A HOLIDAY SINGLE BY BIRDTHROWER
FEATURING BEN HARPER
THE TIMELESS CLASSIC BY TOWNES VAN ZANDT “IF I NEEDED YOU”
MAD BUNNY RECORDS ARE PROUD TO RELEASE
A HOLIDAY SINGLE BY BIRDTHROWER
FEATURING BEN HARPER
THE TIMELESS CLASSIC BY TOWNES VAN ZANDT “IF I NEEDED YOU”
LISTEN HERE
SEE VIDEO HERE
November 15, 2024 – Silverlake, CA – Today Mad Bunny Records announced the release of “If I Needed You,” by Birdthrower (aka Robert O. Leaver) featuring Ben Harper and written by Townes Van Zandt. This single is Birdthrower’s first release since his self titled 2021 debut on the label and will be followed by a full length album in 2025. Listen HERE.
“On this track Birdthrower is the cello and I am the violin,” Ben mused. “He and I both share a deep love for this track and it’s exciting to pay tribute to one of the great American songwriters while singing a song I feel this passionate about.”
Birdthrower is based in NYC and is a singer/songwriter as well as a multi-media performance and visual artist. Harper first encountered him as the artist crawled up the streets of Manhattan for his art project “Crawling Home.” Born and raised down the road from Thoreau’s Walden Pond, Leaver has always shared a deep connection to the outdoors and has worked a series of jobs as a stonemason, landscaper and currently as a gardener in Manhattan’s Riverside Park.
Birdthrower’s self titled debut was released in 2021 and garnered critical acclaim: Rolling Stone called it a “goth-folk gem”. While American Songwriter wrote, “These new Birdthrower songs, produced by Harper with stunning purity, form the ideal song cycle for these nonsensical times.
You can see Leaver’s video for “If I Needed You” HERE. Birdthrower’s second album will be released in 2025.
About Mad Bunny Records:
Mad Bunny Records was founded by multi-GRAMMY Award winning musician Ben Harper. Mad Bunny offices are based in Silver Lake, California and Stockbridge, Vermont. The impetus for creating Mad Bunny Records is to provide a home for great music and Harper intends to populate the roster with eclectic musicians who all share the desire to stay true to their creative vision.
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