Maz O’Connor – What I Wanted: Album Review
Maz O’Connor returns with her eagerly awaited follow up to 2019’s impressive Chosen Daughter.
Bitch – Bitchcraft: Album Review
Bitch releases Bitchcraft; a collection of wonderful songs augmented with razor sharp lyrics, synths, percussion and violin.
Heaven 17 – O2 Institute, Birmingham: Live Review
Heaven 17 finally make it to Birmingham again after the now obligatory postponements. I think the phrase ‘better late than never’ is extremely apt.
Stranger Girl – Black Hole Radio: EP Review
Brighton based Stranger Girl return with their brand new EP full of foot stomping indie pop rock.
Singles Round Up – July 2021
Chloe Mogg rounds up of some of the new singles turning our head. Here are a cuts from Sean Wyer, Conal Kelly, Gecko Club, Natalie Carr and Madison Margot.
Singles Round Up – April 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 artists that have caught our attention, and we want to dive in deeper to the tracks. Here are a few select choices from Jordan Dean, Raw Soul Express, Jack Rose, Vinok and Tommy Newport for the next instalment of our Singles Round Up.
Twinnie to release Hollywood Gypsy (Reimagined) EP
British country-pop singer/songwriter Twinnie will release a reimagined 5-track EP in celebration of the 1-year anniversary of her debut studio album.
Night Tapes – Download Spirit: EP Review
Night Tapes return with another EP full of lush, city skyline gazing, dream-pop. The London trio deliver five songs to excite the senses.
Opinion: Why were Fair Ohs not on everyones playlist?
Sometimes, a record comes along that blows you away but for the life of you, you can’t figure out why other people aren’t raving about it. Our man Sam had a realisation like this over Fair Ohs Everything Is Dancing album.
Why I Love: La Dharma on The Cure
La Dharma have built up a huge underground following locally that’s making promoters take notice. Daniel Jones from La Dharma writes about why he loves The Cure for us.
Portable Radio – s/t : EP Review
Portable Radio return with a follow up to their Christmas EP; and a pre-cursor to their forthcoming album.
Hell’s Ditch on Ash
Hell’s Ditch are a punk band from Nottingham; they are a new band formed of members from other bands including ex/current members of Bad Ideas, River Jumpers & Dearist. They write about their love of Ash for our Why I Love column.
Kylie Minogue surprises theatre company for people with learning disabilities and autism
A theatre company got a massive surprise when a global superstar showed up to see their show rehearsals.
IDER – Manchester Academy: Live Review
Playing as main support to Sigrid, IDER had the task of warming up the crowd on a bitterly cold night in Manchester.
Lux Lyall on Lana Del Rey
In the latest in our Why I Love series, Lux Lyall shares an intimate and candid story of why she came to love Lana Del Rey.