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BARLEY STATION – TOP INDIE BAND RISES

BARLEY STATION is fast becoming one of the top new independent bands at radio. They are already closing in on our Top10 at AC40 with their debut single “Younger Summer Memories” which is also #1 “By the Vote” for a third week. In addition, the red-hot single has now crossed over to Top40 where it ranks 2nd “most added” just ahead of the monster single from Taylor Swift. Taken from the band’s second album Damaged Goods, this is not Barley Station’s first rodeo. The Midwest band has had songs on the radio since 2012 with the release of their first CD, After All. Comprised of front man/producer Randy Wayne Belt (vocals, bass) and Brian Kious (vocals. guitar), the two originally came together when they were fronting another band. When they decided to venture out on their own in 2011, Barley Station was born. They hit the ground running and haven’t looked back. Considered a crossover blend of Americana, Country, Pop, Folk and even Rock/Alternative, Barley Station has a hit on their hands with “Younger Summer Memories.” Written by Belt, the song is about a summer long ago, when life was simple (isn’t it always when you are a kid?), a girl and the summer sun. Who doesn’t have a dozen summer memories and who doesn’t like to remember when and what might have been? And a song like “Younger Summer Memories” can take you there again. As the calendar rolls into Spring, Barley Station’s “Younger Summer Memories” is rolling to #1.