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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

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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.

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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: 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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Gong announce 2020 tour dates: news

By At The Barrier on 21st January 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Exciting news from Kavus Torabi and the men who make up Gong as they announce an extensive UK tour for November 2020.

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