NEW JERSEY INDIE ALTERNATIVE ARTIST BIKE ROUTES SHARES VIDEO FOR “HOMEWARD BOUND” — WATCH
NEW ALBUM PRAIRIE OUT JUNE 26 VIA BLUE GRAPE MUSIC
New Jersey-based, indie alternative artist BIKE ROUTES, the alter ego of multi-instrumentalist David Osterhout, recently announced the June 26 release of his third album PRAIRIE via Blue Grape Music. Pre-order it here.
Today, they are “Homeward Bound” with their new video, directed by Britain Weyant. Watch it here.
The song and video remind you that sometimes, no matter where you are, there’s really no place like home.
“It’s about chasing the comfort of home, or a home base,” Osterhout says. “If you’re out on the road especially, no matter how it feels to perform and live out your dream, it can often feel isolating.”
Prairie follows the Rush of Energy EP, which was Bike Routes’ Blue Grape debut and yielded the Top 20 Alternative Radio hit “World Apart.”
PRAIRIE TRACK LISTING:
“Homeward Bound”
“Shadows”
“Delicate” (Feat. Jake Clemons)
“Replacements”
“Acceptance In a Fragile Form”
“Runners”
“There It Goes”
“Ripley”
“Chaos Ball”
“Out on the Prairie”
“The Good Curse”
Bike Routes served as direct support to Bleachers at The Stone Pony last weekend, since Jack Antonoff’s Shadow of the City Festival has been moved to August 28. In addition to the ucoming record release shows, new tour dates with Slow Joy are set for this summer.
BIKE ROUTES ON TOUR:
RECORD RELEASE SHOWS:
6/25 – Richmond, VA — Richmond Music Hall
6/26 — Philadelphia, PA — Philamoca
6/27 — New York, NY — The Woodshop
6/28 – Boston MA — Warehouse XI
WITH SLOW JOY:
7/17 – Houston, TX
7/18 – Austin, TX
7/19 – Oklahoma City, OK
7/21 – Albuquerque, NM
7/22 – Phoenix, AZ
7/24 – San Diego, CA
7/26 – Las Vegas, NV
7/28 – Denver, CO
7/30 – Madison, WI
7/31 – Indianapolis, IN
8/1 – Cleveland, OH
8/2 – Lansing, MI
8/4 – Toronto, ON
8/6 – Garwood, NJ
8/7 – Boston, MA
8/8 – Brooklyn, NY
8/9 – Vienna, VA
8/11 – Chapel Hill, NC
8/12 – Atlanta, GA
8/14 – Dallas, TX
FESTIVAL:
8/28 — Asbury Park, NJ — Shadow of the City
ABOUT BIKE ROUTES:
Listening to Bike Routes is a lot like watching a montage from a classic coming-of-age flick. Illuminated in the glow of warm synths, sparse guitar, and rich beats, you might catch a glimpse of a small town (much like the one you call home), a lovestruck young couple (as they make their escape into a new life), or an extraordinary feat accomplished by a seemingly ordinary person. Set to a soundtrack-esque patchwork of indie, emo, post-punk, and pop, a flurry of memories, experiences, and emotions flicker in and out of focus under the auteur-like direction of singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer David Osterhout.
“For this album, we had two years of careful and precise planning,” Osterhout says. “These 11 songs are the perfect encapsulation of what Bike Routes was meant to be from the beginning. Even back when I was playing coffee shops ten years ago, this record is what I’ve been building towards.”
Ever since his childhood, the South Jersey native has harbored an intense and obsessive passion for music. After years of grinding locally with an acoustic guitar, he introduced the world to Bike Routes with his 2020 debut Let It Go. His songcraft naturally evolved across Love Is An Action [2022] and the Rush of Energy EP [2024]. Along the way, he developed his stage presence, touring with Hawthorne Heights. Capitalizing on this momentum, he architected what would become Prairie with longtime producer Zach Tuch. David made a series of trips to Los Angeles where he brought these songs to life in Tuch’s Woodland Hills studio. This time around, he leaned on his formative musical inspirations and nodded to favorite authors like Iris Murdoch, Kurt Vonnegut, and Cormac McCarthy whose Border Trilogy proved to be especially influential.
“New Jersey is big for me,” he goes on. “As a kid, I listened to a lot of Bruce Springsteen in addition to My Chemical Romance. Then, my mom introduced me to ABBA. I’m a huge hip-hop fan, but I love hardcore, grind, and death metal too. My music pulls from all directions. I want my voice and lyrics to fit over anything. I added full band elements on Love Is An Action and expanded the sound even more on Rush of Energy. I’m in a different place again. Bike Routes will still be Bike Routes no matter what.”
