Anton Barbeau

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Anton Barbeau, a Sacramento native and lifelong songwriter, has released over 30 albums, including his latest, Morgenmusik/Nachtschlager. He's worked with members of XTC, Cake, The Pretenders, The Soft Boys and the Bevis Frond. Popmatters says of him, simply, "Anton Barbeau is one of the best unknown pop singer-songwriters in the world, period." After living abroad for 15 years, first in the UK and then in Berlin, Barbeau has returned to California, and now lives on his wife's small town family farm.

"Anton Barbeau represents the Sacramento chapter of that nameless coterie of enduringly reliable, acid-tinged singer-songwriters that includes XTC's Andy Partridge, Robyn Hitchcock, Julian Cope and the Bevis Frond's Nick Saloman. His new album bathes beautifully constructed, thoughtfully arranged songs in a fading psychedelic sunshine, and it would be many casual consumers' album of the year if only they got to hear it. Four stars." —Sunday Times