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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

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.

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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The Steve Eggs Band – Imperfect Stranger: Album Review

By goletitout1984 on 6th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

South London’s finest purveyors of classic rock songcraft , The Steve Eggs Band, return with another fine release.

ESINAM & Sibusile Xaba – Healing Voices: Album Review

By John Barlass on 6th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Healing Voices – the eagerly-awaited debut album from ESINAM and Sibusile Xaba – is everything we were hoping for: a white-hot blend of hypnotic African rhythms and spiritual jazz

The Haptics on Garbage: Why I Love

By Special Guest on 6th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Jin from The Haptics joins us for a Why I Love on Garbage and Shirley Manson.

Blood Incantation announce Absolute Elsetour II: News

By At The Barrier on 6th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Blood Incantation announce Absolute Elsetour II for October 2025.

The Flaming Lips – O2 Apollo Manchester: Live Review

By Dominic Walsh on 5th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The Flaming Lips are touring in celebration of one of their many magnus opuses; 2002’s Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.

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40 Years of Rum, Sodomy & the Lash, The Pogues : Live Review

By Seuras Og on 5th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

We’re in Brum with the mighty and magnificent Pogues (and Stick In The Wheel).

The Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus – Devotion To A Noble Ideal: EP Review

By John Barlass on 5th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Liverpool Experimental Band, The Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus are celebrating their Ruby Anniversary year with a crop of releases – next up is Devotion to a Noble Ideal, a collection of rich, ethereal sounds

Manic Street Preachers w/Honeyglaze – O2 Apollo Manchester: Live Review

By Dominic Walsh on 4th May 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Manic Street Preachers are fresh off releasing their fifteenth studio album; Critical Thinking. To promote their latest opus, the band land in Manchester.

Merry Hell – Rising Of The Bold: Album Review

By Howard King on 3rd May 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

The long awaited return to the studio for Merry Hell is over. Rising Of The Bold is their new album.

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