IST IST w/ Desperate Journalist & The Youth Play – Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
IST IST arrive home to the brilliant surroundings of the Albert Hall in Manchester, and one of their biggest shows to date.
Nordic Giants w/ Colossloth & Independent Trucking – Big Difference Leicester: Live Review
Nordic Giants bring their new album, Under Celestial Alignments, to the live arena with the kind of heft you expect from the talented duo.
Zilch w/ Wildernesses & Dusker – JT Soar, Nottingham: Live Review
Zilch head up a varied bill of bands in Nottingham that head through grunge, post-rock, shoe gaze and post-punk.
Lone Assembly – Knots & Chains: Album Review
Lone Assembly, a Swiss quartet, have risen steadily since their EP release in 2024, carving out a distinctive place in the post-punk revival.
IST IST – Dagger: Album Review
IST IST are back with a bold, brooding behemoth of a record in Dagger – a post‑punk jab that feels purpose‑built for bigger rooms and dark nights.
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.
shame – Cutthroat: Album Review
The sound of a band rediscovering their fire. Shame return with Cutthroat.
The Haptics on Garbage: Why I Love
Jin from The Haptics joins us for a Why I Love on Garbage and Shirley Manson.
Courting – Lust for Life Or: How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story: Album Review
Following their second album New Last Name; released last year; Courting are back with yet another burst of creative guitar music.
SAVAK – Flavors of Paradise: Album Review
Album No.6 from Brooklyn’s power-pop combo, SAVAK – a tight and glorious cacophony.
Various Artists – Pillows And Prayers (Cherry Red Records 1981-1984): Album Review
Pillows and Prayers thrillingly documents a time when bands and artists were set free by the punk and post punk revolution.
lostboy on Pulp’s Disco 2000: Why I Love
We welcome Max Clutterbuck of lostboy to At The Barrier as he shares his love of one of the greatest songs ever…Pulp’s Disco 2000.
Hamish Hawk – Heavy Elevator: Album Review
Hamish Hawk releases an incredible new album, that marks the emergence of a supremely gifted musician, singer and writer.
Goodbye Mr Mackenzie – Live/A Night In The Windy City: Album Review
A reformed Goodbye Mr Mackenzie unleash a live album, that demonstrates again, what a great live and musically unique band they are, and why we have missed them so much.
Dry Cleaning – New Long Leg: Album Review
Dry Cleaning release their debut long player following two stellar EP’s that did the job in whetting the whistle.