TIM BARRY Signs to Xtra Mile Recordings
New album, ’40 Miler’ 5th November 2012
Xtra Mile Recordings are really excited to announce that the formidable Tim Barry is joining our roster.
We welcome the Richmond, Virginia-based singer-songwriter with open arms and plans are already afoot to release his incredible new album, ’40 Miler’, on 5th November (UK + Europe) which coincides nicely with Tim joining Frank Turner on his huge UK tour throughout November. Full dates are below.
’40 Miler’ is Tim’s fifth solo album since his days fronting American punk band Avail. Themes of resilience and hope flow through the new record; “If this record is uplifting compared to my old ones it’s because I feel stronger from all the beat-downs and shit I’ve taken in the past” he explains.
As well as beautiful Americana, Barry also takes his spare folk-country sound in a different direction, opting for a more raucous, rocking approach on several tracks, adding more electric guitar, organ, piano, harmonica, as well as the gorgeous voice of Richmond songstress Julie Karr to the mix. Barry says the fresh sound was intentional. While he crafted the record’s dozen tracks by himself on piano and guitar, he had Karr and a cast of fellow Richmond musicians in mind while writing. “My intent wasn’t to bury them in the background, but to push them to the foreground to give them the exposure they deserve,” he explains. “They’re all songwriters and all kick-ass musicians.”
The results blew Xtra Mile away and we hope they do you too.
NOVEMBER 2012
11 NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY SOLD OUT
12 LEEDS O2 ACADEMY SOLD OUT
13 LIVERPOOL O2 ACADEMY SOLD OUT
14 SWANSEA BRANGWYN HALL
15 READING HEXAGON SOLD OUT
17 NEWCASTLE O2 ACADEMY SOLD OUT
19 SHEFFIELD O2 ACADEMY
20 NORWICH UEA SOLD OUT
22 MARGATE WINTER GARDENS
WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL
24 LEAMINGTON SPA ASSEMBLY SOLD OUT
25 LINCOLN ENGINE SHED
26 OXFORD O2 ACADEMY SOLD OUT
28 BRIGHTON CORN EXCHANGE SOLD OUT
29 SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL SOLD OUT
30 HALL FOR CORNWALL, TRURO
DECEMBER 2012
01 BATH PAVILION SOLD OUT