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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

UFO on track

UFO – On Track: Book Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 24th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

On Track with the classic British hard rock band UFO – warts and all – all the highs and lows of their catalogue.

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Nick Hudson – Come Back When There’s Nothing Left: EP Review

By John Barlass on 23rd March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Soothing.  Unsettling.  Challenging.  Brighton’s Nick Hudson gives an intriguing preview of his forthcoming album

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Wheel – Resident Human: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 23rd March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Wheel deliver a slab of brooding Dark Metal with progressive tinges on Resident Human, exploring the complexities of the human condition.

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Jon Anderson – Olias Of Sunhillow: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 22nd March 2021 • ( 5 Comments )

Olias Of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson – arguably the best of the Yes solo albums that sprung out as the band took a break in 1975/6

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John Smith – The Fray: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 22nd March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

John Smith makes the most of a difficult period from a professional and personal perspective and in The Fray, delivers a painstaking musical account of the times.

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MXLX – Nebula Rasa: Album Review

By Simon Tucker on 20th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Matt Loveridge returns with a new album under his MXLX moniker. An album that nearly never was. Simon Tucker reviews.

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Time Tunnel: One Thousand Nine Hundred & Seventy One Words about The Beatles in 1971

By Special Guest on 19th March 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

1971 was a year to savour, musically. So many great albums and bands, but one band that had run their course were The Beatles. Whilst the fab four had gone their separate ways, they were all still making fab music.

Ariana Fig – Taboo: EP Review

By Dominic Walsh on 19th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Canadian singer songwriter Ariana Fig releases her new EP, Taboo. It contains four songs full of warm synths and plenty of 80’s nostalgia.

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Wavewulf – Space Art And Angels: Album Review

By Chloe Mogg on 18th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Synth genius Wavewulf releases electrifying new album Space Art And Angels. A journey through every realm of space, time and life.

A. A. Williams – Songs From Isolation: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 18th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

A. A. Williams serves up a brilliant selection of wonderful covers recorded during lockdown in her own inimitable style.

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Oka Vanga – Oka Vanga: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 18th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The third album from the Folk/Americana duo of Will and Angie, known collectively as Oka Vanga

Why I Love: The Hyena Kill on CSNY

By Special Guest on 17th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The Hyena Kill recently released their blistering new album, A Disconnect. Here, we welcome new member Charlie Seisay to discuss his love of CSNY.

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Time Tunnel: Great Albums of 1971. Fairport Convention – Babbacombe Lee

By John Barlass on 16th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

We continue our occasional series reappraising a selection of our favourite 1971 albums in greater detail. This time, we have a new close look at the album many saw as the First Folk Rock Opera: Fairport Convention’s Babbacombe Lee.

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Dave Huntriss – Dreams About Rooms: Single Review

By Jon Kean on 16th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Dave Huntriss, the Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist has been holed up in his Mum’s attic. Dreams About Rooms is the result.

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Frank Zappa – The Manchester Mystery (UK Broadcast 1979): Album Review

By John Barlass on 15th March 2021 • ( 6 Comments )

Flawless concert recording and a genuine time capsule for those of us who were there when Frank Zappa hit Manchester in 1979

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