2025 has brought amazing music. Throughout the year, we have covered a wide range of bands and artists across a wide array of genres and styles. Our growing team of writers have nominated albums that they believe represent the year of 2025.
Whilst 2025 brought a whole host of great new music, there has also been a steady flow of retrospective releases. Here, we highlight a selection of reissues that were released during 2025.
As 2025 draws to a close, we look back at some of the best gigs the At The Barrier team has witnessed this year.
Here’s a small but perfectly formed little selection of images from our photographer team in the Live Review pages of 2025.
Joe Banks takes on the challenge of looking into ‘the visionary songs’ of Peter Hamill via the excellent Kingmaker Publishing.
Last gig of the year finds us in Stoke, in the Minster, with the Mediaeval Babes.
A high tech collaboration which takes Marc Almond’s storytelling back to its glory days of sleazy synth pop.
Dan O’Farrell explores life’s dark waters, loss of family, faith, community and self-confidences – and more – on his 4th album.
For their 7th album, Westminster Park relive life experiences, including romantic mornings, insomnia and a special wedding anniversary.
Inexplicably missed in action at the time, but never too late to remedy, a masterpiece in any genre from Sian
Never too late to experience another missed juggernaut, even if this striking band – Ex-Vöid – is no more.
Doves return home to a rapturous crowd to deliver a stellar, career spanning performance of songs delivered with love and passion.
Clutch bring the Christmas cheer to Manchester with a stunning set of songs old and very new. 1000mods and Bokassa are also in celebratory mood.
Forget the pantos. Trevor Horn and his star studded band bring their jukebox of hits to Manchester for an evening of seasonal delight.
T’was the night before the night before the night before etc, McGoldrick and crew hit Brum’s Irish Quarter as Toss The Feathers!
