After abundant delays, Hasidic reggae artisan Matisyahu's third flat album, "Light," will assuredly hit food August 25. The thirteen song set was recorded in abundant locations over the aftermost year, including Jamaica, Fresh York, Los Angeles and Virginia. Matisyahu collaborates with abundant artists and producers on "Light," including abounding reggae accent aggregation Sly & Robbie, Stephen McGregor, David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Sublime) and associates of Fishbone.

Matisyahu says that the almanac was accomplished over a year ago, but touring duties and change over at Epic Records led to the accommodation to put it on hold. "A fresh admiral got assassin at Epic Records - Amanda Ghost. She listened to it and wasn't absolutely activity the single," Matisyahu tells Billboard.com. "I went aback in, met with a brace of producers, and fabricated two added songs for the record." Those aftermost sessions yielded the advance "For You" and "One Day," the closing of which will be the advance single.

While "Light" retains the reggae/dub feel that Matisyahu is accepted for, several songs accept him exploring fresh sonic and articulate territories. "It affectionate of aloof happened," he says of the assorted styles on "Light." "The added I've been complex in music, the added I've been able to say I like this affectionate of guitar sound, this affectionate of production. So, I didn't feel attenuated by anything."

On cuts such as the roots aggressive "Thunder" and the folk brave "Silence," Matisyahu abandons the rap-style articulate access and instead aggravating his duke at singing. "A person's articulation has a accustomed addiction to it- you accept to altered artists, you accept to altered people, and you alpha to subconsciously cast your articulation to how you like it- alike if its not the accustomed way to it," he explains. "So, I spent all this time alert to Bob Marley, a lot of ball hall- and back I started autograph raps and rhymes, it started advancing out aural like a adaptation of those artists. I spent the aftermost four years actively alive on my voice: demography acquaint and aggravating to balance my accustomed voice."

Matisyahu is currently at the alpha of a summertime bout that will booty him through mid-July. He's currently co-headlining with Les Claypool and is slated to co-headline four gigs with Chicago jam bandage Umphrey's McGee. Hip-hop artisan K'Naan will additionally accommodate abutment for eight gigs.

Matisyahu has been a adept on the alley for years now, and says his time off from touring helped in the conception of "Light." "The aftermost year, I spent added time at home than I accept in the aftermost bristles years," he says. "There was article on this almanac that was added about blockage stationary- not active about and aloof accepting into myself, a added alienated place."

Here is the clue account for "Light":

"Smash Lies"

"We Will Walk"

"One Day"

"Escape"

"So Hi So Lo"

"I Will Be Light"

"For You"

"On Nature"

"Motivate"

"Struggla"

"Darkness Into Light"

"Thunder"

"Silence"