Little Barrie Announce Headlining U.S. Tour Behind GRAVITY FREEZE LP
Singer Barrie Cadogan, bassist Lewis Wharton and drummer Tony Coote make up the trio behind the acclaimed new record.
Little Barrie–singer/guitarist Barrie Cadogan, bassist Lewis Wharton, and drummer Tony Coote–today announced headlining U.S. tour dates in support of their acclaimed sixth studio album Gravity Freeze, out now via Easy Eye Sound. Their first U.S. tour in 14 years begins on October 23rd at Boston's The Lily Pad and includes an October 24th show at Brooklyn's National Sawdust; a full itinerary is below and tickets are on-sale now.
Gravity Freeze arrived in late May to rave reviews via Pitchfork, All Music, Aquarium Drunkard (Best of the Year So Far), Uncut (8/10 stars), Mojo (4/5 stars), Guitarist, and Shindig! (4/5 stars), as well as playlisting support from Spotify's All New Rock, NPR Music (New Music Friday), and CREEM Magazine, while frontman Cadogan was featured in Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown series.
Gravity Freeze is the first release solely under the band's own name since the death of drummer Virgil Howe in September 2017. The LP follows more than two decades of activity that have established the band as a key force in UK psychedelic rock and soul. Following Howe's passing, Cadogan and Wharton placed the future of the band on hold. After initial plans to resume playing were disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the pair began collaborating with long-time friend Malcolm Catto (The Heliocentrics); this partnership resulted in two albums, Quatermass Seven (2020) and Electric War, released on Easy Eye Sound in April 2025.
Now on Gravity Freeze, the hooks are sharper, the grooves are deeper, and the atmospherics thicker, building on the band's previous, highly-acclaimed work. The album was recorded at Rat Salad Studios in Hornsey, North London, with Rupert Lyddon serving as recording engineer and co-producer. Continuing the band's established DIY approach, early demos were captured in a friend's studio in Dalston surrounded by amplifiers, drums, art and photography equipment before formal recording sessions began. Coote joined the band for the album, contributing performances informed by classic jazz, soul and blues rhythms. Recording took place alongside Cadogan's commitments as a touring and session guitarist, including work with Liam Gallagher and John Squire, The Black Keys, and THE THE, as well as sessions at Easy Eye Sound Studios in Nashville.
Tour Dates
10/23 - Boston, MA - The Lily Pad
10/24 - Brooklyn, NY - National Sawdust
10/25 - Wayne, PA - The 118
10/27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
10/29 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School
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