A native of upstate New York, John Brodeur began his recording career with 2000’s Tiger Pop, and prior to Bird Streets, he released two more solo albums, in addition to EPs with The Suggestions and Maggie Mayday. He has toured with Juliana Hatfield, They Might Be Giants, Alana Davis, Pernice Brothers, Fountains of Wayne and performed at the 30A Songwriters Festival, SXSW and CMJ Music Marathon.
After years of blurring the lines of what it means to be a solo artist, indie-rock troubadour John Brodeur decided to become a band, adopting Bird Streets as his nom de guerre with the release of a self-titled 2018 LP. That album, produced by indie-pop hero Jason Falkner, was a refreshing blast of classic-yet-modern melodic rock that received accolades.
Bird Streets is ecstatic to announce the forthcoming release of his third LP, The Escape Artist, due October 17th. The album was almost entirely performed by Brodeur and his longtime collaborator, producer Jason Falkner (Jellyfish, Beck, St. Vincent), with contributions from Gina Romantini (Wallflowers, Jayhawks), Zach Jones (Sting) and Oscar Albis Rodriguez (A Great Big World). The Escape Artist was recorded at Jason Falkner’s studio, Rhetoric, in Los Angeles, and additional tracking was completed at Studio G and Brodeur’s home studio in Brooklyn.
Speaking on the upcoming release, Brodeur says, “It’s a paranoid guitar-pop record at heart. Honest lyrics with some clever turns of phrase, matched with a familiar-sounding voice and catchy melodies. Musically, it runs the gamut from claustrophobic folk to angular indie-rock to power-pop to punk-rock freakout. We started making this record early in the pandemic, and a lot of the lyrics have a real itchy vibe. There’s an apocalyptic streak running through these songs–I almost titled the album Apopalypse. Fear, isolation, paranoia, existential dread, literal death– it’s all in there, along with a few good old break-up songs.”
Today, Glide is excited to offer an exclusive premiere of the video for the standout tune “Everyonewelovewillgoaway.” In true Bird Streets fashion, the song is a vibrant and psyched out guitar escapade that brings to mind britpop with plenty of harmonic flourishes. With its punchy beat and jagged riffs, the song finds Brodeur speaking to our troubled times of social disconnection while rocking out in his typically cool and breezy fashion. As the song builds, the vocals start to soar and take off with frequent tempo changes and some truly mind-bending, exoctic guitar work. And there is tambourine action, of course. The video captures the frenetic energy of the lyrics and music.
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