Press Release
Source: M2M PR
Brooklyn’s Bird Streets releases their latest single “Let You Down” on Friday, February 10, 2023 featuring members from Wilco, Sting and A Great Big World. Bird Streets, named NPR Music’s “Artist to Watch,” recorded in Brooklyn with producers Zach Jones (Sting) and Oscar Albis Rodriguez (A Great Big World) and mixed it in Nashville with Pat Sansone (Wilco).
The effortless, catchy folk-pop track is the more soul-baring love songs from Lagoon, the second album from the artist. The song is a breakup song with a healthy dose of self-loathing and self-awareness written by John Brodeur after the breakup of his marriage. “I don’t want to let you go, but I don’t want to let you down,” sings Brodeur.
As Bill Bentley of Americana Highway writes, “Even though the music was birthed in the shadow of a divorce there is such an undercurrent of hope and desire.” Musoscribe calls it “a candidate for Lagoon’s best track,” while I Don’t Hear a Single says it “has the potential to be a classic.”
“Let You Down” is one of Lagoon’s three collaborations with Zach Jones and Oscar Albis Rodriguez. On the recording, Jones – who was recently featured in Modern Dummer Magazine for his work with Sting – plays drums and sings the stacked backing harmonies while Rodriguez is on bass, slide guitar, piano and synthesizers. The track was mastered by Grammy-nominated engineer Pete Lyman (Brandi Carlisle).
Brodeur and his band recently played live at an in-studio set for WFMU. The eight song set is streaming HERE.
Lagoon’s previous single “Sleeper Agent” has crossed over 10,000 plays on Spotify and is the fastest growing song so far in the Bird Streets catalog. The track also features piano and backing vocals from renowned English musician Ed Harcourt and was produced by Michael Lockwood. Mixed by Grammy award winner (Michael Brauer) (Coldplay & John Mayer).
“There’s only one way to write rock music with mainstream potential that sounds timeless and honest, and pulling it off is no east feat. It consists of finding a fine balance between melody, tension, character, meaning and relatability that few artists are able to strike. The music of Bird Streets features these qualities.” – The Deli
Brodeur enlisted production by Michael Lockwood (Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple) making Lagoon an enormous step forward from an artist who has been hailed for his evocative storytelling and keen attention to craft. Lagoon is available now on audiophile, double-vinyl, CD and on all DSPs.
ABOUT SPARKLE PLENTY RECORDS
Sparkle Plenty Records was founded in 2022 by Michael Lockwood and Jeff Keller. Producer, guitarist Michael Lockwood became involved with music at a very young age. His professional career started in the 1980s with Lions & Ghosts. The band signed to EMI America and released two critically acclaimed albums before disbanding. In the 1990s, Lockwood would spend his time working with a slew of incredible artists including Grammy winning artist, Aimee Mann. Lockwood spent the better part of a decade producing and recording with Mann including work on albums, TV and film (Magnolia). Lockwood also went on to work with Grammy award winning artists Fiona Apple and Carly Simon, as well as The Bangles’ vocalist Susanna Hoffs and many others. Most recently Lockwood has focused on producing and recording. He also completed his first ever soundtrack for the release for the movie “As the Village Sleeps.” Sparkle Plenty Records partnered with Deko Entertainment (ADA/Warner Brothers) and signed Lockwood’s production artists, Bird Streets. The label released a full-length album from Bird Streets in late 2022. More artist collaborations are planned for 2023. (www.sparkleplentyrecords.com).
ABOUT BIRD STREETS
John Brodeur conceived Bird Streets as his return to a band format after a lengthy stint as a solo artist. The new point of view provide to be artistically freeing, moving Brodeur to officially adopt the moniker as his nom de guerre with the release of the self-titled 2018 LP. That album, produced by indie-pop hero Jason Falkner (Beck, Daniel Johnston), was a refreshing blast of classic-yet-modern melodic rock that received accolades from PopMatters and NPR Music. Tours with Juliana Hatfield and Alana Davis followed, as did a groovy non-album single, “Come On” which received airplay on the nationally syndicated World Café program. (www.birdstreetsmusic.com).
