Just in time for Valentine’s Day, there’s a new single from The Suggestions. “Starlet/Janet” features one old song (“Starlet,” originally released in 2003) and one new one (“Janet,” recorded during the Tiger Pop Ten sessions). Click the album cover to head to the download page, and name your price (including free!) for a limited time.

John has been selected to open three shows for the reunited Scud Mountain Boys. Details are available on the shows page.

For those who are unfamiliar, the Scud Mountain Boys, fronted by Joe Pernice (now of the Pernice Brothers), were considered one of the foremost bands of the “alt-country” movement. The band split in 1997 and did not perform together again until last August, when three of the four members reunited onstage at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, Mass. (John opened the show), leading to the current reunion tour. Here’s a clip of the 3/4-reunited band playing “Freight of Fire” at that very show:

The 2007 Maggie Mayday EP is now available once again, for the first time since the band split. It’s available most everywhere downloads are sold, but if you order from the JohnBrodeur.com store you’ll get bonus acoustic versions of all four songs. Here’s “Spit It Out“:

Just a quick reminder that you can download “For Christmas” directly from the johnbrodeur.com store at a pay-what-you-like rate. (You will need to enter your e-mail address to get it for free.) You can also grab the track at Amazon and iTunes, or listen on most streaming sites. Happy holidays!

A few months back, John signed on as drummer for the Australia-via-NYC band The Morning After Girls. Their fall tour with Black Box Revelation criss-crossed the United States, earning the band some of the best reviews of their career. They’ve now settled back in New York, and are in the early stages of recording a new album. Here’s a clip of the band playing in Austin, Texas on October 1:

Meanwhile, John is continuing work on his forthcoming LP, tentatively titled Hope Songs. The new collection will feature many of the songs that have been staples of his live show over the last few years, including this one:

Check out Young Man, Volume One, John’s newly released collection of early studio recordings, at the Bandcamp store. Included are recordings from three of John’s pre-Tiger Pop bands, plus his first official solo recordings. This is the first any of these tracks have been available digitally. Full-album downloads (11 tracks) are only $5 through the holiday weekend (until July 5), and include three bonus tracks.

John recently performed “Masterpiece” with the accompaniment of a string quartet at WNYC’s immaculate Greene Space performance studio in Manhattan. The clip is below; check out the full program at Battle of the Boroughs.

It’s a world premiere, folks: Check out John’s very first music video, for the Tiger Pop Ten track “Confidentially.” The clip was directed by BenKN, and features the members of Albany band Charmboy, as well as a beautiful mystery ghost woman.

The Record Release show for Tiger Pop Ten is tonight at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles. John goes on at 8 PM. More details here and here.

Also, there have been a few changes in the itinerary for the second leg of the Tiger Pop Ten Tour:

- The April 13 show in Spokane has been moved to Bill’s Place in Yakima, Wash.
- April 15 and 16 will be double-show dates in Salt Lake City and Denver (respectively). Details for additional performances will be announced the week of the shows.
- The venue for the April 20 show in Madison, Wis. is Indie Coffee.

Full details are available on the Shows page.

John performed “Confidentially” on The 10! Show on Philadelphia’s NBC 10 to officially kick off the Tiger Pop Ten Tour last week. Check out the clip below: