Comeback Kid
by Bridget Kearney
Jazzdub57
Jazzdub57
This album deserves more love. It's a finely crafted, sophisticated pop record. As one reviewer noted you can hear why Bridget Kearney is so essential to the music of Lake Street Dive. I think it's her best and only gets better with each listen.
Favorite track: Roman Sunset.
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Interestingly clever lyrics. The music expands on Kearney's abilities to write hooky songs with increasing amounts of attractive punch delivered by an evolving group of musicians, videographers & photographers who know how to accentuate the artist's messages and style.
Favorite track: Don't Think About the Polar Bear.
Damo
Love, DEAN
Mark Bulla
funky
John Stinchcomb
glinkar
Glenn Newman
wangyal
piderello
eweytx
Mark
Matt Smith
BHocking
Jamshid Faryar
Ryan Evans
weichezaeune
electrikat
midoyle61
blamken
Michael ODonnell
miles
pvz
blackmutt
t3l3tubie
eighthman
rvoiujr
robmilner
George Gilsinan
Stefan Amidon
Tim Lewandowski
wpmiller42
juneau79
Beatlerob
jwrabin
egoodstein
Davyn
kamataro
Larry Cook
Andrew
Jeffrey R Williams
emsr
David Nanian
kearneyjm
Kerry Teague
Brad Porter
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If You're Driving
04:42
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Security Camera
03:52
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Security camera, roll back the tape
I wanna see that day that he stole my heart
Security camera, make my day
And hit the playback on my favorite part
When the sun went down and the city lit up
And the cameras watched while we made love
On the rooftop of my building for the first time
I wanna play back that old video a million times
Fell in love in the city
Where you’re never alone
There must be somebody out there
Who caught that kiss on a camera phone
When we were out in the bars
You were never too shy
There must be somebody out there
With evidence of that fateful night
When the band played on and the champagne poured
For the happiest woman in all of New York
And you kissed me and said “I love you” for the first time
I wanna play back that old video a million times
Security Camera
I won’t leave this world with many regrets
Cause I’ll carry those memories to my last breath
And it’s over now
But I still see it all
In my mind
And I’m gonna play that goddam video a million times
Security Camera
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Sleep In
03:19
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A.J. (Interlude)
00:42
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5. |
Not a Game to Me
02:42
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6. |
Obsessed
03:57
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7. |
Obsessed (Interlude)
02:31
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Roman Sunset
03:39
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9. |
I Feel So Bad For You
03:49
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You taught me to meditate
And I used to like it
I’d just close my eyes and breathe and think about you
But that’s not how you meditate
I guess I always knew
And I tried to get you out of my mind but I can’t
Push that thought away
Don’t think about the polar bear
Don’t think about the snow
Don’t think about the way he touched your hair
Or all the places you would go
Don’t think about the polar bear
He ain’t thinking bout you
But every time I tell myself I won’t
You know I always do
I always
Do do-do do do do-do
Do do-do do do do-do
Do do-do do do do-do
Do do-do do do do-do
You could make me levitate
But now I have to medicate
To get you off of my mind
I tried to say goodbye but I can’t
Let you go
Don’t think about the polar bear
Don’t think about his eyes
Don’t think about the time when he still cared about you
Or how hard you cried
Don’t think about the polar bear
He ain’t thinking bout you
But every time I tell myself I won’t
You know I always do
I always
Do do-do do do do-do
Do do-do do do do-do
Do do-do do do do-do
Do do-do do do do-do
Don’t think about the polar bear
But I always
Do do-do do do do-do
Don’t think about the polar bear
But I always do
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11. |
In the Morning
03:24
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12. |
Comeback Kid
02:56
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about
Empires rise and fall every day in the human heart, and riding these cycles––stories with no beginning or end, only transformation––churns us through the reckless, ridiculous, rueful, redemptive.
A founding member of Lake Street Dive and writer of some of their most enduring songs, Iowa-born and Brooklyn-based Bridget Kearney is known for writing smart, unexpected lyrics and melodies built for a heart-baring dance or an introspective drive. Kearney writes music as if filtered through a camera lens. Her stories, steeped in nostalgia and joy, construct a bittersweet framework around the memories that make us human, and shape who we are. As the absurdity of life abounds, Kearney can hold these fragile snapshots and rolling reruns with evident notes of levity, and compassion for a past self. On her new album Comeback Kid, produced by Dan Molad (Lucius, Buck Meek), there are reminders to cherish the moments that make up the collage of what we see in the mirror, but to also plant our feet firmly in the present, for those are the times that will come to form the future.
The tracks hop through time, from the relentless, obsessive romanticization of the past, to unrestrained lust for a different future, all inherit the spirit of resilience needed for any move forward, whether it’s to dive back in, walk away, or wrestle with the memory itself. In moments, our Comeback Kid wishes to encase a night in amber to revive it at will, like the old man in Jurassic Park, but ultimately is hip to the bittersweet truth that it will never be the same when you return.
Kearney began making Comeback Kid back in 2021, in between her work with Lake Street Dive, and a new position as a songwriting teacher at Princeton University. During the process of Comeback Kid, Kearney took inspiration from her Princeton students, as well as her peers when she embarked on a song-a-day workshop. As she found herself surrounded by the thoughts and processes of others, she was able to pinpoint what it is about songwriting that she truly cherishes: namely, the textures and flourishes that come to form the mood of each creation.
Comeback Kid is soaked in vintage synths, aKearney’s soughing vocals and delicate-yet-driving percussion that ushers in a bright and serene tenor. “If you’re driving, baby I wanna go,” she soothes on opener “If You’re Driving,” welcoming us to the LP with windows down, eyes closed, air rushing through our fingers. It’s a celebration of staying in the moment, of saying “yes,” even though you know it won’t last forever.
With references to real psychological games, like Rorschach tests and the phenomenon of Ironic Process Theory, they help build the theme of the mind bending nature of obsession, memory, and perspective. Just like the acrobatic brain games we play in relationships, Kearney plays with language and references, with multiple meanings of “comebacks and coming back,” and nods that run the gamut from Samuel Barber’s mid-20th century masterpiece Adagio for Strings to Jerry Seinfeld’s late-20th century masterpiece Seinfeld.
The single “Security Camera” captures the carefree liminal space of reminiscence, as Kearney collects those significant, special moments of a past love. There is no animosity or even sorrow here but rather a warm, propulsive rush of gratitude and awe. “You have these really wonderful, blissful times in your life that are fleeting,” she explains. “It’s an attempt to keep loving the moments in your past, to carry them with you.” These moments are carried with care throughout Comeback Kid, but with an eye on the farcicality of simply existing. Kearney is both sincere and silly, somber yet spirited, expertly gathering the iridescent spectrum of what it means to be alive.
A founding member of Lake Street Dive and writer of some of their most enduring songs, Iowa-born and Brooklyn-based Bridget Kearney is known for writing smart, unexpected lyrics and melodies built for a heart-baring dance or an introspective drive. Kearney writes music as if filtered through a camera lens. Her stories, steeped in nostalgia and joy, construct a bittersweet framework around the memories that make us human, and shape who we are. As the absurdity of life abounds, Kearney can hold these fragile snapshots and rolling reruns with evident notes of levity, and compassion for a past self. On her new album Comeback Kid, produced by Dan Molad (Lucius, Buck Meek), there are reminders to cherish the moments that make up the collage of what we see in the mirror, but to also plant our feet firmly in the present, for those are the times that will come to form the future.
The tracks hop through time, from the relentless, obsessive romanticization of the past, to unrestrained lust for a different future, all inherit the spirit of resilience needed for any move forward, whether it’s to dive back in, walk away, or wrestle with the memory itself. In moments, our Comeback Kid wishes to encase a night in amber to revive it at will, like the old man in Jurassic Park, but ultimately is hip to the bittersweet truth that it will never be the same when you return.
Kearney began making Comeback Kid back in 2021, in between her work with Lake Street Dive, and a new position as a songwriting teacher at Princeton University. During the process of Comeback Kid, Kearney took inspiration from her Princeton students, as well as her peers when she embarked on a song-a-day workshop. As she found herself surrounded by the thoughts and processes of others, she was able to pinpoint what it is about songwriting that she truly cherishes: namely, the textures and flourishes that come to form the mood of each creation.
Comeback Kid is soaked in vintage synths, aKearney’s soughing vocals and delicate-yet-driving percussion that ushers in a bright and serene tenor. “If you’re driving, baby I wanna go,” she soothes on opener “If You’re Driving,” welcoming us to the LP with windows down, eyes closed, air rushing through our fingers. It’s a celebration of staying in the moment, of saying “yes,” even though you know it won’t last forever.
With references to real psychological games, like Rorschach tests and the phenomenon of Ironic Process Theory, they help build the theme of the mind bending nature of obsession, memory, and perspective. Just like the acrobatic brain games we play in relationships, Kearney plays with language and references, with multiple meanings of “comebacks and coming back,” and nods that run the gamut from Samuel Barber’s mid-20th century masterpiece Adagio for Strings to Jerry Seinfeld’s late-20th century masterpiece Seinfeld.
The single “Security Camera” captures the carefree liminal space of reminiscence, as Kearney collects those significant, special moments of a past love. There is no animosity or even sorrow here but rather a warm, propulsive rush of gratitude and awe. “You have these really wonderful, blissful times in your life that are fleeting,” she explains. “It’s an attempt to keep loving the moments in your past, to carry them with you.” These moments are carried with care throughout Comeback Kid, but with an eye on the farcicality of simply existing. Kearney is both sincere and silly, somber yet spirited, expertly gathering the iridescent spectrum of what it means to be alive.
credits
released April 12, 2024
Produced by Dan Molad
Mixed by Dan Molad
Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge Mastering
Engineered by Rob Shelton at Altamira Sound, Los Angeles, CA (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10) and by Jon Joseph at Squid Rag Dry Fly in San Pedro, CA (1, 5, 8, 11 and 12)
Photography by Jeremy Herron with direction by Phineas Alexander
Album Art by Anna Watson
Produced by Dan Molad
Mixed by Dan Molad
Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge Mastering
Engineered by Rob Shelton at Altamira Sound, Los Angeles, CA (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10) and by Jon Joseph at Squid Rag Dry Fly in San Pedro, CA (1, 5, 8, 11 and 12)
Photography by Jeremy Herron with direction by Phineas Alexander
Album Art by Anna Watson
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Bridget Kearney New York
Bridget Kearney is a songwriter, singer, bassist, guitarist and record holder for the most foam fingers ever sold in one game at Fenway Park (105.)
shows
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May 9South Burlington, VT
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May 10Fairfield, CT
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May 11Asbury Park, NJ
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May 12Brooklyn, NY
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May 14Minneapolis, MN
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May 15Chicago, IL
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May 19Davenport, IA
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Jun 1Marlboro, NY
discography
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Apr 2024 -
Mar 2017
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