Adam Barnes

Adam Barnes is a quiet songwriter from Oxford, UK. A reserved and humble 27 year old personified through his relatable lyrics and his ability to lean on the contemporary hooks of 20th century folk music. He has the ability to thrive in both the quietest of moments along with the raw emotional outbursts, created throughout the life of his songs. Adam Barnes is yet to have a Wikipedia page written about him; it’s his biggest failure to date.

Having begun writing songs at the age of 14, playing music throughout his teens in the youth clubs of Oxfordshire, and getting kicked out of venues for being underage after performing at them. you could well believe that he was composing songs beyond his years. It was an attempt to iron out the kinks of being a musician and realise a love for performing that would eventually take him to 2 continents and over 500 shows. There were attempts made to keep up with the curves of upcoming trends but the real desire has always been to offer a polished live show, which has driven his persisting rise throughout the years.

Adam’s solo career began at the age of 18 when he released his debut E.P, ‘Blisters’. Recorded in his friend’s bedroom on a budget of £100, it was released into the world in September 2010 through Skullcow Records and then re-released with extra content through Manchester based LAB Records in 2012. ‘Barnes is strongest in his darker moments’ – Ourzone Mag commented of this work. It’s since sold over 1000 copies and has had features on multiple YouTube blogs, including teen award winner Zoella.

Over the course of the last four years, Adam successfully released his debut album ‘The Land, The Sea & Everything Lost Beneath’ through the help of a loyal fanbase and a Kickstarter campaign that raised the funds to fully self release. Described as an album of startling simplicity, but tinged fully with great promise and wild expectation by Liverpool Sound And Vision, industry complications and struggles followed, though it would lead to his most successful release to date; ‘One Day We’ll Be Fine’ was released in October 2015 through his own label ‘Wild Native’. resulting in an in demand tour around the UK, and a full European run months after. It has since received over a million and a half plays on Spotify’s Dutch ‘Morning Tea’ and Danish ‘Indieshygge’ as a result. ‘There’s a warmth that exudes from everything Adam Barnes lays his name to. As winter starts to creep into view, his new EP ‘One Day We’ll Be Fine’ is the comforting and familiar blanket that keeps the chill at bay’ – DIY Magazine

This brings us to 2017, having toured in support of Matt Simons (Catch & Release) on his full 18 show European tour including sold out shows at De Oosterpoort, TivoliVredenburg and 013 in Groningen, Utrecht and Tilburg respectively to close out 2016. Adam heads back into the studio to work on his second full length album; a musical folk drama derived from the experiences and struggles that seven years of songwriting has provided. Maybe this could be the release to change the trajectory of the next seven years.

Taken from his Facebook Page Bio