New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Matt Holubowski has announced that his "memorable, poetic" (Montreal Gazette) second album 'Solitudes (Epilogue)' will finally be released in the US on August 31, via Audiogram. Following performances at Bonnaroo, Robert Smith's Meltdown Festival, and on the road with
Ben Folds in the UK, Matt will also embark on his debut US headlining tour in September, as well as stops at Osheaga and the Winnipeg Folk Festival -- full dates below.
Watch the new video for the dreamy, psychedelic "Dawn, She Woke Me" -- written about a Homeric nightmare -- over at Ones To Watch, who praise Matt as "a true genius...one of those very rare talents": https://bit.ly/2yXmPPR
Matt's unmistakable voice and understated poetry -- "think Elliott Smith,
Bon Iver and fellow Montrealais falsetto Patrick Watson" says The Toronto Star -- has earned him a steadfast following in his home country of Canada, with his second album 'Solitudes' debuting at #3 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart. His ruminations on isolation, estrangement and exile are colored by a singing voice that's capable of both beautifully pained falsetto and playful phrasing, while his bandmates tug at the seams of these orchestrations, finding new beauty in unexpected inflections and blooming atmospheres.
Watch a live solo performance of the title track "Solitudes," which recalls the understated guitar acrobatics of Nick Drake: https://youtu.be/7zSZQ9iV-cc?t=11s
On the road, Matt Holubowski is joined by his invaluable musical collaborators: Stéphane Bergeron (Karkwa) on drums, Marc-Andre Landry (Chloe Lacasse) on bass,
Simon Angell (Patrick Watson) on guitar and Marianne Houle (Klo Pelgag) on cello.
Tour Dates
June 30 - Trois-Rivieres, QC @ FestiVoix de Trois-Rivieres
July 6 - Quebec City, QC @ Festival d'Ete de Quebec
July 8 - Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
July 20 - Baie-Saint-Paul, QC @ Le Festif!
July 26 - Toronto, ON @ Lole White Tour
Aug 3 - Montreal, QC @ Osheaga
Music & Arts Festival
Aug 10 - Regina, SK @
Regina Folk Festival
Aug 18 - Montreal, QC @ Lole White Tour
Sept 11 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Sept 12 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java
Sept 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Ortlieb's Lounge
Sept 15 - Boston, MA @ Cafe 939
