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The Barr Brothers

Data updated on 2025-06-09 19:09:06 UTC
The Barr Brothers are a group out of Montreal fronted by the poly-rhythmic, jocular drumming of Andrew Barr and the songs and guitar playing of brother Brad Barr. Bass, pedal steel, keyboards and horns come in and out of the mix freely. Equally at home in solemn Arcadian ballads, swampy North African improvs, or classic rock and roll revelry, The Barr Brothers continue to embrace and enchant audiences with their methodical-yet-whimsical approach to music making.

The new album, Queens of the Breakers (out now) arrives after the longest-ever pause in Brad and Andrew Barr’s 20-year career in music. Both became fathers since 2014’s ‘Sleeping Operator’ was released. In that time, Sarah Pagé also found ways to completely redefine the harp, its sound, and its role in modern music. ‘Queens of the Breakers’ was born out of reflection of what home and family mean now, after the effects of life on the road.

Genres

: indie folk

Total plays

288.2 million
Updated on 2025-06-09

Country

Canada

Monthly listeners

492,491

Followers

129,669

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    7,466 listeners
  2. United States
    7,859 listeners
  3. Canada
    7,183 listeners
  4. Australia
    6,919 listeners
  5. Canada
    6,193 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Even the Darkness Has Arms
Even the Darkness Has Arms
113,995,281 3:51 2014-06-26
Little Lover
Little Lover
26,345,644 4:51 2014-10-06
You Would Have to Lose Your Mind
You Would Have to Lose Your Mind
23,785,805 6:22 2017-07-21
Love Ain't Enough
Love Ain't Enough
22,107,504 4:51 2014-09-04
Beggar in the Morning
Beggar in the Morning
11,689,292 5:55 2011-09-27
Song That I Heard
Song That I Heard
11,035,244 3:58 2017-10-13
Static Orphans
Static Orphans
8,689,188 2:05 2014-10-06
Come In the Water
Come In the Water
8,068,126 6:48 2014-10-06
Half Crazy
Half Crazy
7,321,835 4:53 2014-07-22
Never Been a Captain
Never Been a Captain
6,207,401 4:42 2015-04-27
It Came to Me
It Came to Me
5,434,361 4:22 2017-08-02
Defibrillation
Defibrillation
5,231,277 5:34 2017-10-13
Oscilla
Oscilla
3,366,554 1:53 2015-04-27
Burn Card
Burn Card
2,838,380 4:05 2015-04-27
Hideous Glorious Part 2
Hideous Glorious Part 2
2,418,942 1:48 2017-10-13
Old Mythologies
Old Mythologies
2,315,308 3:34 2011-09-27
Live That Way Forever - From The Iron Claw Original Soundtrack
Live That Way Forever - From The Iron Claw Original Soundtrack
2,147,154 4:51 2024-01-03
Wolves
Wolves
1,908,573 5:04 2014-10-06
Dear Mrs. Claus
Dear Mrs. Claus
1,707,602 3:49 2011-12-20
Queens of the Breakers
Queens of the Breakers
1,274,106 5:28 2017-09-20
Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
1,271,677 4:27 2011-09-27
Valhallas
Valhallas
1,271,498 4:31 2014-10-06
Alta Falls
Alta Falls
1,180,834 6:15 2015-04-27
Maybe Someday
Maybe Someday
1,179,455 4:12 2017-10-13
Ooh, Belle
Ooh, Belle
1,078,984 3:50 2011-09-27
Kompromat
Kompromat
964,898 4:34 2017-10-13
Give the Devil Back His Heart
Give the Devil Back His Heart
934,670 5:32 2011-09-27
Hideous Glorious
Hideous Glorious
933,185 4:14 2017-10-13
Saint Cecilia
Saint Cecilia
925,048 4:50 2020-05-07
Widow's Lawns
Widow's Lawns
899,959 6:15 2016-11-11
How the Heroine Dies
How the Heroine Dies
893,352 4:16 2014-10-06
Look Before It Changes
Look Before It Changes
826,963 4:38 2017-10-13
England
England
822,847 4:51 2014-10-06
The Devil's Harp
The Devil's Harp
778,188 4:27 2011-09-27
Cloud (for Lhasa)
Cloud (for Lhasa)
709,862 5:38 2011-09-27
Deacon's Son
Deacon's Son
708,314 5:48 2011-09-27
Bring Me Your Love
Bring Me Your Love
684,260 4:49 2014-10-06
The Bear at the Window
The Bear at the Window
653,285 4:44 2014-10-06
Please Let Me Let it Go
Please Let Me Let it Go
642,665 5:08 2014-10-06
Let There Be Horses
Let There Be Horses
627,341 4:27 2011-09-27
Red Moth Solar Companion
Red Moth Solar Companion
534,784 4:16 2020-05-07
Ready for War
Ready for War
518,126 5:48 2017-10-13
Held My Head
Held My Head
441,627 4:58 2011-09-27
Sometimes There's Wine
Sometimes There's Wine
436,859 4:02 2016-09-23
May 4th
May 4th
389,296 3:35 2015-04-27

New releases

Live That Way Forever (From The Iron Claw Original Soundtrack)
Live That Way Forever (From The Iron Claw Original Soundtrack)
2024-01-03
[A24 Music]
Red Moth Solar Companion
Red Moth Solar Companion
2020-05-07
[Secret City Records]
Queens of the Breakers
Queens of the Breakers
2017-10-13
[Secret City Records]
Queens of the Breakers
Queens of the Breakers
2017-09-20
[Secret City Records]
It Came to Me
It Came to Me
2017-08-02
[Secret City Records]
You Would Have to Lose Your Mind
You Would Have to Lose Your Mind
2017-07-21
[Secret City Records]
Widow's Lawns
Widow's Lawns
2016-11-11
[Secret City Records]
Alta Falls
Alta Falls
2015-04-27
[Secret City Records]
Come In the Water
Come In the Water
2015-01-20
[Secret City Records]
Sleeping Operator
Sleeping Operator
2014-10-06
[Secret City Records]
Love Ain't Enough
Love Ain't Enough
2014-09-04
[Secret City Records]
Half Crazy
Half Crazy
2014-07-22
[Secret City Records]
Even the Darkness Has Arms
Even the Darkness Has Arms
2014-06-26
[Secret City Records]
Dear Mrs. Claus
Dear Mrs. Claus
2011-12-20
[Secret City Records]
The Barr Brothers
The Barr Brothers
2011-09-27
[Secret City Records]