The Almighty – Powertrippin’: Album Review
Powertrippin’ – the chart bothering third album from The Almighty gets a reboot.
Los Brujos – Alchemy: EP Review
A tasteful and tuneful psych-folk-Americana collection from Los Brujos brings sunshine to a wet British autumn day.
Barclay James Harvest – And Other Short Stories: Album Review
Back in 1971, Barclay James Harvest released their …and Other Short Stories album. The remastered and expanded version goes up to date with 5.1 and stereo remixes and a handful of period recordings.
Davie Furey – Haunted Streets: Album Review
Haunted Streets sees the long awaited return of the Co. Laois troubadour Davie Furey.
Blair Dunlop – Trails: Queensland: Album Review
Blair Dunlop at his absolute best on a live album from his tour of Queensland armed with just an acoustic guitar.
Bellowhead – Portsmouth Guildhall: Live Review
Britain’s favourite Folkestra made their welcome return to live performance last week. We were there!
Singles Round Up – March 2021
At The Barrier, we cover many albums, but there’s also a lot of new music around that takes single form too. These singles are from independent artists that have caught our attention, and we want to dive in deeper to the tracks.
Loudon Wainwright III – Lifetime Achievement: Album Review
Bittersweet confrontations with old age – from Westchester’s master satirist Loudon Wainwright III.
Sheer Zed – Unalome: Album Review
Artist Sheer Zed presents an audio trip through a Thai Lanna Buddhist Sak Yant ritual. Simon Tucker reviews.
Surrender To The Rhythm – The London Pub Rock Scene of the 1970s: Album Review
Cherry Red Records excel themselves with this new 3CD compilation of the sounds which, collectively, comprised the London Pub Rock scene of the mid-1970s.
Plenty – Enough: Album Review
The Tim Bowness contribution to 2021 is a fascinating trip to his formative days. Enough by Plenty sows the seeds for a future generation.
The Wildhearts – 30 Year Itch: Album Review
Always an explosive proposition when it comes to playing live, The Wildhearts come up with a classic double live album.
Larkin Poe – Self Made Man: Album Review
Self Made Man is the fifth album from Larkin Poe and it’s a stonker.
The Bean Pickers Union – Greatest Picks: Album Review
Timeless, feelgood music from The Bean Pickers Union that embraces, with rapture, as many styles of American country infused rock as you can shake a leg at. And probably will.
J. Chambers – Escape The Kingdom: Album Review
J. Chambers releases his debut album, Escape The Kingdom. It follows a string of brilliant singles and EPs.
