JOHN P. STROHM
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
Release Date: 9.29.23
Available on Limited Edition Color Vinyl/CD//Digital[PSR-015]
via Propeller Sound RecordingsJohn P. Strohm returns with his first new album in 15 years.Having previously co-founded the well-known college-rock group Blake Babies and spent time in indie-rock with Antenna and Lemonheads, Strohm now presents Something To Look Forward To.The album is a reflection of Strohm’s personal journey, which includes experiencing significant loss and rediscovering his love for songwriting. His past work serves as a strong foundation for the powerful songcraft showcased in this collection of songs.
TRACK LISTING
1. Ready For Nothing (Focus Track: Out 9.29.23) [Lyric Video planned]
2.Ruins
3. This American Lie (2nd Single: Out 7.21.23) [Lyric Video planned]
4. Troubleland (3rd Single: Out 8.18.23) [Lyric Video]
5. Lancaster
6. Don’t Tell It To Your Heart (1st Single: Out 6.16.23) [Lyric Video below]
7. Something To Look Forward To
8. When The World Sang Along
9. Counting Backwards
10. A + B = Y
The first new music from John P. Strohm in over 15 years, Something To Look Forward To is an album shaped by life-altering loss and the subsequent reawakening of his voice as a songwriter. As he coped with the death of his closest friend and creative partner Ed Ackerson (a widely beloved musician/producer), the Nashville-based artist devoted himself to transforming raw emotion into transcendent melody and indelible lyrics (a skill first shown in his role as co-founder of seminal college-rock band Blake Babies). The result: a deeply affecting document of all the pain, clarity, and unexpected beauty that inevitably accompany the passing of time.Partly informed by Strohm’s experience in working closely with a great number of musical visionaries in recent years (both in his role as a music lawyer and in his five-year tenure at Rounder Records), that heightened sense of dedication ultimately traces back to his deep-rooted desire to keep Ackerson’s spirit alive. “Ed had a really strong work ethic and always inspired me to work harder than I would have otherwise—he never let me do anything halfway,” he says. “He helped me get to the point I’m at today, where success is primarily about knowing that I did the best work I could possibly do. Right now I already have a whole other album written and demoed and put away, and I’m sure when I come back to it I’ll scrap a bunch of it and rework it until it’s up to the standard. It feels really good to know that I’m able to do that.”
