Biography
For Release
FILLMORE, NY—Swallowed by the Wolf is the latest studio album from rock band, Navar. Filled with folklore, soaring guitar solos, and Patrick Barry’s haunting tenor, Swallowed by the Wolf packs bluesy rock riffs and stories—the din of living and touring the gutters. Songwriting brothers, Patrick and Benjamin Barry share the writing credits on the band’s fourth studio release that features phenom Johnny Masters on lead guitar and Tim “Animal” Lindhome on drums.
The album’s conception was a product of the Barry brother’s fascination with Jeff Buckley and his mysterious death in the Wolf River near Memphis, Tennessee. “The Wolf is such a strong metaphor for what keeps us unsettled,” says older brother, Ben. “From children’s stories to native American folklore, the wolf is an eternal antagonist, and yet its mysterious and savage ways are filled with beauty and romance.”
Navar’s storytelling rock and roll is exemplified in the track “The Ballad of Gravedigger Jones,” a grizzly guitar driven ballad about the mystery surrounding the small-town Hotel and Bar where the band got its start.
“We’ve always written about concepts we can’t quite wrap our minds around and the belly of the wolf seemed to be the thread to tie all these songs together. We want this one to be swallowed whole.”
The album includes covers of Bob Dylan’s “When The Ship Comes In” and Neil Diamond’s “Dry Your Eyes.”
Instrumentation
Patrick Barry -- lead vocals/guitar
Benjamin Barry -- bass / vocals
Johnny Masters -- Lead guitar / vocals
Tim Lindhome -- drums
Discography
Swallowed By the Wolf - 2007
- Radioplay - "Revolution Tonight," "The Ballad of Gravedigger Jones," "Ocean Blue," "Final Warning."
Touch of Class - 2005
- Radioplay - "Touch of Class," "Everywhere With Me"
Your Window - 2004
- Radioplay - "Mojave Shake"
2003 Unreleased EP - 2003
- Radioplay - "Everything's The Same"
Navar - 2002
- Radioplay - "Deadly Mistake"
Links
| http://www.navar.net |