Watch Matt Bauer's New Video For His "Under the Cherry Moon" Cover on Yvynyl!

"Juxtaposing 8-bit video games with crisply-lit but stark headlight night shots of escape makes about as much sense as a haunting, folky cover of a Prince song. But isn’t that why we like art? The ramblin’ man who claims his Honda Odyssey as his home just came out with his No Shape Can Hold Me Now LP onCrossbill Records." Listen now on YVYNYL.

Listen to Matt Bauer Interviewed On KUAF!

"Folk singer-songwriter and banjo player Matt Bauer wrote part of his new EP "No Shape Can Hold Me Now" in Gilbert, Ark., population 28. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen spoke to Bauer about what it was like to write music in a cabin along the Buffalo River and more." Listen here.

Stream Matt Bauer's 'No Shape Can Hold Me Now' Over On American Songwriter!

“I wrote the first verse for ‘Andaman Sea’ a few years ago late at night in a super sketchy hotel room in London. There was a game show on called Golden Balls. There was a shared bathroom with three little stairs up to the toilet. I recorded the original demo with my friend Nive Neilsen the next day in her attic. The song stayed in a drawer for a while and some of the lyrics show up rewritten in another song on last year’s The Jessamine County Book of the Living." Read the rest of the interview and hear the EP on American Songwriter.

Matt Bauer Covers Prince's "Under the Cherry Moon" Premiered on Impose!

"Matt Bauer premieres his take on Prince's "Under the Cherry Moon" originally found on the album Parade and the title of the Revolution frontman's cinematic follow up to Purple Rain. And while the film from which this cover takes it's name has not enjoyed the same notoriety as Rain, Mr. Bauer here dons his best ruffled shirt and inflects more emotion along the way with a funeral march progression and solemn air to heighten the stakes." Listen now on Impose!

The DLM Interviews Matt Bauer About His Recent Collaborations And New Record.

“One of the things I really like about making records … it’s really fun to see someone bring their own sensibility into something,” he says. “Right now I’m writing an arrangement for another band, one of their songs. It’s fun, it takes you out of the songs that you write or the habits you have.” Read the full interview on The DLM.

Listen To Matt Bauer's Latest Single "Tonight We Get to Sing Our Songs” Featuring Jolie Holland!

"Matt Bauer’s latest EP No Shape Can Hold Me Now, out Oct. 23, is his reflection on many different aspects of life. Recorded during a year when Bauer didn’t have any particular place to call home, the EP expresses thoughts that people have every day, like looking for a place to call home in a big world." Listen to the track now on Paste.

Under The Radar Premieres Matt Bauer's New Video “Andaman Sea”

"On October 23, Matt Bauer will release his haunting new folk EP, No Shape Can Hold Me Now. Ahead of that, we’re pleased to premiere the found-footage video for album cut, “Andaman Sea.”" Watch it now on Under The Radar.

Listen to Matt Bauer's Haunting Daytrotter Session Now

"Bauer, as a writer, focuses on those moments that fail to cease. They continue on and they make you worry about them for longer than you'd admit. You want to hear more about them. You'd like the other pieces, for their sparseness and their dances in the gloaming light is enchanting. He sings about those people, places and things passing in the night. It feels like most of what he's interested in occurs during these pitch-black nights, where we can sense that we're not alone, but we can never be sure. We want to know what's out there, what's more. We want to know what's brushing against us, cutting through the air unseen. It seems to be a part of us, so we yearn. He yearns." Visit Daytrotter now.

Matt Bauer's "TIC 1979" Video Premieres On Under The Radar

"Most of Bauer's various touchstones can be heard and seen in the mysterious and snowbound clip, below. Even though "TIC 1979" sounds like the music of a solitary man (RIYL: Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Litlte Wings), Bauer actually collaborated with almost 20 guest musicians from Brooklyn and his former home, San Francisco." View "TIC 1979" below and read the full review on Under The Radar.

TICS 1979 by Matt Bauer from matt bauer on Vimeo.

Mixtape Muse Reviews Matt Bauer's "The Jessamine County Book of the Living"

"On The Jessamine County Book of the Living, singer-songwriter Matt Bauer might be backed by tasteful, sweeping string arrangements, but it’s his delicate, gentle voice that makes the deepest impact. Bauer sings in a near whisper, his voice quivering as he trails his lines off into the ether. He doesn’t just wear his heart on his sleeve, he practically hands it to you. And while that sounds like the album is weighted down with a glut of melodrama, it’s not, as there’s great poeticism throughout each track." Read the complete review of Matt Bauer's latest right here on Mixtape Muse.

Don't Miss Out on Matt Bauer's Video Session with Laundro Matinee

Matt Bauer and Dana Falconberry join up for an acoustic session in Indianapolis where they perform two songs from his just released The Jessamine County Book of the Living along with "Don't Let Me Out" off of 2008's The Island Moved in the Storm. Read the complete write up and watch all three videos on Laundro Matinee.

Matt Bauer - Don't Let Me Out from LaundroMatinee on Vimeo.

Watch Matt Bauer's New Video for "Poplar Trees" Presented by Terror Eyes

Matt Bauer recently teamed up with Terror Eyes for his live session in the sunny hills of L.A. Watch the video of him performing "Poplar Trees" below where he's joined by Dana Falconberry.

Matt Bauer from TERROREYES.TV on Vimeo.

Watch Matt Bauer's Session on "Chasing The Moon"

Matt Bauer and friends stopped by Hyde Street Studios last month to record an intimate set for the "Chasing The Moon" series. Produced by Elijiah Pahati and Scott McDowell, take a look at Matt Bauer's performance below.

Matt Bauer @ Chasing The Moon from Scott McDowell on Vimeo.

Download Matt Bauer's "Morning Stars" from My Old Kentucky Blog

"Matt Bauer’s newest, The Jessamine County Book Of The Living, is easily one of this year’s strongest releases." More on the new album and a download of "Morning Stars" at My Old Kentucky Blog!

Catch Matt Bauer's live set on Austin's KUT Radio

"Along with Bauer’s unique banjo melodies, played in a style that owes as much to Indonesian gamelan as it does to the music of Appalachia, the album boasts nearly 20 guest musicians from his current home of Brooklyn and his former home, San Francisco." Head over to KUT to read the rest and listen to the stirring live session!

Catch Matt Bauer performing "Morning Stars" live, in-studio on Off Air / KCPR

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IFC premiers the video for "Blacklight Horses" off Matt Bauer's new album - Out today!

Hit Fix premiers Matt Bauer's cover of "Hammer Down" as a free download!

"The Brooklyn-based songwriter has a narrative that is sometimes daunting and others euphoric. It's a trademark that's spread all over his new album "The Jessamine County Book of the Living," out tomorrow. And bless him, this murmuring folkie's a mean banjo player too." Read the rest at HitFix.com and download Bauer's cover of Magnolia Electric Co.'s "Hammer Down"!

"The Jessamine County Book of the Living" out on Crossbill Records tomorrow!

Time Out New York shares new live sessions with Matt Bauer

"He's now poised to release his second LP, The Jessamine County Book of the Living, which features dark, delicate orchestral arrangements—catch him previewing tracks at Union Pool this Thursday (June 2) at Union Pool, and meantime check his rendition of "Poplar Trees" live at TONY HQ. After the jump: "Blacklight Horses." Read the rest and watch the sessions at Time Out New York!

New York Magazine sets Matt Bauer's new album far to the side of brilliant on their Approval Matrix!

Click through (or take a weird pill) to see where "The Jessamine County Book of the Living" sits amongst the rest of the matrix!