Paper Goddess
Greetings to all our fans and friends, old and new!
Ok, it's Spring this time for real here in the U.S. Leaves are opening, flowers are blooming, and spring storms are brewing with everything from tornados to rainbows.
And things are brewing for Barley Station and we have lots of news and updates!
First we want to thank you all for your ongoing support and help in voting in some of the charts that allow fan voting! We have been #1 by the vote in 3 different formats, AC40 (six straight weeks) Top40 (two weeks) and more recently #1 by the vote in Country.
The biggest news is that we are pleased to announce the release on May 22, 2018 of a new song titled "Paper Goddess".
Please follow us on Spotify if you are a Spotify user to be notified right as soon as it comes out.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7l6uWd7qySJe9TBlNB8ZTY
Spotify has been very friendly to Indie artists the past year and has made many improvements already this year including adding on demand for free accounts, so we are very pleased about that.
A promo clip is on our YouTube Channel and here is the link: https://youtu.be/1tGRIuRNa1Y
While thinking of a way to describe this song we were really at a loss except to say it is a gentle flowing tune with a sexy vibe but with a beat and bass that kicks you in the _____ ? (fill in the blank after you hear it)
Brian is on the lead vocal and guitar pickings as well as mandolin and keyboards (which you don't hear in this clip - but if you dig around on our social media you'll find a bit of that part in another sneak peek). On this song, Randy is on bass and programmed sample beats, other real organic percussion, tremelo guitars, harmony vocals, and that phat bass. Other weird things thrown in here and there and we don't even remember what they were.
Meanwhile, our song "Younger Summer Memories" is still kicking it up on many of the U.S. charts such as New Music Weekly, FMQB, National Radio Hits, Independent Music Network, and others. It is closing in on #1 now in AC40 format, crossed over Top40 and is moving up and now sits in the top 20s, and in a recent big move the song has also crossed over into Country and moved quickly up to #37. Numerous notable Indie Charts have found us in the Top 10 as well. The song now sits presently at #22 on New Music Weekly's published Mainstream AC40 chart and is creeping up amongst all the major label artists over on FMQB (Friday Morning Quarterback).
For those not familiar, here's the wiki on FMQB: Friday Morning Quarterback (better known as FMQB) is a trade magazine which covers the Radio and Music industries in the United States.[2] Its coverage includes programming, management, promotion, marketing, and airplay for music formatted radio. The magazine was founded in 1968 by Kal Rudman and is read by over 10,000 industry professionals. The website also hosts an industry database of over 5,000 music and radio professionals.
In a sea of major labels surrounding us, we are holding our on and moving up every chart it has been on, so we are very thrilled and excited to let you know that Independent artists CAN and DO compete, but it hasn't been easy. There is a lot of big money (like in politics) that we have to compete with and we are just on a poor little indie label. But our song is breaking in radio all over the U.S. and we can't complain.
Please continue to show your support by voing for us on some of the votable charts below and help us make a difference in bringing real and organic music back to the mainstream.
Daily vote: (NRH AC40 Charts)
https://nationalradiohits.com/charts/ac-40/
Daily Vote: (NRH Top40 Charts)
https://nationalradiohits.com/charts/top-40/
Daily Vote: (NRH Country Charts)
https://nationalradiohits.com/charts/country/
Weekly Vote: (IMN Charts)
http://www.independentmusicnetwork.com/
Well, if that isn't news enough, meanwhile over in Europe, our French version song Baisers Volés (Stolen Kisses) has now hit the top 20 on the Euro Indie Charts and is sitting at #14 having moved up 5 spots over last week.
Don't forget to visit our website at http://barleystation.net where you can find everything you need, from song lyrics to merch,
to social media links.
In other news, we are scheduled for a video shoot for the song "Waiting" this coming week and hope to have that video released before too long. So look for that! We are also getting closer to having some tour dates coming up soon so look for that as well!
Until next time,
Team Barley Station
