Recorded live at this summer's Life Is Good festival in Massachusetts, Jason Mraz's new digital EP is exactly what you'd expect. It's full of high energy music with Mraz's signature delivery. The horn section is in full effect throughout the entire disc, which featured 4 unreleased songs. The EP leads off with "Freedom Song," which is actually a cover of a song by California indie band Luc & The Lovingtons. It sounds like a song that Mraz would have written himself, so it's no wonder he's decided to add it to his arsenal. "San Disco Reggaefornia" and "Up" are two more of the new tunes, showing off his high energy body moving music as well as his fun-loving lyrics. "What Mama Say" is a song that is reminiscent of his first album, showing off his mastery of wordplay and quick lyrical delivery. It is a tongue-in-cheek ditty about all of the stuff you mother told you to do, not do, and always remember. The EP finishes off with "Coyotes," a song from Mraz's last studio album. Jason Mraz is a true performer, and as has been seen on his previous live releases, he sure knows how to do it up. This continues to be the next best thing to seeing him live, and for true Mraz fans getting a taste of new tunes in the form of live performances without having to be at the show is a treat.
Jason Mraz has been having an awesome string of success since the release of his last studio album. He has reinvented himself and really developed a sound that is truly and uniquely his own. What made him great in the beginning and what makes him great now is all summed up on his latest CD/DVD release which features him perfoming his incredible music live. Many of his hit songs are included on the album such as "I'm Yours" and "The Remedy" which takes on a new life as Mraz breathes some reggae vibes into the arrangement. Colbie Caillat joins Jason live on stage to perform their hit duet "Lucky" and his horn section gets to go it alone and showcase their skills on "Copchase." The album is speckled with unreleased music and has many of the songs from his last studio album on it as well, but the true highlight of the disc comes when the band does a killer rention of Lionel Richie's "All Night Long," which sounds almost brand new and as if Mraz had written it himself. Overall, Jason Mraz & Co. have proven that their success does not only lie on the radio and in music videos, but their abilities and energy are second to none on stage.
