Sky Barkers

About

Hi, we are Sky Barkers and we’re a genre-squiggling indie trio based in coastal West Wales. We are comprised of myself (Jo MacGregor Messore), Dan Messore and Matt Brown. We hope we make groove based, hook heavy, vocal laden, lyrically connective and energy driven music, rooted in songwriting but with a wonky edge. Dan is an accomplished guitarist and composer, with a number of acclaimed records to date. Self taught until he studied Jazz, Dan has a distinctive style, creating entire sound worlds that hold our music, often fusing guitar and bass with his weird pedal wizardry. Matt’s approach is firmly rooted in groove whilst also being open to the exploration of texture and melody. I won’t list all the epic reviews he’s got in various magazines, but it basically it feels as though he might have crawled inside your bones and is playing some essential part of existence out on the drum kit. And I grew up singing and writing, it’s a process that has helped to keep me open when my defences have slammed me shut. Performing in a raw, connective way feels to me like pulling something down from the air and merging it with my own body, then sending it out – it’s my favourite thing in the world. Being human is fairly hardcore and when we can lift up and share our small griefs and joys, it feels like things make a tiny bit more sense. Or at least they ache less for having been recognised. Sky Barkers is an invitation to let your guard down and howl your wild heart out.

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