Continental

After decades of launching iconic Boston Punk bands, songwriter and performer Rick Barton has teamed up with his 19 year old son Stephen in his newest project, Continental.  Hailing from the hallowed musical grounds of the Granite City - Quincy, MA - Rick Barton (formerly of Dropkick Murphys, The Outlets and Everybody Out!) has launched an act that combines his punk rock sensibilities with some non-traditional elements. "The songs are rooted in old school Boston street punk but flavored with tinges of folk, country, and 60's British mod music." What is novel about this Barton Project is that Continental is actually more Stephen's brainchild than that of his old man, but make no mistake who will be stepping forward center stage and howling into the microphone. The group spawned from the ashes of a project Stephen had assembled while still in high school, but gained momentum when Stephen made a recording on his laptop of Rick playing acoustic at home. "I was playing some songs I had written that didn't really fit in with the material my band (Everybody Out!) was doing at the time." Rick agreed to work with Stephen's new band and show them how to write songs, but had so much fun jamming that he stayed on as the group's singer and guitarist. As principle songwriter, Rick says that the lyrics deal mainly with self exploration, yearning, and fucking up, "with the occasional love ditty thrown in for good measure. I'm a sucker for a good heartbreaker and even the toughest prick out there has befallen that fate." Rounding out the lineup alongside the Bartons are drummer Kevin Garvin (formerly of Everybody Out! and On Broken Wings) and guitarist Chris Law (formerly of River City Rebels). The result is a gritty and experienced band hell-bent on hitting the road to bring their music to new audiences, wherever they may be. The experience of the musicians in the band has had a profound impact on the approach Continental take to their music. "We won't be in the local bar shouting about how good we are and why can't they catch a break," proclaims Stephen. "We'll be on the road, sleeping on peoples floors, going broke, and working it like a real band. This isn't just a hobby, this is our life."

Death Of A Garage Band EP (2010)

01 - One Long Hard Broken Dream

02 - Wrecking Ball

03 - Monday Morning

04 - No Reservations

05 - Great Big Sun

06 - Truth

07 - Stay With Me

All A Man Can Do (2012)

01 - Curious Spell

02 - Shine

03 - Downtown Lounge

04 - Red

05 - All A Man Can Do

06 - Hey Baby

07 - Into View

08 - Let Me Know

09 - Wide Open Space

10 - Dogfight

11 - Time

12 - Wrecking Ball

13 - Hold Me

Millionaires (2014)

01 - She's Gone

02 - 21st Century

03 - Punk Rock Girl

04 - Busted

05 - Fun Fun Fun

06 - Hope

07 - 1000 Miles

08 - Radio

09 - Wasted

10 - Millionaire

11 - Free

Home On The Range (2016)

01 - Home On The Range

02 - A Little Sign

03 - Page Fletcher

04 - Johnny O

05 - Poor Poor Me

06 - Kills Me

07 - Remedy

08 - Lonely Fall

09 - Smile

10 - Time (Crushed By This World)

Special Edition Bonus Tracks (2018)

11 - Sally & Joe

12 - Man In Blue

13 - Baby Baby

Hello (2023)

01 - Hello

02 - State O' Maine

03 - In The Kitchen

04 - Best I Can

05 - Hands Of Truth

Bonus Tracks

06 - Baby Baby

07 - Man In Blue

08 - Sally And Joe

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