Earlier this year, Eef Barzelay — songwriter and lead vocalist of indie-country outfit Clem Snide– delivered his solid, solo debut Bitter Honey. Now Eef is hitting the road to support that record with a slew of solo dates, culminating in an appearance at The Daily Show‘s “Ten F#@cking Years (The Concert),” along side Mountain Goats and Superchunk. That’s a cause worth celebrating!

Eef gave Stereogum this cover of the R&B-and-doo-wop pioneering Ink Spots, from a live compilation he’ll be selling “out of the trunk of his car, Hammer style” (his words). More of his words:

The performance it self is from a show in Dallas on Sep. 13th 2001 and was dedicated to Osama and if you can believe it actually got a couple Texans fightin’ mad but melted their hearts in the end.

With Willie as our guide, we know that a sweet song will get you out of anything in Texas. (Not so much in Louisiana.)

• Eef Barzelay ? “I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire”Download

Bitter Honey is full of tracks no less moving (or, melting). Here’s one of our favorites, with nothing but vocals, guitar, and disarming, death-and-love poetry.

• Eef Barzelay ? “Words That Escape Me”Download

Catch him on the road and see him in all his Texan-taming glory.

10/10 New York, NY (Mercury Lounge)
10/11 Hoboken, NJ (Maxwells)
10/12 North Hampton, MA (Iron Horse)
10/13 Montreal (Club Lambi)
10/14 Toronto (Rancho Relaxo)
10/16 Chicago, IL (Schubas)
10/17 Madison, WI (High Noon)
10/18 Columbia, MO (Mojos)
10/19 St. Louis, MO (Duck Room)
10/20 Nashville. TN (The Basement)
11/01 Seattle, WA (Crocodile Café)
11/02 Portland, OR (Doug Fir)
11/03 Eugene, OR (Sam Bonds Garage)
11/05 San Fransisco, CA (Café du Nord)
11/07 Los Angeles, CA (Hotel Café)
11/16 Daily Show concert with Mountain Goats and Superchunk at Irving Plaza, NYC