Barber Greene

 The music of Barber Greene is photographic. Originally from the rural DeKalb, IL—where he helped form Light Pollution (Carpark)—the Chicago transplant’s songs are vulnerable and personal. Left untreated, they wouldn’t sound out of place next to early Sufjan Stevens; but the quiet, contemplative songs quickly become massive and triumphant once filled with his imaginative, buoyant arrangements, the way a memory imbues new meaning on the faded faces of old photographs. Like exhuming dusty shoeboxes of developed disposable cameras, listening to Barber Greene allows us to linger, to daydream about the things you’ve had, the things you want, the things you will never attain.Barber Greene began after months of touring with Light Pollution, when he returned home to help his mother pack up and sell the house he grew up in. There, he spent his nights letting his voice ring out and crafted an emotional batch of songs memorializing his childhood memories and childlike fantasies. The house sold quickly, and soon Barber Greene moved on to live in the basements and garages of musical kindred spirits, where he further refined what would become the bulk of Takes, his first full collection of songs. He dubbed this rambling period of wild creation and collection "Lion Living", which eventually became the title of his debut 7" single, released May 29, 2012, on Yes Club Records. On August 13, 2013, Evert followed up with the digital single "Guyana" b/w "Dream Freak" via Public House Recordings. Takes is available August, 12, 2014.

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