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Little Barrie |
A year on from their critically acclaimed debut, Little Barrie made a startling return with their new album Stand Your Ground.
Despite twelve months of studio hopping, producer switching and drummer changing, Little Barrie have overcome it all and produced an album packed with sharp lyrics, huge broiling riffs and shot through with remarkable tenacity.
A year spent immersing themselves in the rock’n’roll abandon of Gene Vincent. The Cramps and The Sonics – all recent mainstays on the Little Barrie stereo - has lent the album a tauter, leaner and more immediate sound yet Stand Your Ground still retains the signature funk and soul of their debut.
“Pitting street-corner punk against volleys of reverb and twang… you’ll be hooked” - Guardian ****
“An altogether leaner meaner deal… vintage thrills” - Uncut ****
“Perched on the cusp of rough and refined… Little Barrie are a sweaty, dirty cellarful of noise. as funking and sparse as early James Brown” - Mojo****
“Nouveau-blues genius, a sensational second album… re-invents the R&B tradition, with cool wit and surpassing imagination.”” – Word
“Possibly the most significant album a young British band will release this year”Daily Mirror ****
“Period authenticity with a modern edge… addictively funky” – Q |
