1-800 Mikey - In Yun LP [Goner Records] PREORDER

New from 1-800 Mikey - Mikey Barker, pop music machine! 

For fans of the Aussie pop ala Tee Vee Repairmann & Gee Tee! 

Release date September 4, 2026
Preorders will ship to arrive on or after that date. 

Note: Anything ordered with the preorder LP will be held to ship with In Yun. 

Bedroom powerpop with hooks on speed dial - 1800 MIKEY is the lo-fi garage pop project of Michael Barker. On any given night in his home of Sydney, Australia, you might find Barker gleefully wailing away on stage with any number of local underground garage punk stalwarts including Gee Tee and RMFC. And it seems he’s everyone’s secret weapon for a reason – his joy on stage is infectious and it comes across in his music. Barker’s own project leans more into the pop side of the garage punk spectrum - with great results. 

IN YUN is the third 1-800-MIKEY album and the first on Goner Records. And in terms of songwriting it’s a strong step forward. And while the basic formula here is the same – melodic bass lines, crunchy guitar riffs and catchy sing-a-long vocals –  there is more going on here. The sound is just as immediate, but also more dynamic and nuanced. Lead single “Me and My Only” is a high speed collision of distorted city rock guitar riffs and heart-on-your-sleeve poptastic vocal hooks. If that seems like familiar territory, “K Style” and “Falling in Love” are more reminiscent of British noise poppers the Shop Assistants and the Pooh Sticks. And the earworm guitarwork anchoring “Pleasant Morning” and “Faery” is fresh and catchy - good luck getting them out of your head. 

It’s fun and sincere and adorable and it totally rips.

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'This album is dedicated to all my half Asian brothers and sisters who never really fit in. Too white for the Asian kids, too Asian for the white kids. I would also like to dedicate this album to the lovers. What's a life without love? Live life with love daily, do not stop loving. Love your self, love your friends, love your cat, love your mum, love your dad. I can't stress this enough. Life is too short not to love. Don't wait to love because it'll be too late. But at the same time it's never too late to start loving. We have so much love to give so please share it, live it and show it.

Love Mikey' 

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Written, recorded, mixed and performed
by Michael Barker
in Parramatta NSW from 2023 - 2026.

Mastered by Mikey Young

Ilustration by Morass

Photos by Alex Wall

Never-ending love to April, Harry, Gio, Alex, Kel,
Buz, Eva, Gordo, Nicko, Ryan, Kinsey, Jesse, Ishka,
Vas, Cammy, Emma, Alan and Mum.

All songs © 2026 Michael Barker