Available on all digital platforms worldwide.
And also here: https://westernbloc.bandcamp.com/music
Albums
Produced by Barry James McCarthy
All songs written by and performed by Barry James McCarthy
Mixed and Engineered by O’Shea in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mastered in the U.K by David McCarthy
Sleeve design by ILK GraphiKa
Copyright Western Bloc
The House Ablaze Records 2025 – Fire 28.
Produced by Barry James McCarthy
All songs written by and performed by Barry James McCarthy
Mixed and Engineered by O’Shea in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mastered in the U.K by David McCarthy
Sleeve design by ILK GraphiKa
Copyright Western Bloc
The House Ablaze Records 2025 – Fire 27.
All songs written by Barry James McCarthy – Produced by Barry James McCarthy – Mixed by Marcy Charbtry and O’Shea – Mastered in the United Kingdom by David McCarthy – Recorded in Calgary, Alberta. Cover design by ILK GraphiKa, – The House Ablaze Records – Fire 25 – SOCAN 2024
All songs written by Barry James McCarthy – Produced by Barry James McCarthy – Mixed by Marcy Charbtry and O’Shea – Mastered in the United Kingdom by David McCarthy – Recorded in Calgary, Alberta. Cover design by ILK GraphiKa, Photo – Barry James McCarthy – Album title taken from The Thief’s Journal by Jean Genet. Vocals/Backing vocals/Acoustic and Electric Guitar/Bass Guitar/Synths/Piano/Programming – Barry James McCarthy. The House Ablaze Records – Fire 23 – SOCAN 2023
WRITTEN BY BARRY JAMES MCCARTHY
VOCALS/BACKING VOCALS/ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR/BASS GUITAR/PIANO/KEYBOARDS/DRUM PROGRAMMING BY BARRY JAMES MCCARTHY – RECORDED IN CALGARY, ALBERTA
PRODUCED BY MARCY CHARBTRY – MIXED BY O’SHEA
MASTERED BY DAVID MCCARTHY IN BRIGHTON, ENGLAND IN JANUARY 2023
SLEEVE DESIGN BY ILK GRAPHIKA CANADA
THE HOUSE ABLAZE RECORDS – FIRE 16 – 2023 CANADA COPYRIGHT WESTERN BLOC SOCAN
ALL SONGS PERFORMED AND WRITTEN BY BARRY JAMES MCCARTHY
RECORDED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER 2021
PRODUCED BY MARCY CHARBTRY – MIXED BY O’SHEA
MASTERED BY DAVID MCCARTHY IN BRIGHTON, ENGLAND IN JANUARY 2022
FRONT COVER – SOLITUDE FOR THE MASSES BY THE FUTURE – SLEEVE DESIGN BY ILK GRAPHIKA
THE HOUSE ABLAZE RECORDS – FIRE 14 – 2022 CANADA COPYRIGHT WESTERN BLOC SOCAN
ALL SONGS PERFORMED AND WRITTEN BY BARRY JAMES MCCARTHY
RECORDED DURING THE ONGOING PANDEMIC BETWEEN JANUARY & APRIL 2021
PRODUCED BY MARCY CHARBTRY – MIXED BY O’SHEA
MASTERED BY DAVID MCCARTHY IN BRIGHTON, ENGLAND IN JUNE 2021
SLEEVE DESIGN BY ILK PRODUCTIONS
THE HOUSE ABLAZE RECORDS – FIRE 12 – 2021 CANADA COPYRIGHT WESTERN BLOC SOCAN
PRODUCED, PERFORMED AND WRITTEN BY BARRY JAMES MCCARTHY
RECORDED DURING LOCKDOWN BETWEEN MARCH & JUNE 2020
MIXED BY BARRY JAMES MCCARTHY & O’SHEA IN AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2020
MASTERED BY DAVID MCCARTHY IN BRIGHTON, ENGLAND IN OCTOBER 2020
SLEEVE DESIGN BY ILK PRODUCTIONS
THE HOUSE ABLAZE RECORDS – FIRE 10 – 2021 CANADA COPYRIGHT WESTERN BLOC SOCAN
Track Listing
ALL SONGS BARRY JAMES MCCARTHY
RECORDED AND MIXED IN CALGARY, ALBERTA AT VARIOUS PERIODS IN 2019
ALL INSTRUMENTS/VOCALS/PROGRAMMING – BARRY JAMES MCCARTHY
MASTERED BY DAVID MCCARTHY IN BRIGHTON, ENGLAND
COPYRIGHT WESTERN BLOC/THE HOUSE ABLAZE RECORDS/SOCAN
SLEEVE CONCEPT & DESIGN BY ILK PRODUCTIONS BASED ON THE WORK OF PETER DIXON
Compilation Albums
Track Listing
Recorded 2019-2023.
All songs written and performed by Barry James McCarthy
The House Ablaze Records – 2024 – Fire 22
DISCOGRAPHY – Singles
Western Bloc 