Matt Pond has released a new acoustic EP for free via NoiseTrade.

Earlier this year Matt Pond announced plans to release his first solo LP The Lives Inside The Lines In Your Hand in February. In anticipation of its release Pond has released an acoustic EP titled The Natural Lines. It is completely free and available for download via NoiseTrade. The EP features three songs from the upcoming LP and a cover of The Thermals “Pillar of Salt” from their 2006 album The Body, The Blood, The Machine.

Pond has also revealed dates for a winter tour supporting Jukebox The Ghost. Tour dates are listed below.

Matt Pond 2013 Winter Tour:
Buy tickets for this tour here
Feb 01: Charleston, SC – The Tin Roof
Feb 02: Norfolk, VA – Jewish Mother Backstage
Feb 07: Hartford, CT – Arch Street Tavern
Feb 08: New York, NY – Webster Hall
Feb 09: Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
Feb 10: Charlottesville, VA – The Southern Cafe
Feb 12: Cincinnati, OH – The Taft Theatre
Feb 13: Louisville, KY – Headliner’s
Feb 14: Columbus, OH- Wexner Center
Feb 15: St Louis, MO – Firebird
Feb 17: Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
Feb 18: Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade [Purgatory]
Feb 19: Ybor City, FL – Crowbar
Feb 20: Orlando, FL – The Social
Feb 22: Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston [Bronze Peacock]
Feb 23: Austin, TX – Stubb’s Jr.
Feb 24: Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Feb 26: Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Feb 28: Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Mar 02: San Francisco, CA – Noise Pop / Rickshaw Stop
Mar 03: Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Mar 04: Eugene, OR – Cozmic
Mar 05: Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Mar 08: Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
Mar 09: Chicago, IL – Metro
Mar 10: Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Mar 11: Toronto, ONT – Horseshoe Tavern
Mar 13: Ithaca, NY – The Haunt
Mar 14: Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Mar 15: Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Mar 16: Washington, DC – 930 Club