After two intense albums with freewheeling drummer Malcom Catto on board, Little Barrie turn down the heat on 2026’s Gravity Freeze. The pairing with Catto seemed to bring out something extra in guitarist Barry Cadogan and bassist Lewis Wharton, pushing them to the extremes of their sound. The funk got funkier, the edges got sharper, and the needle was continually buried in the red. Now with Catto pursuing other avenues and his replacement Tony Coote in place, the band pull back from the extremes to settle into a more contemplative, restrained sound. The trio spend most of the album dug deeply into low slung grooves that strut and swagger with well-earned confidence. Coote and Wharton sound so locked together it’s like they…

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