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Since the dissolution of his prior band Overlake, Jersey City musician Tom Barrett has worn multiple hats in the area music scene. He’s lent his drumming talents to several projects, including CR and the Nones and Nicole Yun, formed a new group called Wave, and held down bass duties for Bloomfield’s Pioneer The Eel. His recent solo material, however, has been the most intriguing, as it’s allowed listeners to see a different side of Barrett as a songwriter, particularly, one that’s more personal and wistful. He released three gorgeous tracks in 2019, which we discussed at length on Episode 88 of the Look At My Records! podcast, and after a serious case of COVID-19 knocked him off his feet in early 2020, he put together an intimate collection of home recordings called 051480 as a sort of quasi-document of the experience. This post-recovery period proved to be quite prolific, as he released another full-length, All Is Right, and a digital double single, “Still Be Here” b/w “We Were Wrong.” His most recent single, “Sunlight Brush,” is an extension of his work in 2020, but it’s also an expansion, as he fleshes out his sharp melodies, elevates the percussion, and adds a series of enchanting instrumental accents.