The Black Feathers – Angel Dust & Cyanide: Album Review
Classy and classic country duet territory from Wales, Black Feathers have a foot in the folk and rock of Americana.
Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow – Ready For The Times: Album Review
Virtuoso guitar/violin duo, Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow, dig into their American songbook.
Drive-By Truckers – Welcome 2 Club XIII: Album Review
Drive-By Truckers do. if you will, a sort of Fables of the “Recollections”, reconstructing their past into songs of experience and charm.
Heidi Talbot – Sing It For A Lifetime: Album Review
Heidi Talbot releases Sing It For A Lifetime. Seldom has heartbreak sounded so beautiful. And so positive.
The Weeping Willows – You Reap What You Sow: Album Review
Gothic Americana like you’ve never heard before from The Weeping Willows – with love from Melbourne, Australia!
Jamie McDell on Linda Ronstadt: Why I Love
We are honoured to welcome Jamie McDell to the pages of At The Barrier to write of her love for the legendary Linda Ronstadt.
Harley Kimbro Lewis – s/t: Album Review
Acoustic Americana at its finest on the self-titled debut album from Harley Kimbro Lewis!
She Brought Me Gasoline – There Were Times: Album Review
Americana/Blues mix – with love from Zagreb, Croatia. She Brought Me Gasoline release There Were Times.
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise The Roof: Album Review
They’ve raised sand, now Robert Plant and Alison Krauss raise the roof in the most subtle fashion.
Alicia Stockman – These Four Walls: Album Review
Zesty debut from Utah folkie turned Nashville country rocker. Alicia Stockman releases These Four Walls.
Margo Cilker – Pohorylle: Album Review
Debut release from polished newcomer Margo Cilker; retro Americana hues in a new light, looking both backward and forward. A name to watch and remember.
The Hello Darlins – Go By Feel: Album Review
The Hello Darlins deliver a classy and sophisticated wash of Canadian country-pop, with echoes of Alison Krauss guesting with Fleetwood Mac.
Maverick Festival 2021, 3rd-5th September: Live Review
Our man in a sleeping bag corrals up in East Anglia, finding it all a bit better than OK. Seuras Og takes us to the 2021 iteration of the Maverick Festival.
Rodney Crowell – Triage: Album Review
Rodney Crowell offers a deeply personal contemplation of the political, climatic and economic upheavals of our times.
Seafoam Green – Martin’s Garden: Album Review
Liverpool-based Irish duo Seafoam Green pull out all the stops on Martin’s Garden. A stylishly produced and mixed bag of tremendous music.