Painter, singer, songwriter and former member of the three-piece The Barbers, Lee Barber releases his first solo effort, Thief and Rescue. Barber explores themes of loss and hope through the context of New Orleans and his life. In speaking of the endeavor, Barber states that musically his “intention was to grow an organic pulsing sigh of a record that exists somewhere outside of time, somewhere between Stephen Foster and George Harrison, between Townes Van Zandt and Van Dyck Parks.” Thief and Rescue was produced by Brian Beattie (Okkervil River, Bill Callahan, Daniel Johnston, Shearwater) and features guest appearances by Will Sheff (Okkervil River) and Matt Sever (Matt the Electrician). Ultimately, the album is a grand reverb soaked celebration of music and life. – Written by JFelton
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