Ten years in the making, Prairie feels like the record David Osterhout had been chasing since the earliest days of Bike Routes. We caught up with David to talk about finally bringing that vision to life, the influence of growing up in New Jersey, and how home can be both the place that shapes us and the place we spend a lifetime trying to understand.
We also dive into the incredible range of influences behind Bike Routes—from Bruce Springsteen and My Chemical Romance to death metal, literature, and everything in between—and how those worlds naturally coexist in his songwriting. It’s a conversation about identity, perseverance, and the creative journey that ultimately led to Prairie. One of more underrated albums of the year is out now via Blue Grape Records.
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