Michael Barrow & The Tourists
Michael Barrow & The Tourists is an American folk rock band from Provo, Utah. The five-member band consists of Michael Barrow (guitar and lead vocals), Zach Collier (keyboards), Reed Perkins (drums), Alessandro Improta (Bass), and Mac Wright (lead guitar and vocals). The band formed in 2016 and has released four EPs and two full-length studio albums. History 2016–2017: formation and Juneau Michael Barrow & The Tourists began in early 2016 as the solo project of frontman Michael Barrow. Barrow was signed to a fledgling local record label called Wish Granted Records at the time, and its owner, Grant Fry, recruited a group of studio musicians to help record Barrow's first single. This single, called "The List," was recorded at Noisebox Studios with producer Dave Zimmerman. The group decided to back Barrow live at gigs in the area after a successful session and became the first iteration of The Tourists, featuring members Zach Collier, Reed Perkins, Alessandro Improta, and original lead guitarist Trevor Harmon. Their debut album, Juneau, was mixed and mastered by Chicago native Brian Zieske, who produced the breakthrough records for both The Hush Sound and The Academy Is... in the early-2000s. The album's lead single "Turning To Gold"