It’s been over three years since Matt Hebert released The Deep North with his Massachusetts band Haunt. In that time he’s moved across the continent twice (first to Vancouver and then to Texas), worked several odd jobs, and collaborated with dozens of musicians.

Now settled in Austin, Hebert has two full-length records ready for release. The first is Tomorrow in the Sun (street date: Oct. 16, 2012). Conceived just after Hebert’s move to Austin – a move that took him 3600 miles away from his wife – Tomorrow in the Sun is primarily about restlessness, identity and distance and the effects of relocation on a person who has lived in one place most of his life. The record has an intentional loose, unhinged feel. “It was inspired by much of the music I listened to in my 20s, the last time I moved around a lot,” says Hebert. “Big Star, The Replacements, Teenage Fanclub, Bob Mould – that was my soundtrack in the van driving across America.”

As for the dissolution of Haunt, “I got tired of hiding,” Hebert says. “I’ve always been in bands, whether it was Ware River Club or Haunt. When I moved to Austin, I started playing with a core group (including local songwriter Seth Sherman). But it’s been a challenge to keep it consistent. In the time it took the four of us to finish this record, I recorded an entire second one (titled Loss) with a whole other group of musicians over at Public Hi Fi! Ultimately these are my songs, and having people know that is important to me more than ever.”

Tomorrow in the Sun was engineered and produced by Barrett Walton at his east side Infinity Studios, and mixed by longtime Hebert collaborator Danny Bernini (Martin Sexton, Erin McKeown, NRBQ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.