Matt Bauer releases new album and video

Today marks the release Matt Bauer's new album, The Jessamine County Book of the Living, on Crossbill Records! The video for "Blacklight Horses" premiered at IFC.com today and they had this to say, "Along with banjo and guitars, Bauer brought a ten piece orchestra of strings, brass, woodwinds, vibraphone and chimes to the record, which is out today on Crossbill.

Texas born folk singer, Jolie Holland, joins Bauer (both now live in Brooklyn), plucking strange visions from the darkness in this video for "Blacklight Horses." Recently, New York Magazine hailed Bauer's newest collection of "haunting, weird folk music" as brilliant! "Blacklight Horses", the lead single off of the album, captures Bauer's orchestral folk at its finest and guest vocal support from the lovely Jolie Holland certainly helps. Bauer will be touring the US throughout June and July and you can expect to hear a lot more from Matt Bauer as he preps for the release of this gorgeous record!

Watch and share the video for "Blacklight Horses"!

Download "Hammer Down" (a Magnolia Electric Co. cover from the Jessamine County sessions) as a free MP3

Tour Dates:
06.05.11 - Indianapolis, IN @ Laundromatinee at French Pharmacie
06.06.11 - Rock Island, IL @ Daytrotter
06.07.11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Aster Cafe
06.08.11 - Chicago, IL @ house show
06.09.11 - Lincoln, NE @ Zoo Bar
06.10.11 - Denver, CO @ house show
06.12.11 - Boise, ID @ house show
06.14.11 - Port Townsend, WA @ Upstage
06.15.11 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
06.16.11 - Portland, OR @ Music Millenium (In-store at 6:30 PM)
06.16.11 - Portland, OR @ The Woods
06.18.11 - San Francisco, CA @ Ghost Mansion
06.19.11 - San Francisco, CA @ Chasing the Moon taping at Studio C
06.20.11 - Davis, CA @ In-Store at Amardillo Records (5:00 PM) w/ Dana Falconberry
06.20.11 - Davis, CA @ house show w/ Dana Falconberry
06.21.11 - San Rafael, CA @ house show w/ Dana Falconberry
06.22.11 - Sacramento, CA @ In-Store at Phono Select (5:00 PM) w/ Dana Falconberry
06.22.11 - Grass Valley, CA @ The Tin House
06.23.11 - San Francisco, CA @ Viracocha
06.24.11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Tommy's House (pop-up loft show) w/ Dana Falconberry
06.25.11 - Los Angeles, CA @ house show w/ Dana Falconberry
06.26.11 - Sedona, AZ @ Studio Live w/ Dana Falconberry
06.29.11 - Austin, TX @ Live on KUT at 11 a.m. w/ Dana Falconberry
06.29.11 - Austin, TX @ In-Store at Waterloo Records (5 PM)
06.29.11 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk w/ Dana Falconberry
06.30.11 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar w/ Dana Falconberry

07.01.11 - Little Rock AR @ TBA w/ Dana Falconberry
07.02.11 - Hot Springs, AR @ The Art Church w/ Dana Falconberry
07.03.11 - Conway, AR @ Arkansas Governor's School
07.07.11 - Nashville, TN @ house show
07.16.11 - Biddeford, ME @ The Oak and the Ax
07.17.11 - Becket, MA @ the Dreamaway Lodge
07.21.11 - Kingston, NY @ Market Market 07.22.11 - Kittery, ME @ Buoy
07.24.11 - Manhattan, NY @ Ace Hotel
07.25.11 - New York, NY @ Live on WFMU with Irene Trudel
07.28.11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Zebulon
07.31.11 - Frederick, MD @ Cafe Nola

08.01.11 - Shippensburg, PA @ The Thought Lot w/ Dana Falconberry
08.02.11 - Thomas, WV @ the Purple Fiddle w/ Dana Falconberry