GARY B & THE NOTIONS "Let Yourself Out"   FREE DOWNLOAD - click on the songs below

GARY BARRETT, JR. is no new face to the Baltimore indie scene. Over the last eight years under the stage
name Your Imaginary Friend, he’s given hundreds of solo performances peppered with opening slots for
Sufjan Stevens, the Hold Steady, Of Montreal, Dismemberment Plan, and The Mountain Goats, as well as
his favorite songwriter, Franklin Bruno. He’s hand distributed hundreds of copies of his three entirely
DIY full lengths, some of which have gone to the band’s nearly 13,000 devoted MySpace friends... the
top 12 of which reflect the girl-song debut of the season (be it "Amy," "Lori," or "Jenny.") Those in the
know will tell you about their favorite Gary Barrett song and whose mixtape they put it on for which
ex-girlfriend or -boyfriend. Or about the spring of ’04 when for three solid months Gary’s answering
machine featured a new song composed that morning. And now Gary B & the Notions are giving their music
away to their dedicated fans and friends. The songs are called "Amy," "Let Yourself Out" and "I
Get Up." The release is called "Let Yourself Out!"

They were going to press up vinyl 7"s, but giving them away for free to their friends seemed like the right
thing to do at this point in Music History. If you enjoy these songs, put them on your ITunes/Pods and
share, or e-mail them to friends.

Get your free front cover (high resolution printable version) here.

Songs:

1) Amy
2) Let Yourself Out
3) I Get Up

These tracks recorded & mixed by Kris Heath, assisted by Nick
Bertling, mastered by Rick Bowman (of The Frauds), and feature:

Gary Barrett, Jr.– Vocals, Guitar
Kris Heath – Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
Tim Sullivan – Lead Guitar
Paul Turowski – Drums

In other news: Gary B And The Notions are in this Sound Off! Baltimore! contest to win a chance to play Artscape this year. If you have time and a computer, please Vote for Gary B & the Notions (you can vote as many times as you like starting Thursday, May 1st and lasting all of May). It would help them out a lot, and they would be very thankful for your help.

The band is in the studio in May and June completing the remaining songs for their upcoming album at Lord Baltimore Recording with new drummer David Andler.

RIYL: Elvis Costello, Jonathan Richman, Ted Leo

Reviews:

When I first popped in Get Those Crazy Notions!, I was pretty sure I was listening to Elvis Costello back before he was doing cameos in Will Ferrell movies. More like circa My Aim Is True…or This Year's Model, Costello's first album with The Attractions than Talladega Nights.” — Any Given Sunday