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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

Goat – Goat: Album Review

By John Barlass on 8th October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

And they just keep getting better! Swedish psych-funksters, Goat, mix a monster mash of musical motifs on their eponymous 6th album.

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Various Artists – Highlands: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 8th October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Bathtime never sounded so good, as Lush launch the latest (and the last) of their Simon Emmerson helmed Celt Soundsystem, featuring Julie Fowlis.

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The Calamatix – The Calamatix: Album Review

By John Barlass on 8th October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Clear, intelligent vocals, set against pulsing reggae rhythms: What’s not like?  The self-titled debut album from The Calamatix is pure joy.

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Stackridge – Lost & Found – The Reunion Years: 1999-2015: Boxset Review

By John Barlass on 7th October 2024 • ( 1 Comment )

The Final Chapter…? Esoteric conclude their retelling of The Stackridge Story with another boxset, compiling the years of the re-formed Stackridge.

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WOMEX 24 Global Music Festival approaching: News

By At The Barrier on 7th October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

As WOMEX (Worldwide Music Expo) prepares to hit Manchester Music City, we have full lineup and ticket options

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Bluenose B – Minstrel Of The Wasteland: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 7th October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Stephen Lawson / Bluenose B – more than just the average folkie.

Steve Knightley – The Winter Yards: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 6th October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

All work and no play confirms Knightley as one of our best. The Winter Yards is out now.

Public Service Broadcasting – Night & Day, Manchester: Live Review

By Dominic Walsh on 5th October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

We are in attendance for Public Service Broadcasting celebrating the release of their brand new album, The Last Flight.

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Rock Paper Goose – Timothy: New Single

By Mike Ainscoe on 4th October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Timothy – the new single from Rock Paper Goose…enter the world of ‘playful pop’.

Mairearad Green & Rachel Newton – Anna Bhàn : Album Review

By Seuras Og on 3rd October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Blood history, music and song, exquisitely, from the Gàidhealtachd, by two of the region’s finest daughters; Mairearead Green & Rachel Newton

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Public Service Broadcasting – The Last Flight: Album Review

By Howard King on 3rd October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

The ever versatile Public Service Broadcasting release The Last Flight; a tribute to the final exploits of aerial adventurer Amelia Earhart.

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Frankie Archer – Pressure And Persuasion: EP Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 3rd October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Electro Folk brigand Frankie Archer brings four songs on a theme to her ever expanding repertoire.

Sans Froid – Hello, Boil Brain: Album Review

By John Barlass on 3rd October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Totally unclassifiable – an arresting debut album from Bristol-based Sans Froid.

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Luke De Sciscio – Theo: Album Review

By John Barlass on 3rd October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Deeply personal reflections on birth, parenthood and life itself. Singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio channels Cohen, Drake, Simon and others on his 17th album, Theo.

Fairground Attraction – Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton : Live Review

By Seuras Og on 2nd October 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

“It’s got to be-ee-ee-ee”…… pretty damn good actually; we catch Fairground Attraction live in Wolverhampton.

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