Americana Barcelona Songwriter Showcase

For years, Julie Arsenault has been Canada's best-kept secret. In 2014, the Toronto-based singer-songwriter released The Creature That I Call Myself, an album filled with harrowing tales of loss and heartbreak hidden beneath the catchiest of pop tunes. The record was released only on Bandcamp without any fancy marketing campaigns but soon became a cult hit. Six years later, the Barcelona-based label Son Canciones reissued the masterpiece worldwide, adding four powerful songs to the original album. Nothing Sweeter is her second studio album and was recorded in a couple of chilly Canadian winter days. The album is a desperate cry from a place of deep silence, treating topics like depression, social awkwardness and sexism with heart-wrenching rawness and tender honesty. Musically, Julie Arsenault has been compared to Haley Heynderickx and Phoebe Bridgers while she herself admits to being inspired by the nostalgic beats of the '50s and '60s.One night with Bradley will run the gamut from humor, hedonism, and activism to heartbreaking sadness. From Folk-Rock anthems to indie folk, flares of psychedelic alt-country, to straight-up storytelling. Influenced by songwriters like John Prine, Billy Bragg, Gram Parsons, and Townes Van Zandt his timeless songs mix love, humor, and protest seamlessly to get you through the tough times.Originally from Brooklyn, NY he has traveled around a bit including stints in Nashville, Miami, and now Barcelona. He has recently performed at Fundacio Miro Mallorca, Retrospectrum: Bob Dylan at the Frost Art Museum, Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Folk Alliance International, Nordic Folk Alliance, Live at Heart (Sweden), Magnolia Festival, Hickey Fest, Gamble Rogers Folk Festival, Gram Parsons Guitar Pull, Will McLean folk festival, End of the Road (UK), Reeperbahn, Incubate, Athfest, Sing Out Loud, Savannah Stopover, and a finalist in the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest (Merlefest). He is also the founder of the Stetson Kennedy Songwriter Residency.He has performed with Scarlet Rivera, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Kath Bloom, Tallest Man on Earth, Handsome Family, Gruff Rhys, Daniel Romano, Cate Le Bon, David Dondero, Dar Williams, Chatham County Line, Scott H. Biram, She Keeps Bees and The Blank Tapes.