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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

Lorenzo Bedini – Who Never Was: Album Review

By John Barlass on 1st April 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

It’s Prog time, folks!  Airbridge man, Lorenzo Bedini proudly takes his cue from Floyd, Genesis and Crimson as he charts his own development – from child to senior citizen – on his debut solo album, Who Never Was

Wryn – Shapes: Album Review

By John Barlass on 1st April 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Wryn celebrates their reinvention in sound and spirit with nine songs of intense introspection.  Don’t expect compromises – Shapes doesn’t offer them.

Quick Takes

Quick Takes – March 2025: Album Reviews

By At The Barrier on 31st March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Welcome to Quick Takes – a quick look at a handful of album releases from Will Wilde, The Adventures, Dim Gray, The Tubs and Rainbows Are Free.

Rachael McShane & The Cartographers – Uncharted: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 31st March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Rachael McShane and her cartographer friends show the way and have made another fine map.

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Mike Dawes – Band On The Wall, Manchester: Live!

By Mike Ainscoe on 31st March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

One man, one guitar, a pedal board, some dad jokes. We head off on a magic carpet ride with acoustical guitar genius, Mike Dawes.

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The Darkness w/ Ash – De Montfort Hall, Leicester: Live Review

By Kevin Stanley on 31st March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The Darkness are set to release their latest album. Enjoying a deserved resurgence, the hard rocking quartet are still an irresistible proposition on the live stage.

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Liverpool Philharmonic: Live!

By Mike Ainscoe on 28th March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

We head off to Liverpool for an evening in celebration of thirty years of music making from Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman.

Manchester Folk Festival: Live Review

By Seuras Og on 28th March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

We’re at Manchester Folk festival in the city’s Northern Quarter for a feast of folk and more…

Red Sky July on Moira Smiley – Why I Love (3)

By Special Guest on 28th March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

In the final ‘why I love’ from Red Sky July, Haley Glennie-Smith tells us why she loves Moira Smiley.

Greer – Big Smile: Album Review

By John Barlass on 28th March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

A mature debut from Orange County indie-rockers Greer.  Watch and listen as chaos slowly cedes to order…

Keg – Fun’s Over: Album Review

By John Barlass on 28th March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Eagerly-awaited debut album from London-based 7-piece collective, Keg.  Prepare to glimpse inside a confused man’s brain.

XIXA – XOLO: Album Review

By John Barlass on 28th March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Tucson-based psychedelia/Cumbia fusion outfit, Xixa, take a journey through the nine levels of the Underworld – with a hairless dog as their guide, of course – on their 3rd album, Xolo. 

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Camel – Nude (Remastered): Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 27th March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The Camel archive continues the reboot with the under the radar excellence of Nude. Album #8 from ’81.

Middle Earth – The Soundtrack of London’s Legendary Psychedelic Club 1967-1969: Boxset Review

By John Barlass on 27th March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The halcyon days of Middle earth – London’s legendary 1960s psychedelic HQ are revisited and re-lived in this comprehensive 64-track, 3CD collection from Cherry Red Records

Louise Dodds – All I Know: Album Review

By Gareth Allen on 26th March 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Louise Dodds, on her new album All I Know, delivers a set of outstanding vocal performances allied with expressive and heartfelt songwriting.

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