Barzin

{{short description|Canadian singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Barzin | image = | caption = | image_size = | genre = Slowcore, folk, indie | occupation = Vocalist, singer-songwriter | years_active = 1995–present | label = Monotreme, Where Are My Records | associated_acts = | website = [https://www.barzinh.com www.barzinh.com] }}

'''Barzin''' is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his slow and melancholic songs. Barzin has released four albums in his career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.aol.ca/article/northern-exposure-cmw-barzin/561360/ |title=Northern Exposure: CMW (Barzin) |accessdate=2009-04-25 |last=Siddiqui |first=Tabassum |date=2009-03-12 |work=AOL.ca |archive-date=2011-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725141218/http://music.aol.ca/article/northern-exposure-cmw-barzin/561360/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career== thumb|Barzin playing in Toronto, Canada (2009) A project that began sometime in 1995, Barzin was a solo endeavor at its inception, the work of Barzin Hosseini.<ref name="Couture">Couture, François. "[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r636118|pure_url=yes}} ''Barzin'' Review]", ''Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation</ref><ref name="Whitman">Whitman, Andy "[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r861977|pure_url=yes}} ''My Life in Rooms'' Review]", ''Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation</ref> Somewhere along the way, however, Barzin shed its solitary skin and introduced a wide array of characters into its sound. From amongst a rotating cast of musicians, who occasionally made appearances on recordings and at performances, three individuals slowly became a fixture of this project. The three characters in question are Mike Findlay, Suzanne Hancock, and Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers. With the addition of these musicians the sound of the music has continued to remain true to the aesthetics of quietness and minimalism. It still concerns itself with exploring the quiet side of pop.

In 2003, Barzin released its self-titled debut album through the Montreal-based label, Where Are My Records. The following year an E.P. titled ''Songs for Hinah'', was released through the French-based label, Hinah. and in Europe through Monotreme Records, described by ''Allmusic'' as "a lush, lovely, and ultimately monochromatic effort".<ref name="Whitman" />

Barzin's third album, ''Notes to an Absent Lover'', was released in 2009, ''The Independent'' stating "its ambient textures feel rich enough to luxuriate in, evoking the suspended animation of big sadness with exquisite poise".<ref>Harley, Kevin (2009) "Albums Reviews: Barzin: Notes to an Absent Lover", ''The Independent'', 31 January 2009</ref>

In 2013 Barzin released his 4th album entitled "To Live Alone In That Long Summer." The Album was released by Monotreme Records and Ghost Records. It received favourable reviews in publications such as Rolling Stones, New York Times, USA Today.

The band has drawn comparisons to Low, Red House Painters, and Sparklehorse.<ref name="Couture" /><ref name="Whitman" />

==Discography==

===Studio albums=== *''My Life in Rooms'', 2006 *''Notes to an Absent Lover'', 2009 *''To Live Alone in That Long Summer'', 2014 *''Voyeurs in the Dark'', 2022

===EPs=== *''Barzin'', 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Barzin-Barzin/release/6318234 |title=Barzin - Barzin (EP) |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-28}}</ref> *''Songs for Hinah'', 2004 *''Just More Drugs'', 2006 *''Look What Love Has Turned Us Into'', 2009 *''Moonpalace'', 2014

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.barzinh.com/ Barzin (Official Site)] *[https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/01/31/barzin-fake-it-til-you-make-it-premiere/5079135/ Barzin (USA Today)] *[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/all-the-while-by-barzin-free-mp3-20131212/ Barzin (Rolling Stone)]

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