacy of the arrangements and lyrics of select songs on Spark Seeker. “I’m able to take these words and strip away much of that ‘studio’ process, exposing each lyric—bare, with little more than a guitar and a microphone. It’s a different level of emotion that pours out in the acoustic setting.”