Fairport Convention’s Wintour 2022 is Almost Upon Us!
At The Barrier is delighted to report that the 2022 Fairport Convention Wintour is about to get underway.
Aoife O’Donovan – Age Of Apathy: Album Review
Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, Aoife Donovan, shares her lifetime journey on Age Of Apathy.
Megan Henderson – Pilgrim Souls: Album Review
Top notch chamber folk from Breabach singer and fiddle player, Megan Henderson, sets itself ahead of the pack.
Boris – W: Album Review
Boris return with W; the follow up to 2020’s NO. As ever, the Japanese trio are in ground breaking and imperious form as they traverse an array of styles.
Don Bowen (Police Dog Hogan) on Pete Atkin: Why I Love
In the latest takeover on these pages, Don Bowen, bass player with Police Dog Hogan (who’ve just released their Overground album – see what we did there?) reveals his admiration for singer/guitarist and Clive James collaborator, Pete Atkin. Not heard about the near-legendary Pete? Read on… Why I […]
Hawkwind – Sonic Attack 40th Anniversary Edition: Album Review
Hawkwind forty years on – Sonic Attack gets a revisit.
Gilmore Trail – Impermanence: Album Review
Gilmore Trail end six years of silence with a brooding collection of atmospheric instrumental rock on Impermanence.
SOM – The Shape Of Everything: Album Review
SOM follow last year’s Awake EP and Billie Ellish cover with a mighty collection of powerful anecdotes.
Raine Hamilton – Brave Land: Album Review
Chamber folk concept album from Canadian prairie songstress Raine Hamilton.
Police Dog Hogan – Overground: Album Review
Hoganistas rejoice! A fifth album of driving and subtle Country Rock from Police Dog Hogan as the seven piece outfit go Overground.
Adam Ross – Staring At Mountains: Album Review
Staring At Mountain – a delightful stripped back leap forward for Randolph’s Leap frontman Adam Ross.
Nicky Thomas – Love Of The Common People: Album Review
Deluxe 2022 double-disc reissue of Trojan Records bestseller from Nicky Thomas.
James Studholme (Police Dog Hogan) on Steve Earle: Why I Love
Police Dog Hogan frontman james Studholme start a series of PDH Why I Loves with some words on Steve Earle.
Punch Brothers – Hell On Church Street: Album Review
Largely exquisite tribute/cover to Tony Rice’s Church Street Blues, his 1983 bluegrass masterclass from Punch Brothers.
Wiegedood – There’s Always Blood At The End Of The Road: Album Review
Extreme metal trio Wiegedood rip up the black metal rule book to expose and explore the filth that makes us.