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Barry Hyde
Meet: Futureheads frontman Barry Hyde on his new solo album Miners Ballads
Barry Hyde has always been an artist with an instinct for reinvention. As frontman of The Futureheads, his angular, harmony-laden punk propelled the band to prominence in the 2000s. But his latest project, Miner’s Ballads, is a stark departure—a deeply personal folk record commissioned by Sunderland Council, chronicling the region’s coal mining heritage. When we …
Album Review: Barry Hyde – Miners’ Ballads; A deeply personal folk concept album
Barry Hyde, best known as the frontman of The Futureheads, ventures into deeply personal and historical territory with Miners’ Ballads, released on his own Sirenspire Records. The album is a concept piece inspired by the coal mining heritage of Northeast England, particularly Sunderland and Washington. Commissioned by Sunderland City Council and Paul Emerson, the project …