Bike Routes is David Osterhout.
Ever since his childhood, the South Jersey na;ve has harbored an intense and obsessive passion for music. AAer years of grinding locally with an acous;c guitar, he introduced the world to Bike Routes with his 2020 debut Just Let It Go. His songcraA naturally evolved across Love Is An Ac/on (2022) and the Rush of Energy EP (2024). The laLer spawned fan favorites “You Want It You Got it” and “World Apart,” which gathered millions of streams on DSPs. Listening to Bike Routes can feel a lot like watching a montage from a classic coming-of-age flick. This energy defines his third full-length LP, PRAIRIE.
You can hear the essence of Bike Routes on the album’s lead single “Delicate.” Woozy saxophone courtesy of none other than Jake Clemons (Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band) wails around a head-nodding rhythm bolted in place by a steady stomping beat and thumping bass.
“I’m trying to reach places I haven’t reached before,” he leaves off. “I want to meet as many people as I can and have as many friends in the world connect with the music as I can. I would’ve wriLen these songs by myself in my bedroom, so it’s crazy when anyone wants to listen to them. It’s an honor.”
With Co-signs from the likes of Jack Antonoff (Bleachers), and Bruce Springesteen Bike Routes con;nues to bring the show to a city near you.
Truly Independent South Jersey & Philly Alternative/Emo Band that treated people well, and were treated well in return. A cathartic expression of deep depression after a dark early life in active addiction. Principle based band that was never built to do much for everybody, but to do a lot for the people that needed it. Members have moved on to new projects, but coming back for Bike Routes 1st Annual Holiday Show!
With whiplash-inducing guitar hooks and sing-along passages mirroring the volatile subject matter, Equipment shifts the spotlight toward the power-pop facet of the modern emo genre. Vulnerability is fully present, yet often shaded by gallows humor and danceable choruses. The Toledo, Ohio quartet has become known as a veteran of the DIY music scene, striving to challenge the medium, play with listener expectations, and champion radical optimism.