Hey, This Guy is Good!!!

From just now in 2024, please enjoy wonderful be-Rickenbackered Irish pop/rocker Barry J. Walsh and his absolutely killer new single "The Sound."

Attentive readers will recall I first raved about Walsh back in August; the short version is Barry used to be in a '90s Irish power pop band called The Fireflys, who were named after Groucho's character in Duck Soup, so I love him unreservedly from jump.

In any case, Barry modestly describes the above track as fading in "with a chainsaw riff before shuffling between the strut and stomp of Mod, four on the floor Northern Soul and the snark and swagger of New Wave, all the while surfing a wave of chugging guitars and stacked, heavenly Powerpop harmonies. It’s a gobstopper popsicle of a song so suck it and see."

And I couldn't agree more.

Meanwhile, you can find out more about Barry and download or stream more of his music over at Bandcamp here.

Okay, How Do You Say "This is What This Blog is About" in Gaelic?

From just now in 2024, please enjoy wonderful be-Rickenbackered Irish pop/rocker Barry Walsh...

...and his infectiously Revolver-ish debut solo single "Rescue Me."

To paraphrase Chico Marx, that's a good one, eh boss? I mean, as its auteur says, and not immodestly in my opinion, it has "more hooks than a Fisherman's hat."

(It's also quite a wonderful palate cleaner after yesterday, and none too soon, I'd say, but of course that's a seperate issue.)

In any case, I'm informed that Barry used to be in a '90s Irish power pop band called The Fireflys, who were named after Groucho's character in Duck Soup, so I love them unreservedly. (Here's a fab video of them on Irish TV back in the day). I am also informed that the above new song was mastered at the legendary Abbey Road studio and is now available on the charmingly monikered Rufus(heh!) Records label.

You can find out lots more about Barry -- and listen to more of his music -- over at his official website HERE.