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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

hawkwind

Hawkwind – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester: Live Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 12th May 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

We’re out and about with Hawkwind and The Blackheart Orchestra at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 11th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Sleep Token release Even In Arcadia; their first major label release on RCA. Destined to be on of 2025’s biggest releases; are they in the big leagues now?

Amelia Coburn – YES, Manchester: Live Review

By Dominic Walsh on 10th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Amelia Coburn heads out on a headline tour in support of Between The Moon & The Milkman; her brilliant 2024 album.

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Bryan Adams – AO Arena, Manchester: Live!

By Mike Ainscoe on 10th May 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

We’re at the AO Arena in Manchester to roll with the punches with Bryan Adams.

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9bach – Llaw 101 Mix: New Single

By Mike Ainscoe on 9th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Acclaimed Welsh band 9Bach make their long awaited return to the music scene after a five-year hiatus, with a new single and a series of live performances coming up in May / June 2025.

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Gnoss – HJOP: Single Review

By Seuras Og on 9th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The sea winds blow in something very special from Gnoss.

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Skinny Lister – Songs From The Yonder: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 9th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Continuing the fine work of their last full flagon outing on Shanty Punk – carry on Skinny Lister.

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Màiri Morrison, Alasdair Roberts & Pete Johnston – Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 9th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

A tasty treat from Morrison, Roberts & Johnston, undeniably North of the country below it, with songs deriving from a similar circumstance, an ocean apart.

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Elizabeth Elektra – Yearning: New Single

By Mike Ainscoe on 8th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

New single from Elisabeth Elektra ahead of imminent album and live dates. Here’s all you need to know.

O’Phantom – O’Phantom: EP Review

By John Barlass on 8th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Debut self-titled EP from Hull-based alternative/indie ‘ghost collective.’  O’Phantom offers a dose of early-80s post-punk, refreshed and revitalised

Trevor Sensor – The Farm: Single Review

By John Barlass on 8th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Album #4 is on its way and here comes single #1, The Farm. An enticing taster of what Iowan singer/songwriter Trevor Sensor has in store.

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Little Feat – Strike Up The Band: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 7th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Little Feat return with Strike Up The Band; thirteen songs that have the heart and soul of every band member poured into them.

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Swilkie – Iona Lane: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 7th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Island life, ornithology, botany and ecology combine to make any education a treat and a privilege.

Phil Martin – Freedom Of The City: Album Review

By John Barlass on 7th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

If quirky, observational lyrics and music with a Neil Innes-Bonzo twist is the kind of thing that floats your boat, you’ll love Freedom of the City – the new album from Whitby-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Phil Martin

Robin Trower – Come And Find Me: Album Review

By John Barlass on 7th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Robin Trower celebrates his entry to the Octogenarian Society by demonstrating that age is no barrier to dexterity and sheer melodicism. 

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