Man Of The North Liam St. John

• 1 If I Were My Father 03:32
• 2 Believer 03:02
• 3 forefathers 02:54
• 4 Off The Rails 02:39
• 5 Trouble 03:45
• 6 Devil To Pay 02:56
• 7 Dipped In Bleach 02:54
• 8 Everything I Had 03:22
• 9 Sweet Like 03:19
• 10 Falling In Love With You 03:37
• 11 Landslide Over The Highway 02:58
• 12 Greyhound Bus Blues 02:32
• 13 Devil In Disguise 04:05
• 14 Stick To Your Guns 04:57
• 15 Man Of The North 03:53
• 16 Paul Revere 03:20
• Total Runtime 53:45

Info for Man Of The North

Roots-rock rambler Liam St. John releases his debut studio album "Man Of The North" 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.

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.

“For four years, I had been writing songs that in one way or another addressed the roots of me,” he continued. “Songs about my childhood, being raised by a single mother (not having a father figure). Songs that dig into my relationship with religion, and how it impacted my mental health. Songs that reveal my battles with depression and the ways I chose to cope with that, namely, alcohol and drug abuse. Songs that dig deep into my relationships – the good, the bad, and the ugly, and songs that try to paint a picture of the beautiful land I am from.”

St. John first began teasing his forthcoming debut earlier this year when he unveiled “Devil in Disguise,” a hauntingly personal track featuring Houndmouth that introduces the outlaw country and rollicking folk stylings that course throughout Man Of The North. It was followed shortly after by the high energy, toe-tapping “Greyhound Bus Blues,” featuring GRAMMY Award-winning artist Molly Tuttle.

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 humor 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.

Liam St. John

Liam St. John
At the crossroads of the blues and rock & roll, Liam St. John commands his truest form by combining lyrics that embody the blues with their piercing and painful truth and delivering a captivating performance with vibrancy true to the spirit of rock and roll. Liam floods the room with electrifying energy, washing over every stage he graces.

St. John signed to Big Loud Rock out of Los Angeles and released his first EP “Believer” with the label on June 28th of 2024. “Adding Liam St. John to the Big Loud Rock family is an honor. His unique, musical style and passion for rock music at its roots gives Big Loud Rock its next chapter in our ever-evolving story to celebrate rock music.” - Big Loud Rock Partner/President Greg Thompson.

Liam’s debut full-length project, “stripped back”(June 2022) reached #1 in Top Blues Albums globally on Apple Music, followed by a successful nationwide tour hitting 67 cities. A year later, Liam summited the same chart with his sophomore record “All The Bad Things.”

St. John made his mark in Nashville after inking with King Pen Music by way of Warner Chappell at the end of 2022. This is the blues crooner’s first publishing deal. “I was knocked out by Liam’s voice when I first heard it,” shares King Pen Music President Kelly King. “He is such a creative and unique artist with a vision like no other. His music brings a fresh new look on blues and rock in this world.”

Liam paid his dues in the trenches of the live music scene. Before he was singing to sold-out crowds screaming his lyrics, he was playing at open mics and empty dive bars for nothing but a sip of well-whiskey.

In 2020, Liam wowed Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton on season 19 of NBC’s The Voice with his bluesy rendition of Marcy Playground’s “Sex and Candy”. Shelton was impressed by Liam’s versatility in the pocket, his falsetto, and his trademark soulful screams. Ultimately, St. John chose the decorated icon, Gwen Stefani, who described his voice as “incredible” and “rich.”

Liam credits his foundation for singing to the legends he grew up listening to. From Ray Charles to Etta James, Sam Cooke, Louis Armstrong, and Tracy Chapman, the raw, gritty, blues-infused soul always surfaces in Liam’s songs and performances.

Liam’s song forefathers (Stripped Back) hit #4 on the Top Blues Charts in the legendary company of Etta James, Chuck Berry, B.B King, and Howlin Wolf. This was followed up by his singles “to the last penny (stripped back) which reached #5 and Dipped In Bleach (#9). This was Liam’s first time having 3 songs in the top ten simultaneously.

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