Paul Baribeau
Paul Baribeau is a folk punk singer and musician from South Central Michigan.[1]. He is signed to the independent record label Plan-It-X Records.[2] His self-titled debut album was released on Plan-It-X Records in January 2004.[3] In 2006, he embarked on a tour with Ginger Alford on which they collaboratively covered Bruce Springsteen songs[4]. They subsequently released an album on No Idea Records, Darkness on the Edge of Your Town Tour [5], which contains studio and live versions of these covers. His second album of original material, Grand Ledge, was released on Plan-It-X Records in June 2007.[3] Grand Ledge was recorded in a barn belonging to a friend of Baribeau's father, in Grand Ledge, Michigan.[6] Baribeau's most recent album, Unbearable, was released on No Idea Records on March 10, 2010.[7]
[edit] Critical reception
The punk music website AbsolutePunk praised Baribeau's latest record Unbearable and described it as "beautiful in the sense that it's crisp and clear."[8] The website Punknews.org positively reviewed Grand Ledge, mentioning that Baribeau's lyrics were "often heartbreaking and always honest."[9]
[edit] Discography
- Paul Baribeau (January 2004) on Plan-It-X Records
- Darkness on the Edge of Your Town Tour" (2006) on No Idea Records
- Grand Ledge (June 2007) on Plan-It-X Records
- Unbearable (March 2010) on No Idea Records
[edit] References
- ^ "Paul Baribeau". Last.fm. http://www.last.fm/music/Paul+Baribeau. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ "Paul Baribeau". Plan-It-X. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_It_X_Records. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ a b "Paul Baribeau". iLike. http://www.ilike.com/artist/Paul+Baribeau/album/Paul+Baribeau. Retrieved 2011-02-05.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/darknessontheedgeofyourtowntour/blog
- ^ http://www.noidearecords.com/bands/paulbaribeau.php
- ^ "Paul Baribeau". Myspace. http://www.myspace.com/paulbaribeau. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ "Paul Baribeau". Plan-It-X Records. http://www.plan-it-x.org/release/paul-baribeau/unbearable/. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ "Paul Baribeau - Unbearable". Absolute Punk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1851232. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ "Paul Baribeau - Grand Ledge". Punknews.org. http://www.punknews.org/review/7251. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
