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Jamie Barnes

Slow the cylinder sings

About Me



"This is probably about as honest as music gets" -babysue.com.
More reviews and sound samples at www.jamiebarnes.net

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/7/2004
Band Website: jamiebarnes.net
Band Members: fingers and toes. Live Band: His Deepest Apologies, has consisted of many members over the years. More recently collaborators include Rebecca Dennison on vocals, Mike Cosper on guitar, Doug Elmore on bass and Jason Tiemann on drums.
Influences: Low, Rivulets, Nick Cave and the Badseeds, Iron & Wine, Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, 16 Horsepower, David Eugene Edwards, Diamanda Galas, Elliott Smith, Will Oldham, Jim White, Mojave 3, Tom Waits, Tindersticks, Loudon Wainwright III, Gillian Welch, Great Lake Swimmers, Mark Kozelek, Sparklehorse, Stars of the Lid, Steve Reich. One pole to the other - starting at Gospel Swan Songs and ending at Murder Ballads.
Sounds Like: "..one of the most unique contemporary voices out there today" - Mats Gustafson of "the broken face" (sweden) and terrascope.uk

"Barnes' warm, softly yearning voice is instantly calming, an instrument in its own right that suggests lazy hours on a porch during a warm spring evening." - All Music Guide

"Barnes is "honey," homespun" - The Big TakeOver

"There is a star being born here. Jamie's voice is effecting, hearfelt" - Static Signals
Record Label: sonaBLAST
Silber Records
Pink Bullet
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Spring/Summer 2008 News

Okay folks...the humid Kentucky summer is upon us and Jamie is going to spend it inside recording in the air conditioned studio. I'm hopeful to get all the tracks down by the time the leaves start fal...
Posted by Jamie Barnes on Fri, 23 May 2008 12:53:00 PST

Barnes is producer of Luke Asher debut album

An album I produced is almost ready to be released and it has received its first review here:Sojourn Music Check out Luke Asher's debut album "Don't Leave So Early" on Pink Bullet Recordings....
Posted by Jamie Barnes on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:17:00 PST

I think Italy likes me

I was just forwarded this review for The Recalibrated Heart that comes all the way from Italy. It was originally penned in Italian...so i did a machine translation....which isn't the most clear....but...
Posted by Jamie Barnes on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:47:00 PST

Cover Story in August issue of Louisville Music News

.. Photo By Laura Roberts   JAMIE BARNES - RECALIBRATED AND READY By Tim Roberts From an unproduced screenplay, typewritten and bound in thick red cardboard, found in a mildewy chest full of ...
Posted by Jamie Barnes on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:21:00 PST

Interview in LEO, The Music Issue

Once a year...LEO does a full issue focused on the Louisville Music Scene. You can read the full thing at www.leoweekly.com or pick up a copy. They asked me some questions...as well as Sonablast Label...
Posted by Jamie Barnes on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:08:00 PST

Billboard Magazine took a peek at Jamie in New York

Some peeps from Billboard Magazine came to see me play at the Living Room while I was in New York City. I felt the Happy Ending Club show was better...at least more attended. But here's a little snipp...
Posted by Jamie Barnes on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:45:00 PST

Louisville Music News Review

Tim Roberts at Louisville Music News has reviewed the Recalibrated Heart ( in the same article as the new Arnett Hollow disc ) in this month's issue. I just got back from a more in depth interview/pho...
Posted by Jamie Barnes on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 07:46:00 PST

Interview with QRD

The notorious underground publication QRD is back with its 32nd issue. I went head to head with Silber-lord Brian John Mitchell over the phone for an interview. I've posted the link to the text, ...
Posted by Jamie Barnes on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:39:00 PST

Review in Travelogue

Review in Jan/Feb of Travelogue Magazine Jamie Barnes- The Recalibrated Heart - a review by Nathan Quillo An English professor once told me about one of his favorite assignments in grad school. To his...
Posted by Jamie Barnes on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:58:00 PST

New Review from Erasing Clouds

www.erasingclouds.com Dave Heaton also writes from the BigTakeover Jamie Barnes, The Recalibrated Heart (Pink Bullet) Louisville-based folk-pop singer/songwriter Jamie Barnes' third album The Rec...
Posted by Jamie Barnes on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:45:00 PST