Bobby Bare Jr. released his 7th album, “Undefeated,” on April 15th, after 4 years of dormancy. Recorded with Lambchop’s Mark Nevers, it’s everything you can want in a Bobby Bare Jr. album: sharp pop sensibility fortified with distortion and the bracing bite of good ol’ rock and roll, visitation of grave subject matter with his congenial sense of humor. In short, Bobby Bare Jr. feels your pain, and can articulate it in a way that will make you smile. He nails the universal longing to flip the bird to the daily grind in “The Big Time.”
The release show will be at Mercy Lounge this Saturday, May 3rd. Bobby Bare Sr., Cory Branan and Birdcloud will be joining in to make it a night as irreverent as it is heartfelt. If you need more Bobby Bare Jr. immediately, check out this trailer for “Don’t Follow Me (I’m Lost),” a documentary on Bare Jr. created by William Tyler and Reelhouse. –Terra James-Jura