The Heartache State Debut Album Release

Nick Barker unveils the début release from his new project The Heartache State at Cherry Bar with a double bill with Brisbane 8 piece, Halfway.

Justin Garner and Nick Barker have been playing together on and off for 10 years – Nick producing Justin's band Southpaw's debut album and Justin playing on Nick's last solo record. The last 18 months have seen them hunched over acoustic guitars hammering a bunch of ideas into songs. Justin loves Aerosmith and the Allmans, Nick loves the Replacements and Soul Asylum, so the self-titled album that resulted is a collision of all. Adding long time friend and collaborator 'VENOM" on drums and Michael Hubbard (Downhills Home, Eagle and the Worm) to the mix, 'The Heartache State" was recorded live and quickly with friend Shane O'Mara producing at his Yikesville Studio. And it's out now. They're not reinventing the wheel… the old wheel still goes OK!

Halfway is an eight piece alt-country band based in Brisbane that have been going since 2000, have picked up a swag of awards and accolades and toured with some of the best around. Halfway have played with The Black Keys, Gomez, You Am I, J Mascis (Dinosaur Jnr), Josh Pyke, Band of Horses, Gary Louris and Mark Olsen (The Jayhawks) and many others. They have released four acclaimed albums with the last two produced by Robert Forster (The Go Betweens)