Liam St. John Announces Debut Studio Album
Man Of The North
Out September 5th On Big Loud Rock
Hear The Title Track ‘Man Of The North’
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Roots-rock rambler Liam St. John has announced his debut studio album Man Of The North will be released on September 5th through Big Loud Rock. The album arrives after months of teasing new singles, amassing over 80 million streams worldwide, as well as coast-to-coast touring including his debut at CMA Fest last week.
A Pacific Northwest native who has weathered a few storms and emerged on the other side, each track on Man Of The North digs deep into St. John’s resilient roots through the lens of his raw, immediate, and vulnerable songwriting. He also shared today the album’s gritty title track ‘Man Of The North’, which kickstarts with a fiddle line straight out of the 1890s before ramshackle percussion, slippery slide guitar, and his powerful voice give the song a swaggering edge.
Listen To ‘Man Of The North’ HERE
Watch The Album Trailer HERE
Pre-order/Pre-save Man Of The North HERE
“One day in November of 2023, I sat down in my writing room as I always do, I closed my mind and opened my mouth and this is what came out: ‘I’m cold and I’m haggard, I’m weathered and worn, I’m rough on the outside and inside I’m torn.’ ‘Man Of The North’ was written that day. It glued all of the songs from the past four years together, and all of a sudden, I no longer had a bunch of individual songs, but a cohesive album about where I come from, who I come from, and what I come from.”
At the crossroads of Americana and rock, Liam St. John commands his truest form by combining piercing and painfully true lyrics while delivering a captivating and electrifying performance with a chip-on-the-shoulder attitude. Hailed as a “genre-fusing crooner [with] emphatic, striking style” (Holler), St. John has garnered millions of streams worldwide and dropped several chart-topping releases, including his 2021 breakout single ‘Dipped in Bleach’.
The Spokane-born, Nashville-based artist channels that same ferocity into every aspect of Man Of The North. He pushes harder than ever before, mining his rocky childhood, unpredictable 20s, and multiple deep relationships to turn in a truly staggering artistic statement.
Instilled with the core values of strength and perseverance, toughness is one of many traits that has defined St. John throughout the countless trials he has endured. He is a star for all the dreamers, a guiding light for following the things that give you life even when all the signs are neon bright and emphatically suggesting to stop, turn around, and quit. That indomitable spirit makes its way into all of St. John’s writing. Despite the intensity and passion he brings to the project, he still dashes plenty of his infectious humour and approachability into the album. Man Of The North is his rallying cry, a reminder of all that he’s endured to make it as both a person and a songwriter.
Track Listing:
01) If I Were My Father
02) Believer
03) forefathers
04) Off The Rails
05) Trouble
06) Devil To Pay
07) Dipped In Bleach
08) Everything I Had
09) Sweet Like
10) Falling In Love
11) Landslide Over The Highway
12) Greyhound Bus Blues (feat. Molly Tuttle)
13) Devil In Disguise (feat. Houndmouth)
14) Stick To Your Guns
15) Man Of The North
16) Paul Revere
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