News: Albums Of The Month (January – March 2024)

May 8th, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

They have big songs and even bigger ideas on how to present them live and are not short on confidence in their collective abilities, and rightly so.

‘Karma’ will only serve to further the Myrath cause and is an epic rock record in every sense. ****

Review by Dave Wilson

MEDICINE HEAD heartwork (Talking Elephant)

‘Heartwork’ is an absolute delight. It’s full of deeply wrought song craft, moments of inspired interplay and real creativity, and is an essential roots rock purchase. *****

Review by Pete Feenstra

WALTER TROUT Broken (Provogue)

In sum, ‘Broken’ draws on every facet of the Trout musical oeuvre and he glues everything together with vocal versatility, inspired solos and intuitive band interplay on well crafted songs. Game, set and match. ****

Review by Pete Feenstra

JACK J. HUTCHINSON Battles (indie)

…another jam packed album full of riffs, hard rocking blues and catchy choruses. ****1/2

Review by Jason Ritchie

SOUTH OF SALEM Death Of The Party (Spider Party Records)

Yes, there are a lot of bands occupying the heavy rock space seeking to gain a foothold but ultimately it’s the strength of the songs that win out. SoS have demonstrated with their second album that they understand the need to keep things short and to the point. *****

Review by David Randall

MAGNUM Here Comes The Rain (SPV)

As we have reported for previous albums, Magnum are unlikely to release a duffer and each release merely tops up an enviable back catalogue. And each album, for fans, is a matter of weighing up relativity if not similarity to predecessors. The album does repay repeat listens, always a good sign of solid songwriting and musicianship. ****

Review by David Randall

Albums of the month (October – December 2023)

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Power Plays w/c 9 December 2024

In this sequence we play ‘The Best of 2024′ GRTR! reviewer selections

Featured Albums w/c 9 December 2024

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2024 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2024 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2024 (Singer Songwriter)