Career
He is best known for his work as principal songwriter and lead vocalist of the band, as well as his solo work under his own name and the alias. He currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana where he performs in a variety of musical projects and works in Early childhood education, writing and performing original music for young children. Early Years They self-released several cassette tapes and performed locally.
In 1999 Barth and Deer moved to Bloomington, Indiana to attend Indiana University and the band expanded to include Mark Rice and Jason Groth.
They released their first album The Great Migration in 2000, and followed with Laughter Fills Our Hollow Dome and Bless The Headless, all released by Indianapolis-based labels Recordhead/Mr.Whiggs. Barth also released a solo album on Mr.
Whiggs titled Loving Office the Land. With 2003 - 2009 In 2003, signed with Bloomington, Indiana label Secretly Canadian and released We Like lieutenant Wild, touring the United States. and Europe with Jens Lekman and Songs: Ohia. also shared the stage with Wilco, Guided by Voices, Elf Power, David Berman, United States. Maple, and Interpol, among others, while garnering acclaim in publications such as Spin, Magnet, and Skyscraper.
The band went on to release three more albums on Secretly Canadian, including Horus, Tum, and, playing their final show in July 2009.
With In 2001 Barth joined another Bloomington-based band, The, playing bass and touring the United States. with them until 2006, when the band called it quits. The band released two albums with the Olympia, Washington based label Kill Rock Stars, and performed with bands such as The White Stripes and The Decemberists. As In 2004 Barth released Born A Black Diamond on Secretly Canadian under the name.
Subsequent releases include A Double Gift of Tongues, Estra, and Elixir.
Barth toured the United States. as from 2004–2008, and Great Britain in 2009, performing with such acts as Vampire Weekend and Calvin Johnson. He continues to perform as with a revolving cast of Bloomington musicians.
