Aurora – SWG3, Glasgow: Live Review
Aurora brings a unique stage presence, and incredible songs and music, to an admiring and appreciative Glasgow audience.
Swallow The Sun – Moonflowers : Album Review
Swallow the Sun release a new studio album, that marks another impressive step forward in the band’s composition and performance abilities.
Sunny War – Simple Syrup: Album Review
SoCal’s Sunny War presents the fruits of a productive lockdown; Simple Syrup is a delectable record.
Hannah Rarity – To Have You Near: Album Review
Crystalline vocals take on serious themes with exquisite instrumental backing.
Time Tunnel: Rick Pilkington’s 1971 Mixtape
Rick Pilkington of The Blackheart Orchestra joins us once again to help us celebrate a special year with his 1971 mixtape full of love.
The John Renbourn Group – A Maid In Bremen: Album Review
Long-lost live recording of the John Renbourn Group resurfaces to charm new listeners and long standing fans alike.
Hawkwind – Dreamworkers Of Time, The BBC Recordings (1985-1995): Album Review
The latest offering from the Hawkwind archives is a set of BBC live and session recordings from 1985-1995.
Stage Door Guy – Wroclaw: Album Review
Stage Door Guy – the post-blues-punk-poetry duo – release Wroclaw. A second multi-genre album with the maxim “it’s chaos out there, embrace it.”
Maz O’Connor – Temperance, Leamington Spa: Live Review
An At The Barrier favourite Maz O’Connor visits our writer’s home town – and astounds and confounds in equal measure.
Alice DiMicele – Every Seed We Plant: Album Review
Drama, Intimacy, Controversy – it’s all here on the new album from Ashland, Oregon’s finest singer/songwriter – Alice Di Micele
Hawkwind – Somnia: Album Review
They may have fifty years behind them but Hawkwind show no signs of slowing down.
Fairport Convention w/Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – the Wintour in the North West: Live Review
Fairport Convention, Hannah Sanders, Ben Savage, Southport and Manchester. All for one and one for all as the Wintour draws to a close.
Drug Couple – Stoned Weekend: Album Review
Languorously loose and laid back. Gloriously stoned psyche-country anthems from Vermont’s marijuana-farming couple.
Albums Of The Year 2022
2022 has been a brilliant year for music. Here, we present a collection of our favourite releases of the year across a wide spectrum of musical genres.
Kitten Pyramid – KIDDO: Album Review
Challenging, fascinating and highly entertaining. Kitten Pyramid confront the realities of animal consumption on their groundbreaking third album.
