It’s been 20 years since the release of Matt Pond PA’s Several Arrows Later, and the band is marking the occasion with select shows on the East Coast and Florida.

As a trio with strings, they will perform songs from their critically acclaimed album — including “Halloween,” “So Much Trouble,” and “Brooklyn Stars” — alongside other favorites from their catalog—beloved songs from their Polyvinyl Records era and beyond, including standout independent releases. They’re also marking the album’s 20th anniversary with a limited-edition release featuring demos and acoustic versions, available at all shows.

Several Arrows Later, beloved by mpPA fans, served as a kind of fulcrum in Matt’s musical life. He was hitting his stride as a songwriter—one who constantly mines the natural landscape, and that of the heart. The album resonated deeply with those who already followed his work, as well as new listeners, with whom his intentions seemed to click.

“When this album came out, that was when I really started seeing people singing along to the songs, and they were showing me tattoos of lyrics,” Matt says. “I wanted to start a modest movement where people believed in their imperfections. And humbly, I believe it worked.”

He says he wrote the album in a “small green room” in Brooklyn. “All my gear was stacked to the ceiling. There was a small path to the bed, and that’s where I’d sit with my notebook and tape recorder. I was invigorated by the good and the bad of it all. I was embracing how I didn’t fit in—how I will probably never fit in. To me, the album is a celebration of that realization.”