Brooklyn, NY - December 20, 2016 - Grammy-nominated Reggae artist Matisyahu has teamed up with Yahoo Music to exclusively premiere his new music video for "Shade From The Sun" today! Watch it now, here: https://goo.gl/Bkl1zG

Matisyahu recently released his new EP, Release The Bound via Thirty Tigers. This highly anticipated EP features collaborations with electronic artist The Polish Ambassador, and Columbian pop duo Salt Cathedral. Fans can experience the new EP live when Matisyahu kicks off his 'Festival of Light Tour' on December 14th, visiting 10 cities along the way! Release The Bound is now available to stream via AXS, and Spotify, and available for purchase via iTunes.

When Matisyahu first started touring to packed clubs more than eleven years ago, it was prior to the release of Live at Stubbs, the now Gold record, and prior to that record's single "King Without A Crown" reaching #1 on the alternative rock radio charts.  His performances were a raw expression of his spirituality at that time and were supported by musicians who played a foundation of roots reggae augmented by the energy of a rock trio. Fans latched on quickly for a variety of reasons, but in August of 2005, just months after the release of Live at Stubbs, Matisyahu found himself on stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival with the de facto leader of improvisational rock-n-roll; Phish's front man Trey Anastasio.

"King without a Crown" climbed the charts and Matisyahu's follow up record Youth was nominated for a Grammy, but the blessings and curses of mainstream success each took root. While Matisyahu's bands have always been comprised of serious multidimensional players who have artfully molded the foundations of roots reggae into many genres, that early; if only a brief display of complete surrender to the music, seemed in some way to take a back seat. Through his lyrics however, Matisyahu developed a more personal, artistic, and sophisticated way to express the yearning for deep spiritual meaning, and as his own beliefs opened up to find more variety and depth, the desire for his performances to match the unpredictable flow of life developed as well.

Now, more than a decade and 9 records later, Matisyahu has formed a band that truly gives itself over to the music on par with his lyrical desire to connect to something beyond the self. The band features original Stubbs guitarist and longtime staple of the downtown New York improv scene Aaron Dugan, Dub Trio bassist and long-time Matisyahu collaborator Stu Brooks, Joe Tomino drummer of the dub trio and drummer for Matisyahu since 2009, percussionist and Cyro Baptista go-to-drummer Tim Keiper, and Virtuoso keyboardist Big Yuki.

Release The Bound officially released on November 18, 2016 via Thirty Tigers.

For more information, please visit:

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Festival of Light Tour:

Dec 23 - New York, NY @ City Winery

Dec 24 - New York, NY @ City Winery

Dec 27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts

Dec 28 - Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater

Dec 29 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

Dec 30 - Salisbury, MA @ Blue Ocean Music Hall

Dec 31 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre