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Barton Carroll 'Those Days are Gone'
"Even if the name isn't instantly recognizable, fans of Eric Bachmann have probably witnessed Barton Carroll's contributions to Bachmann's Crooked Fingers on stand-up bass, lap-steel guitar, and periodic backing vocals. The two forged a friendship over a mutual love of Bruce Springsteen while Carroll was working as Archers of Loaf's merchandise manager and have been collaborating whenever possible ever since then. Carroll is long overdue for recognition of his own talents as a singer and a songwriter. He's hyperintelligent and hyperliterate, but his hushed and naked delivery of dour, country-tinged yarns is infinitely accessible and down to earth. Fans of Cormac McCarthy, take note." The Stranger-Seattle, WA.

"There's a timelessness to the ten performances on Barton Carroll's album. They exude depth of character, passion and commitment. His songs have a literary bearing that puts him in the ranks of Paul Kelly, Nick Cave and Greg Brown....'Small Thing' is the sort of song a career can be built upon" Harp Magazine
"....a dramatic statement of purpose; a thoughtful and inventive work that should appeal to those who often find themselves at the crossroads of the personal and the political." No Depression
"(Carroll)...croons his melancholic, hymn-like words in a voice that recalls John Doe and Bad Religion's Greg Graffin..." The Big Takeover
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Member Since: 04/02/2006
Band Website: bartoncarroll.com
Influences: Hank Williams, Springsteen, Richard Thompson, Townes Van Zandt, Peter Lorre, Joni Mitchell, The The, Burgess Meredith, Linda Thompson, Robert Mitchum, Gareth Keenan, Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Elie Wiesel, Martin Amis
Sounds Like: "Leaning, leaning...safe and secure from all alarm.."
Record Label: Skybucket
Type of Label: Indie

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Carroll's new album, "Together You And I" available for download/pre-order

Pre-order Carroll's new album on CD or LP, to be released on Jan 19th, 2010:bartoncarroll.comOr download it now for free: http://bartoncarroll.com/pages/together-you-and-i.phpA nd keep checking back fo...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:45:00 GMT

The Lost One lands on several top 10 lists for 2008

Carroll's 2008 release, The Lost One, made several top 10 lists. Check it out: Number One- Douglas Waterman (Editor at Large), American Songwriter Number One- Ebmo Blake (Writer), HybridMagazine...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:08:00 GMT

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Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:49:00 GMT

Purchase The Lost One here

"The Lost One"  the new record from Barton Carroll will be available January 22nd at portmerch.com or on iTunes.  You may also ask for it at your local record store.
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:34:00 GMT