Barry Andrews (musician)

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Barry Andrews
Barry Andrews circa 2001
Barry Andrews circa 2001
Background information
Born September 12, 1956 (1956-09-12) (age 51)
Origin West Norwood, London, England
Genre(s) Experimental
New Wave
Funk
Art rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Vocals
Keyboards
Piano
Years active 1976–present
Label(s) Island
Malicious Damage
Associated acts XTC
Shriekback
Iggy Pop
Gang Of Four
League of Gentlemen

Barry Andrews (born September 12, 1956 in West Norwood, London) was once a member of the bands XTC and League of Gentlemen with Robert Fripp, and was co-founder of Shriekback. He has collaborated with Brian Eno on several projects, most recently guesting on keyboards for the 2005 album Another Day On Earth. Barry also played on the 1980 Iggy Pop LP Soldier with David Bowie, Ivan Krall, Glen Matlock and Klaus Kruger. His most notable solo track was "Win a Night Out with a Well-known Paranoiac", which received airplay on London's Thameside Radio and subsequently the Anne Nightingale request show on BBC Radio 1 during the mid 1980s. The A-side of this single was "Rossmore Road", named after a street in Marylebone, London.

In addition to being a musician, Andrews is also a sculptor and furniture maker.

The most recent Shriekback album, entitled Glory Bumps, was released in 2007 on the Malicious Damage record label.

His 23 year old son, Finn Andrews, is lead singer/songwriter of London based band The Veils.

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