Dup Crosson lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where he records and performs under the moniker of Saint Solitude. My first encounter with Crosson was some time last year, when he was here in Portland (where he’s from originally) playing a show with Lady Lamb The Beekeeper. It seems that every few months he manages to make the trek up the coast to play shows and reunite with friends in the northeast. This time around, there’s a bit more fanfare around the trip, as he’s just released a video for the song “Flocking Disaster” (watch it below) in which he encounters a TARDIS! Clearly he’s just preparing it for the tour.

Also of recent news for Saint Solitude is a split EP entitled He Is Contrary to Him, with another one-man-band, Charles Martel, due out this month. The album will feature 3 tracks from each artist, as well as one collaborative piece.

Formerly the leader of Asheville-based trio The Cardinal Heart, Dup has kept some of those songs as he’s developed a robust sound based on live guitar and keyboard loops that can be reminiscent of Radiohead at times. He just completed work on the debut Saint Solitude full length, due out later this year.

NYC take note – he’ll be at Pianos next Friday, April 24th.

Video and tour dates (which start today in Johnson City, TN) after the jump!

Note that there are a few TBA dates in there where he is still looking for shows to fill in.

Apr 16 THE HIDEAWAY w/ Due Panic and Building Shadows Johnson City, Tennessee
Apr 17 ROOT BAR w/ Gavin Hart (his final Asheville performance!) Asheville, North Carolina
Apr 22 THE CAVE w/ The White Cascade Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Apr 23 TBA – help! Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 24 PIANOS w/ Mattison, Equestrian NYC, New York
Apr 25 PA’s LOUNGE w/ Faces on Film, Wesley Jeremiah Somerville, Massachusetts
Apr 26 THE ELEVENS w/ Trials & Tribulations, Dame Satan, Sore Eros, and Lady Lamb the Beekeeper Northampton, Massachusetts
Apr 28 SLAINTE Portland, Maine
May 1 RADIO BEAN w/ Villanelles and Lady Lamb the Beekeeper!! Burlington, Vermont
May 2 COUSIN LARRY’S w/ The Spanish Channel and Mystic Underground Danbury, Connecticut
May 3 TBA – help! Ithaca, New York
May 4 GARFIELD ARTWORKS w/ Lo Fi Lion, Vindell Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 5 SPEAKERTREE RECORDS Lynchburg, Virginia
May 7 THE ROCKET CLUB w/ Bowerbirds and La Strada Asheville, North Carolina
Jun 5 MODADDY’S Asheville, North Carolina
Jun 12 NIGHTLIGHT w/ Dark Meat Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jun 14 SNUG HARBOR w/ King Tut Charlotte, North Carolina
Jun 25 THE BOILER ROOM w/ Night’s Bright Colors & Gray Young! Asheville, North Carolina