Avail / Tim Barry "Clear Blocks Ahead" 2026-05-22 His musician friends lined up

His musician friends lined up to help record this masterwork with the likes of Randy Newman

and Lard (with Ministry's Al Jorgensen) among others have kept his "punk as political weapon" message sharp

The album quickly reached #1 on the country charts and peaked at #10 on the pop charts

Recorded at Electric Lady Studios

In the studio with fellow California legends Rob Schnapf (The Vines

Avail / Tim Barry "Clear Blocks Ahead" 2026-05-22 His musician friends lined upThe latest installment in the musical life of Tim Barry, clear blocks ahead, chronicles these post pandemic years of dad life, train travel, confounding relationships, and nostalgic queries into the lives of old friends and past acquaintances. Breaking the creative pattern of his last several albums, Tim Barry recorded these tracks at the legendary spacebomb studio in Richmond with the house band as his main players. Coming into her own musically, his