Barrie unveils new single "Jenny"

"Jenny" will appear on Barbara alongside earlier outings "Quarry", "Frankie" and "Dig", and was written "while reflecting on a memory from tour, when I met my wife," says Barrie.

"I was looking to James Taylor for the guitar and The Band for the organ to try to capture an Americana feel for "Jenny"," Barrie continues. "These artists are able to simultaneously encapsulate a swagger and an earnestness that gives their music a grown-up, classic feel. I wanted "Jenny" to be like an American Songbook song; any level of musician could play it and it would feel good to play either alone with one’s guitar, around a campfire with some friends, or at a big concert with everyone singing along."

Barrie adds, "I wrote it while reflecting on a memory from tour, when I met my wife. We had a day off in Austin, and a group of us went swimming in a creek. I was picturing that day, before I was aware of any connection between us, and imagining how it would have played out if I had been. I wasn’t devoted right away, I wasn’t sure."

Barbara will follow Barrie's 2019 debut Happy To Be Here, and was written, played and produced by Barrie in isolation.