ZARIF – Square One: EP Review
She was almost a British soul legend. Now Zarif is back with the Square One EP – and she’s determined…
John Barlass
John has been a music obsessive since he first heard 'Love Me Do' seeping out of the family radio in 1962. he spent a career in the rail industry before turning back to his first love of music. He plays bass guitar and melodeon, loves folk/rock and lives in Warwick.
WÖR – About Towers: Album Review
Carillon Music of 1780’s Belgium brought back to life on About Towers, the new album by WÖR – and how!
Time Tunnel: Farewell, Farewell, Fairport – 4th August 1979
John Barlass trawls his memory banks for a detailed piece of the first Cropredy Festival in 1979 and Fairport’s Farewell.
Edgar Broughton Band – Speak Down The Wire – The Recordings 1975-82: Album Review
The Edgar Broughton Band get their 75-82 albums packed into a Deluxe Clamshell Boxset of Warwick proto-punks’ later works.
Curved Air – The Albums 1970-1973: Album Boxset Review
The early albums from Prog Pioneers, Curved Air, get the 4-disc clamshell treatment
Frankie Armstrong – Cats Of Coven Lawn: Album Review
Godmother of the Natural Voice movement, Frankie Armstrong, celebrates her 80th birthday in style.
Rob Clarke and The Wooltones – Putting The L In Wootones: Album Review
Merseybeat meets Psychedelia meets quirky Scouse humour. That’s Putting The L In Wooltones.
Sean Taylor – Lockdown: Album Review
Lockdown-inspired polemic from London singer-songwriter Sean Taylor.
Fairport Convention – Fame and Glory (2020 Reissue): Album Review
Fairport Convention’s Breton adventures – now extended! Immerse yourself in Fame and Glory.
Mick Tyas: A Tribute
We at At The Barrier were saddened to learn of the death of Mick Tyas, multi-instrumentalist and long-time bassist in Durham’s The Whisky Priests.
Becky Mills – Carols Out Of Season: Single Review
Becky Mills provides a sober Christmas reminder to look out for our loved ones, particularly during these difficult times
The Pawn Shop Saints – Ordinary Folks: Album Review
Rootsy Americana combo The Pawn Shop Saints, reappraise Trumpland and offer empathy and praise on Ordinary Folks.
Yumi And The Weather – Some Days: EP Review
Brighton 80s revivalists Yumi & The Weather bring a ray of sunshine to our gloomy times with their Some Days EP.
Elles Bailey – Ain’t Nothing But: Album Review
Welcome CD release of Ain’t Nothing But – a lockdown livestream from Bristol songstress, Elles Bailey.
Chaz Jankel – Glad To Know You – The Anthology 1980-1986: Album Review
Head Blockhead, Chaz Jankel, has his A&M albums reappraised on the Glad To Know you collection.