Paul Baribeau
Paul Baribeau is an American folk punk singer-songwriter from Grand Ledge, Michigan. He was signed to the independent record label Plan-It-X Records. His self-titled debut album was released on Plan-It-X Records in January 2004. In 2006, he embarked on a tour with Ginger Alford of Good Luck in which they collaboratively covered Bruce Springsteen songs. They subsequently released an album on No Idea Records, Darkness on the Edge of Your Town Tour, which contains studio and live versions of these covers. His second album of original material, Grand Ledge, was released on Plan-It-X Records in June 2007. Grand Ledge was recorded in a barn belonging to a friend of Baribeau's father, in Grand Ledge, Michigan. Baribeau's most recent album under his own name, Unbearable, was released on No Idea Records on March 10, 2010. He was referenced in Kimya Dawson's song "Tire Swing," from her album Remember That I Love You, which was used in the Juno (soundtrack).
Since 2015, Baribeau has been releasing more electronic focused music under the pseudonym of New Boy. His latest EP, Blue Maze was released in August 2020.
According to a 2011 article in inWeekly, he lives in Bloomington, Indiana and follows a straight edge lifestyle.
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