Say yes to Yep Roc and BARB
Monday, June 21st, 2010 | musiX
If you keep up with The Days of Lore, which at last count had just inched ahead of the Joneses, you know that I am a strong backer of Liam Finn. His pops, too. Last year the younger Finn talked to TDoL about a side project called BARB, featuring longtime collaborator Eliza Jane Barnes and fellow New Zealand musicians Lawrence Arabia, Connan Mockasin and Seamus Ebbs. As Finn explained: “It did start out of the fact that probably all of us were doing things on our own for so long that we were kind of craving that band experience again. It was all a very collaborative record. It was quite refreshing.”
The new single “Leo” is a hazy pop tune devoted to our pal Leonardo DiCaprio, accompanied by a video that may leave you scratching your head, or relishing its wacky artiness (or arty wackiness). BARB’s self-titled debut is out now in New Zealand and will be released in the States Aug. 24 on Yep Roc Records.
If that’s not enough, Yep Roc just dished up Songs From the Vault: Volume One, a free (!) sampler featuring unreleased songs from their roster including Liam Finn, Robyn Hitchcock and a sweet li’l gem called “Atom Bomb” from The Apples in stereo. Needless to say your/my/the Joneses Monday playlist is set.
“Leo” - BARB
“Atom Bomb” - The Apples in stereo
“I Will Explode” - Liam Finn
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