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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

eyelids - the accidental falls

Eyelids – The Accidental Falls: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 31st January 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Fourth album from Eyelids – The Accidental Falls on Decor Records – combines the lush with the loud noise of refined rock and roll.

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Marillion – Script For A Jester’s Tear: deluxe reissue news

By At The Barrier on 30th January 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

News of the latest in the series of Marillion reissues as the debut album, Script For A Jester’s Tear, gets the full treatment.

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The Lone Bellow – Half Moon Light: Album Review

By John Barlass on 29th January 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

New album from The Lone Bellow – Half Moon Light on Dualtone Records – from the trio who hail from Brooklyn, New York.

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Frigg – FRIXX: Album Review

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

Finnish folksters Frigg commemorate twenty years of music-making with a celebratory set of exuberant and evocative tunes.

Isobel Campbell – There Is No Other: Album Review

By Howard King on 28th January 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

There Is No Other by former Belle & Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell – “One of those albums you can enjoy whatever your mood is.”

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Arborist – A Northern View: Album Review

By Jon Kean on 28th January 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Arborist’s second album, A Northern View, raises the question of Northern Ireland’s troubled perspective. Jon Kean provides the insight.

Helldown In Death's Hands

Helldown – In Death’s Hands: EP Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 27th January 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Four track EP of stage favourites from Welsh thrash merchants Helldown.

Beat Hotel – 12” mini album: Album Review

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

Beat Hotel deliver an ‘almost’ album of songs of “love, near-death and the worst aspects of ourselves.”

Drive-By Truckers – The Unravelling: Album Review

By Howard King on 26th January 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

A three and a half year gap since the last Drive By Truckers album and they’re back with The Unravelling.

Test Card – Music For The Towers: Album Review

By Sam McMulkin on 26th January 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Music For The Towers is Test Card’s third full-length album and is highly recommended for devotees of Fripp & Eno, Labradford and 1 Mile North.

Poly-Math on Omar Rodriguez Lopez

By Special Guest on 26th January 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Fast becoming cult-favourites and respected luminaries of the UK’s underground progressive music scene, Poly Math are making experimental music that pushes boundaries in just about every direction possible.

NEKTAR the other side

Nektar – The Other Side: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 25th January 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Prog rock veterans Nektar return for a new decade with The Other Side that celebrates both their past and the present.

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Fairport Convention – Shuffle & Go: Album Review

By John Barlass on 25th January 2020 • ( 15 Comments )

“a most enjoyable piece of work, highly recommended” comes the verdict of our Fairport aficionado John Barlass on the latest Fairport Convention studio work, Shuffle & Go.

Amberly Chalberg – Hi-Line: Album Review

By Howard King on 25th January 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

“A benchmark for what good country music should sound like.” That’s our opinion on Hi-Line by Amberley Chalberg.

Sylosis – Cycle Of Suffering: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 23rd January 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Sylosis return after a five year hiatus. The Reading band’s fifth album, Cycle Of Suffering, is a devastatingly good return that will blow you away.

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