Tallies – Patina: Album Review
Plucky Canadians, Tallies, re-invent the 80’s in a glittering jangle of joy. Their ‘Patina’ album is out on Bella Union.
Dissonance Productions – Atrophy / Exhorder / Carnivore / Gruntruck: Album Round Up
Dissonance Records is one arm of Cherry Red Records that looks after heavier bands and reissues. We check out a selection of their releases here.
Miraculous Mule – Old Bones, New Fire: Album Review
Miraculous Mule bring redemption through the power of music. Say hallelujah!
Indoor Festival Of Folk – News
News of the stellar lineup that makes up the Indoor Festival Of Folk starring, amongst others, The Magpie Arc.
Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Army: Album Review
Amon Amarth invade our aural senses once again with their twelfth studio album of valorous Viking metal. Hail, The Great Heathen Army.
Moundabout – Flowers Rot, Bring Me Stones: Album Review
Splendid burst of experimental and psychedelic folk from the Shine/Masterson combo that forms Moundabout.
Lewis Wood – Footwork: Album Review
Footwork by Lewis Wood. Fiddle, frets and feet together for a frenzy of hornpipes and jigs to fill your ears and find your interest.
Hamish Hawk on Ivor Cutler: Why I Love
We are honoured to welcome Hamish Hawk to the pages of At The Barrier as he shares his affection for Scottish poet, Ivor Cutler.
Ten acts you MUST see at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2022: Opinion
We are very excited for this year’s Cropredy Festival. We run an ear over some of the acts playing the festival over the weekend.
Bush Gothic – Beyond The Pale: Album Review
Third album from enigmatic and indescribable rising folk stars Bush Gothic
Brian J Kramp on Cheap Trick: Why I Love
Author of This Band Has No Past, a biography of Cheap Trick, Brian J Kramp tells us why he loves the band.
Ithaca – They Fear Us: Album Review
Ithaca return with their second album, They Fear Us; a blistering mix of hardcore, prog, power pop and industrial metal.
Ms Amy Birks – In Our Souls: Album Review
Sublime sophomore album from Ms Amy Birks heads into darker yet beautifully seductive territory.
Joe Pug – Nation Of Heat (Revisited): EP Review
Rowdy and rough full band revisiting of 2009 solo dustbowl project.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention Memories – Ric Sanders – Time Tunnel
Ric Sanders returns to the site to share his memories of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention’s past! Another fascinating read about one of THE best festivals.