Baxter Dury w/ Joshua Idehen – Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Baxter Dury brings all his energy and new record, Allberone, to Manchester. Support comes from Joshua Idehen.
Doves – So, Here We Are: Album Review
Indie legends Doves take a retrospective trip down memory lane, celebrating their three decades in music.
hard life w/ woody – Manchester Academy: Live Review
Leicester alternative-indie band Hard Life take to Manchester Academy for their UK headline tour following their latest album ‘onion’.
Idlewild – Idlewild: Album Review
Idlewild return with their self-titled tenth album, arriving not as a nostalgic cash-in, but as a poignant, reflective flag in the turf.
Avi C. Engel – Mote: Album Review
Avi C. Engel’s new album is a superbly put together suite of songs and performances.
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.
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.
Bret McKenzie – Freak Out City: Album Review
Bret McKenzie (one half of Flight Of The Conchords) releases his second solo record; the follow up to 2022’s Songs Without Jokes.
The Royston Club – Songs For The Spine: Album Review
The Royston Club release their sophomore studio album, Songs For The Spine, following the success of their debut album Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars.
The Cropredy Fringe Festival 2025: Live Review
The field may have had a short back and sides, but the fringe gets ever more luxuriant!
Catfish And The Bottlemen – Principality Stadium, Cardiff: Live Review
Catfish and the Bottlemen embark on stadium shows with a return to the Welsh capital, supported by DMA’s and Travis. They provide nothing but an incredible night to prove wrong all those that doubted them.
Leeds Festival 2025 – Genre Busting, Star Studded & Still Fiercely Relevant: Festival Preview
Leeds Festival returns with a bill that is stacked with one of the widest varieties of acts you will see.
The K’s – Pretty On The Internet: Album Review
The K’s sophomore album proves how they are not just another “indie landfill” band, but instead a confident, musically assured band.
The K’s – Pretty On The Internet: Album Review
The K’s mark their artistic evolution with Pretty On The Internet, their sophomore studio album, following the success of their debut album I Wonder If The World Knows?