BALCONYTV.COM 8/04/2008
PRESENTED BY TOM MILLETT
Having witnessed the death of the song, Shane Barry consoled himself with rediscovering the song-craft of the Small Faces, Motown and the Beatles solo albums. Spending his 'lost years' in and out of various bands playing in and out of various venues he decided to go solo in october 2007.
Arming himself with laptop; guitar; piano and ukulele, Shane has been working into the early hours creating the lo-fi beats and samples that have accompanied him on his latest live efforts. Blasting out his sarcastic pop-fueled songs with equal grit and polish, he comes across as the bastard child of Bacharach and Costello.
Recent supports have included David Kitt, Juno Falls and Nick Harper. Halfway through an album with his previous band, Shane is finishing it himself and will be releasing it through his own label and touring with full band in mid 2008.
http://www.myspace.com/shanebarryofficial
Tune in again tomorrow!!!