J Streitz and the Long Odds

J Streitz and the Long Odds are a Minneapolis based Americana band. While most of the group calls Minneapolis home, former Mill City resident, singer-songwriter Jason Streitz currently resides in the north woods of Wisconsin where he lives with his family and operates a small pottery business, art gallery and live music listening room out of an old one-room schoolhouse. Rural living has afforded Streitz a new perspective. Simultaneously missing city life while enjoying the calm of the woods, Streitz crafted this new batch of songs that has morphed, with full band contributions, into Light Again, the band’s second full length album. Although classic country and folk music remain foundational in Streitz’ songwriting, he’s clearly not afraid to surrender to the pull of a new song in any direction. Accompanied by an equally versatile band, Streitz crafts poetic puzzles for the listener to find meaning in, as displayed in the title track “Light Again” and “Was Always in Motion” - while concurrently penning the more traditionally anchored rock number “Sleeping In”. Light Again is an attempt to navigate peacefully through disarray.