“Rock music with mainstream potential that sounds timeless and honest.”  -The Deli

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 from PopMatters (“a rock solid power-pop gem”) and NPR Music, which named Bird Streets a Slingshot Artist alongside then-emerging talents like Phoebe Bridgers and The Beths.

     For Lagoon, his second album under the Bird Streets name, Brodeur expanded on the project’s collaborative foundation, enlisting production by Pat Sansone (Wilco) and Michael Lockwood (Fiona Apple), plus guest appearances from Ed Harcourt, Aimee Mann, John Davis (Superdrag), Patrick Warren (Michael Penn), and Big Star drummer Jody Stephens.

     Recorded in Tennessee, New York, and California, these 12 songs are both epic and intimate, often simultaneously – as honest and vulnerable as they are lush and melodic.

     With mixing by Grammy winner Michael Brauer, and mastering by Grammy nominee Pete Lyman, Lagoon has been called "sublime" (Coachella Valley Weekly), "luxurious and literate" (Rock & Roll Truth), and "an emotional tour de force" (Glide).

     In 2025, Brodeur again teamed with Falkner for The Escape Artist, an “apocalyptic pop” album born of the COVID pandemic.

     Rife with themes of isolation and anxiety but carrying a weighted confidence, the album displays a different side of Brodeur’s writing with each song, from claustrophic folk to dark power-pop to psychedelic-tinged indie. At the album’s center is the pop confection “Run For Our Lives,” which has fast become the artist’s most popular track.

     The AV Club says The Escape Artist’s “guitar-forward, Britpop-inspired” sound is as catchy as it is twitchy.” Renowned violinist Gina Romantini and Sting drummer Zach Jones make guest appearances.

     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, and Fountains of Wayne; and performed at the 30A Songwriters Festival, SXSW, and CMJ Music Marathon.

DISCOGRAPHY

BIRD STREETS (LP, 2018, Omnivore)

GHOST NOTES (EP, 2020)

LAGOON (LP, 2022, Sparkle Plenty)

LAGOON (Deluxe Edition) (LP, 2023)

BURNOUT (EP, 2023)

AMBULANCE (Flatlined Mix) (single, 2023)

DEAR GOD (single, 2025)

ON THE PROMENADE (single, 2025)

THE ESCAPE ARTIST (LP, 2025, Plastic Dreams)

Compilation Tracks:

WALK ON (from LAST GOODBYE 11, 2024)

I REACH FOR THE LIGHT (from PLAY ON: A RASPBERRIES TRIBUTE, 2025)