Katie Spencer – Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham: Live Review
Katie Spencer hones in on Brum, her deceptive stealth bomb of song a weapon of mass enchantment.
Ruth Hazleton – Heronbones: Album Review
A classy mix of electronic and organic, as the tradition gets a lick of paint from down under.
Katie Spencer – What Love Is: Album Review
Stunning, intimate and heartwarming are just a few of the superlatives that can be aimed at What Love Is, the long-awaited third album from East Yorkshire songstress Katie Spencer.
Leveret – Lost Measures : Album Review
Lost Measures finds Leveret at the top of the tree, where they belong.
Danny Thompson – A Tribute
Whether the medium was folk, jazz, rock or straight-ahead pop music, Danny Thompson was, for so very many, the double bassist of choice.
Patrick Watson – Uh-Oh: Album Review
Uh-Oh, his eighth album, journeys Patrick Watson through a career-defining recovery after losing his voice and coming to terms with the fact he may never sing again.
Kim Carnie – A’ Chailleach: Album Review
Simply stunning, Kim Carnie’s gauntlet may be unassailable.
Big Thief – Double Identity: Album Review
The latest release from the indie-folk lamenting sound of Big Thief offers sumptuous servings of stirring music.
Katie Spencer – It Was Then That I Knew Love: Video Premiere
Yorkshire based Katie Spencer shares her new video exclusively on At The Barrier, ahead of the release of her new album.
United Bible Studies – Strange Is The Coastline : Album Review
Embrace United Bible Studies in a new found burst of accessibility, easier on the ear, if still avoidant of the mainstream.
Amit Dattani – Wrong Kind Of One: Album Review
Actually exactly the right sort of one, Dattani sparkles with his deft delivery.
Tift Merritt – Time and Patience: Album Review
Merritt merits both your time and the patience unrealised, for this surprise treasure trove of kitchen recordings.
The Beths – Straight Line Was A Lie: Album Review
The Beths return with Straight Line Was A Lie; their fourth full length player. It’s their most poignant and melancholy output yet.
Ian F Ball – Better Late Than Never: Album Review
Oldham singer-songwriter Ian F Ball celebrates 53 years as a musician with his appropriately-titled debut album. Better Late Than Never is an eclectic mix of homespun stories and tunes
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – New Single, Album News
New double A side single from Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – all is right with the world.