[Cover photo credit to Vivian Wang]
Bird Streets, the musical project of Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Brodeur, recently announced the forthcoming release of his third LP, The Escape Artist, due October 17, 2025 on Plastic Dreams Records.
Now, the band has released Power-Pop single “Run For Our Lives,” alongside with its accompanying music video directed by Joanna Choy.
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. Bird Streets has also a run of upcoming shows throughout the East Coast of the U.S.
Speaking on the new song, Brodeur says:
‘Run For Our Lives’ has roots in the late ‘90s. I wrote the first few verses but could never figure out where to go from there. I tried probably a dozen different choruses over the years–there are demos of a few of them–but nothing worked. I showed it to Jason when we were auditioning material for the record, and he offered up some chords and a melody. It was one of those chocolate-and-peanut-butter moments–his chorus was exactly what the song needed. I believe it was something he’d pitched for another artist that wasn’t used, so big thanks to whoever didn’t want it.
The “Run For Our Lives” music video features members of New York-based theatrical dance troupe The Love Show. Shot in the troupe’s own Hidden Jewel Box Theater, a performance space constructed inside a defunct Mrs. Field’s Cookies shop at Manhattan’s Port Authority, the video also features Brodeur and his band. Viewers may notice subtle nods to one or more George Harrison videos.
Bird Streets Tour Dates:
10/03/25 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (supporting Superdrag)
10/24/25 – New York, NY @ The Bowery Electric w/ honeycrush (The Escape Artist Album Release Show)
11/06/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Goldfish w/ Sun Colony & The Candies
