Matt Hires 'Take Us To The Start' album

Matt Hires has announced details of his eagerly anticipated debut album. "TAKE US TO THE START" -- which includes the single, "Honey, Let Me Sing You A Song" -- will be released exclusively through iTunes on July 28th. The album will then arrive in stores everywhere on August 25th.

"Honey, Let Me Sing You A Song" is currently impacting at Triple A radio outlets nationwide.

The first full-length release from Atlantic's new F-Stop Music imprint, "TAKE US TO THE START" marks the arrival of a self-assured and authentic new artist. On tracks such as "State Lines" and "You In The End," the Tampa, Florida-based Hires fuses the intimacy of the great singer/songwriters with indelible pop-rock hooks and propulsive rhythms. Produced by Eric Rosse (Sara Bareilles, Tori Amos), "TAKE US TO THE START" is filled with multiple delights, most notably Hires' remarkable voice, an instrument striking in its warmth, expressiveness, and ability to convey a multitude of emotions within a single song.

Along the album's other highlights are two songs -- "Turn The Page" and "Perfect Day" -- which were featured in recent episodes of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice." "TAKE US TO THE START" follows Hires' EP, "LIVE AT THE HOTEL CAFÉ," which reached the top 10 on iTunes' "Top Singer/Songwriters Albums" chart.

Hires is currently heralding the album's release by supporting fellow Atlantic recording artist Paolo Nutini on his North American tour (see itinerary below). A charming and charismatic live performer, Matt -- who recently shared stages with such like-minded artists as John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Marc Broussard, and O.A.R. -- is next slated to join Tyrone Wells for a much-anticipated fall co-headline tour. Full details will be announced shortly.

Matt Hires tour dates
All Dates w/Paolo Nutini and Erin McCarley except *

JULY
22 New York, NY Rockwood Music Hall * -Headline
23 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
24 Boston, MA House of Blues
25 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
27 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue Theatre
28 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
29 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
31 Toronto, ONT Opera House

AUGUST
1 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
2 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
3 Apple Valley, MN Weesner Amphitheater
15 Redmond, WA Marymoor Park * -KMTT Mountain Music Festival

Matt Hires biography
On the surface, 22-year-old Florida native Matt Hires seems to be the epitome of the sunshine state: bare-footed, artistic, and coolly easy-going. But there's a lot more to him than meets the eye. As a child, Matt was introduced to different musical genres by his father. It was Matt's father that passed along his old, handmade acoustic guitar from 1977 to Matt when he was sixteen years old - the same guitar that Matt uses today. A homeschooler, Matt taught himself to play the guitar. During high school, Matt gravitated towards the punk/hardcore scene, which is a far cry from his own introspectively powerful acoustic pop sound. Although he was a hockey player and enjoyed surfing and skateboarding, Matt was self-proclaimed nerd. "I collected tons of Star Wars toys as a young kid, made my own Star Wars movies with them that usually starred my pet hedgehog, Prickles, and wrote my own Star Wars stories - they were pretty bad," Matt recalls of his early childhood. Though Matt might have outgrown his fascination with Star Wars toys, he never outgrew his love for music. By the time he was seventeen years old, Matt wrote his first song, and began performing in public a year later. Soon thereafter, Matt and a few of his friends decided to start a band, Brer. They recorded two albums, The Sun Is Rising EP and Microwavable. "There were ups and downs, band members came and went, but overall it was a great time, and a great experience. We also evolved a lot musically over our fairly short existence, and I grew a lot as a songwriter and musician," says Matt. Now, as a solo artist, Matt is poised to captivate audiences with his endearing personality, melodic sound, and undeniable talent.

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