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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

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Uncle Greedy – The Journey To Mile 39: EP Review

By Howard King on 1st June 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The debut EP from Uncle Greedy, The Journey To Mile 39, blends Folk-Rock and a bevvy of 60’s and 70’s influences.

Why I Love: Elder on Hansson

By Special Guest on 31st May 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

We welcome Nicholas DiSalvo (Guitar, vocals) of Elder to At The Barrier as he shares his love for the music of Bo Hansson; perhaps a lesser known figure when it comes to psychedelia.

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Mrs Piss – Self-Surgery: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 30th May 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Chelsea Wolfe and Jess Gowrie rejoin forces in the guise of Mrs Piss. Self-Surgery is a disturbing set of songs done on their own terms, in their own way, with no overthinking.

Vegard – Bewitched by Moonlight Rituals: Album Review

By Sam McMulkin on 30th May 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Vegard get a final repress of Bewithced By Moonlight Rituals courtesy of Lone Vigil Records (run by Chris Naughton of Winterfylleth).

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Heartbreaker Please – Teddy Thompson: Album review

By John Barlass on 30th May 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Heartbreaker Please is the seventh studio album from Teddy Thompson, his first since 2016’s Little Windows collaboration with Kelly Jones.

Prince – Legacy Reissues 2001-2002: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 29th May 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The Prince back catalogue gets further reissue treatment. This batch centres on one of Prince’s lesser known (to the lay fan) creative peaks.

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Lizzy Hardingham – Seven: EP Review

By Jon Kean on 29th May 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

The sea calls. Lizzy Hardingham takes inspiration from the Mersey in her new set of songs about the sea. It’s called Seven and it’s out now.

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Sang Froid – Lachrymose: New Single

By Mike Ainscoe on 29th May 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Leeds Art-Rock band Sang Froid have a new single out. Lachrymose is the second of a trio of recent recordings.

Xibalba – Años En Infierno: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 28th May 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Feel the wrath of Californian heavyweights Xibalba, showing no mercy and keeping their cultural message intact with their fourth full-length Años En Infierno.

Why I Love: James Holt on Jacob Collier

By Special Guest on 27th May 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

James Holt recently released his new single, Pendulum. Here, James writes about one of his biggest influences; the super talented Jacob Collier.

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Rush – Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 27th May 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

The fortieth anniversary of Rush’s Permanent Waves is marked with a retrospective set and needless to say a trawl through the memory banks.

Why I Love: Faceless Mirror on Cold Chisel

By Special Guest on 27th May 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Earlier this year, we reviewed the new album from an Australian band called Faceless Mirror. Here, Dean Macaw from Faceless Mirror writes about Aussie rockers, Cold Chisel.

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Strawbs – Heartbreak Hill / Burning For You: Album Review

By John Barlass on 26th May 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Strawbs fans can rejoice with the pairing of Heartbreak Hill and Burning For You in Remastered and Expanded forms.

Badly Drawn Boy – Banana Skin Shoes: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 25th May 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Damon Gough aka Badly Drawn Boy, one of Britain’s finest songwriters, returns after nearly a decade with Banana Skin Shoes.

Ben Kunder – Searching For The Stranger: Album Review

By John Barlass on 25th May 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The third album from Ben Kunder – Searching For The Stranger -is one that matches if not surpasses some of his most recent acclaimed work.

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