
The long-time punk rocker is traveling down this rutted country road, and 28th & Stonewall shows he's got the chops to keep going. Tim Barry used to be the front man for Virginia's best street punks, Avail. But lately, he's been spending a quickly growing solo discography shifting into a country troubadour. 28th & Stonewall, his latest, is proof that the move is working. His growl is sanded down to a gruff croon, and he surrounds himself with a solid, dusty band, and for the most part he puts together some solid, boozy country tunes. Barry also [...]
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Tim Barry's last record was arguably one of the best records of 2008/09. It's simple honesty in both its music and lyrics made it a staple here at casa Songs:Illinois. I expect the same from the new record. It's titled 28th and Stonewall and is due out this week on Suburban Home . Ninebullets.net has been all over this record with weekly updates, videos, and podcasts but as far as I can tell this is the first post with an mp3 from the new record. [...]
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Video: Tim Barry "Thing Of The Past" Watch the video for Tim Barry 's first single " Thing Of The Past " from his upcoming album, " 28th & Stonewall ". The video was directed by Jason Charles Smith/Blackwater Productions. The song is also featured on the split 7″ with Frank Turner which should be here in about 2 weeks. " 28th and Stonewall " will be in stores January of 2010.

As promised , Suburban Home Records has posted a new video from Tim Barry . "Thing of the Past" comes from Barry's upcoming full-length 28th and Stonewall , which is expected in January of 2010 and will follow up Manchester , released in 2008.
Suburban Home debuted a new Tim Barry track and video called "Thing of the Past" this morning. It is the lead single for his upcoming album, "28th & Stonewall" and will also be on a split 73 with Frank Turner that should be out in about 2 weeks. "28th & Stonewall" is scheduled for a January 2010 release and this track, as I so eloquently said in an email to Virgil, " has officially given me a boner for the new album ". Check it out & as a side note, the track [...]