Hearken Quartet -Hÿd: EP Review
This effervescent debut from Hearken Quartet proves the Bal is definitely at the back of Newcastle’s net. Result!!
Arch Enemy w/ Amorphis, Eluveitie, Gatecreeper – O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
We’re at the O2 Apollo in Manchester for the Arch Enemy Blood Dynasty tour with Amorphis, Eluveitie and Gatecreeper sharing the bill.
Luvcat – Vicious Delicious: Album Review
Luvcat comes in with a late entry for Album Of The Year with the marvelously titled Vicious Delicious.
Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo – In The Earth Again: Album Review
Noise rock titans Chat Pile have teamed up with Texan guitarist Hayden Pedigo, for a journey into a world of dark and intense rock music.
Quick Takes – October 2025: Album Reviews
A clutch of ten releases get a once over in the monthly round up.
Katy Guillen & The Drive – Make That Sound: Album Review
Make The Sound, the eagerly-awaited sophomore album from Kansas City indie-roots-rock duo Katy Guillen & The Drive is with us at last.
Hoist The Colors – Dear Wanderlust: Album Review
Hoist The Colors and file under folk-punks not dead and play loud!
Fatal Switch – Why I Love (but not just one artist)
Fatal Switch frontman Steve Tobin joins us for a Why I Love where he asks why has there to be just one….
Connor Sobieri – Love Song: Single Review
Greenwich CT composer, saxophonist and bandleader, Connor Sobieri takes his listeners on a dreamlike float through wispy clouds with his debut single, Love Song.
Logan Richard – Kissing My Love: Single Review
Live-in-the-studio cover of a Bill Withers classic from Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter Logan Richard.
Battle Beast w/Dominum & Majestica – Shepherds Bush Empire: Live Review
The Steelbound tour rolls into London, with Battle Beast celebrating their new album Steelbound. We went along to check out their latest battle cry!
Fairport Convention, Autumn Tour – Medina Theatre, Newport, Isle of Wight: Live!
And the bus just keeps rolling along – this time with the aid of the Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry. It’s Saturday 25th October and Fairport are paying their first visit to the Isle of Wight in nine years. At The Barrier was there to help welcome the Folk/Rock World Champions back to Vectis.
Rod Picott – Thimblemill Library, Smethwick: Live Review
Rod Picott on the home straight as an overseas touring artist as he brings the curtain down on this phase of his life.
Waylon Jennings – Songbird: Album Review
Shooter Jennings, son of Waylon, unearths a treasure trove of his father’s unreleased songs, polishes and presents them. Result: the first ‘new’ Waylon Jennings album in many a year. And it’s a scorcher!
Charlotte Wessels – The Obsession: Album Review
The Obsession album by Charlotte Wessels gets the deluxe treatment.