BLUE GRAPE MUSIC SIGNS BIKE ROUTES
NEW JERSEY-BASED, INDIE ALTERNATIVE ARTIST TO RELEASE RUSH OF ENERGY EP ON OCTOBER 4
SHARES VIDEO FOR “YOU WANT IT YOU GOT IT” — WATCH
Blue Grape Music is thrilled to announce the signing of Bike Routes.
The artist will release his Rush of Energy EP on October 4. The EP is available on vinyl in several colorways. Pre-order it here.
Today, Bike Routes has shared the video for the single “You Want It You Got It.” Watch it here.
“‘You Want It You Got It’ is an ode to long, late night drives home and the thoughts that come with them,” Bike Routes says. “It leans into hyper specific moments from my life, but they’re moments that anyone listening can relate to. From the intrusive thoughts that go hand in hand with the hardships of forward progress — ‘Drive away with my heart on the dashboard, don’t you hate when you get what you asked for?’ — to all too human existential qualms — ‘If nature is healing, then I think these might be the end times’ — this song ushers in a new era of Bike Routes. You want it? You got it.”
Bike Routes is David Lawrence Osterhout.
Deeply intimate, earnest, and heartfelt expressions of anxiety, heartbreak, and acceptance lie within deceptively sugary melodies and hooks. David’s acoustic guitar is the anchor, inviting listeners into a notebook full of emotion and authenticity.
The Garden State gave the world Bruce Springsteen, The Misfits, Lifetime, and The Gaslight Anthem. There’s perhaps a bit of the essence of each of those trailblazers within the Bike Routes sound. While the South Jersey singer/songwriter conjures the spirit of the iconic troubadours of indie rock, classic emo, and postmodern pop-punk, he distinctively carves a singularly unique identity all his own.
Osterhout teamed up with producer Zach Tuch (Touché Amoré, Silverstein, Movements), looking to expand the Bike Routes sound. The resulting collection is the Rush of Energy EP — the first Bike Routes release via Blue Grape Music.
Bike Routes excels in the live environment, as evidenced on a Spring 2024 tour with Hawthorne Heights. More touring is expected for later this year.
RUSH OF ENERGY EP TRACK LISTING:
“You Want It You Got It”
“World Apart”
“Rush of Energy”
“Nebraska”
“Small Victories”
“Killing Cattle in the Valley”
