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Cannonball Statman: "F Train Over Brooklyn" (Official Music Video)

Directed by Dylan Mars Greenberg and Preston Spurlock.

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Promo video by Dylan Mars Greenberg for Cannonball Statman & The Grasping Straws September 2023 UK tour.

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September 2023 UK tour just announced! Poster by Mallory Feuer.

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NYC: the video release party for "F Train Over Brooklyn" is next Thursday, August 31st at Millennium Film Workshop in Brooklyn! Details & tickets here:

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Cannonball Statman: "Hard to Break" (Official Music Video)

Filmed in Brooklyn, NY. February and March 2023.

Jesse as himself.

Shane Dan Turner as the FBI agent.

Liz Kresch as the assassin.

Directed by Dylan Mars Greenberg and Preston Spurlock.

Camera Operator: Dylan Mars Greenberg.

Lighting and cinematography by Dylan Mars Greenberg.

Creatures designed, manufactured, and wired up for animating by Liz Kresch.

Set Designer: Liz Kresch.

Animator: Preston Spurlock.

Editor: Preston Spurlock.

Producers: Cannonball Statman and Russell Statman.

Associate Producers: Jay Turner and Shane Dan Turner.

Music, lyrics, and screenplay by Jesse.

Jesse on guitars, bass, and lead vocals.

James Robinson on backing vocals.

Gem on drums, keys, and additional backing vocals.

Audio engineered, mixed, and produced by Ben Turner.

Mastered by Peter Fletcher.

Special thanks to Kenny and Dr. Bairavee!

LYRICS

Walking home from Far Rockaway

always felt like a million miles.

Followed the silhouette

of the train tracks under the moon;

oh, honey, I remember.

He came up from the East River,

golden clouds in his hair.

He dissolved on Delancey;

now his whereabouts are unknown.

He said,

"I'm easy to love,

but I'm hard to break;

I am easy to love,

but I'm hard to break.

If you ever break me,

I'll be broken awhile.

Oh, and when I return,

I will tear you apart."

The year is 1996;

Maria's reading the newspaper.

Sips a coffee, fresh out of the pot,

and her world is on fire.

I am out of my body;

you are on a motorbike.

We're in hiding on that stairway again;

two boys from Brooklyn,

lost in something way over our heads.

You said,

"I'm easy to love,

but I'm hard to break;

I am easy to love,

but I'm hard to break.

If you ever break me,

I'll be broken awhile.

Oh, and when I return,

I will tear you apart."

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Hard to Break (2023)

Pre-order for this album is up now! Releases October 22nd.

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NYC: the music video release for "Hard to Break" is Tuesday, August 1st at Millennium Film Workshop! Details here:

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A fun little low-budget document of some things that happened on our Spring 2023 UK/EU tour for our 2022 album Miracle on Neon Clown Avenue. Many thanks to everyone who came out to the shows, and everyone else who helped make it possible!

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Cannonball Statman Band Live in Don Benito, Spain, 20th May 2023 (Full Show)

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Cannonball Statman Band Live in Darwen, UK May 2023 (Full Show)

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Miracle on Neon Clown Avenue UK/EU Tour

3 May / Manchester / The Peer Hat w/ JD Meatyard and VICE VERA

4 May / Liverpool / Swinging Arm w/ JD Meatyard and VICE VERA

5 May / Darwen / Bar 39 w/ JD Meatyard and VICE VERA

6 May / Norwich / Ambition's Graveyard

11 May / Paris / Brasserie Croix de Chavaux

12 May / Gent / solo set @ Plantentuin Gent w/ Jeffrey Lewis & the Voltage

19 May / Coja / RiJu

20 May / Don Benito / Rincon Pío Sound

25 May / Sant Feliu de Guíxols / Las Vegas Sala 2 w/ Cotton Guest

26 May / l'Estartit / Sala Mariscal w/ The Missing Leech

+ more dates TBA!

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Cannonball Statman: Icepick (9th Anniversary Remaster)

The 9th anniversary remastered edition of Cannonball's 2014 album Icepick is now available on BandCamp, and soon to be on streaming services as well! Listen for free, and buy it or become a patron if you'd like to support Cannonball's future tours and recordings.

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Cannonball Statman: Live in NYC 2/2/23 (Full Show)

Shot by Dylan Mars Greenberg

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Cannonball Statman and The Grasping Straws 2/2/23 NYC Show Promo

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Cannonball in Oaxaca, 2023. Photo by Katherine Koch

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Cannonball in Oaxaca, 2023. Photo by Katherine Koch

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NYC, mark your calendars! I'll be performing at Bar Freda on February 2nd. See you there!