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Barrie
Barbara
(Winspear)
★★★★
HAPPY To Be Here, the exquisite debut from Brooklyn five-piece Barrie, hasn’t been far from my stereo since it was released in 2019.
Turns out the group split up shortly after, with songwriter and frontwoman Barrie Lindsay deciding to continue solo. Any concerns fans might have are quickly dispelled, with Barbara full of the kind of dreamy and melodic synth pop that lifted their first record to such great heights.
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