This Nottinghamshire trio's 2005 debut album, We Are Little Barrie, was apparently recorded in Edwyn Collins' studio over half a year on Wednesdays only.   Full text...

Stand Your Ground is the culmination of a year spent immersing themselves in the rock ‘n’ roll abandon of Gene Vincent, The Cramps and The Sonics, which has provided the band with a tauter, leaner and more immediate sound.  Full text...

He used to tour as a hired guitarist with Primal Scream, but Barrie Cadogan's own music is steeped in rockabilly and blues. Stand Your Ground, his second album with his eponymous Nottingham trio, romanticises the era when groovy young British bands looked westward for inspiration.  Full text...

The album tends to reach plateaus and then maintain the same momentum, something that can be a little grating, as you get the impression that this outfit has the ability to keep climbing.  Full text...