New to GRTR! (and Highlights)
Listen in to ‘New to GRTR!’ every Sunday 21:00 GMT (repeat: Tuesday 16:00 Thursday 21:00) for latest additions to our playlist.
>> On average we add about 300 new tracks to the playlist each week. Our weekly showcases include a representative sample and also give a flavour of the range of music played on the station
Latest Show: Sunday 5 July 2020
THE NEW BARDOTS Yummy Yummy Yummy (Bongo Boy Records)
ZENITH MOON Gypsy (Golden Robot Records)
THE WINTER PASSING Melt (Big Scary Monsters)
BAND OF HEARTS Broken Wings (indie)
RARITY Leave It Alone (New Damage Records)
JET FUEL CHEMISTRY War (indie)
PHOXJAW Teething (Hassle Records)
MIKE VASS Cold Iron (In The Wake Of Neil Gunn) (indie)
THE RISING I Want You (indie)
COUNCIL Haunts Me (indie)
LONERIVER Bond (indie)
THE FINAL CLAUSE OF TACTICUS War Elephant (indie)
JESSE SMITH The Last Night On Earth (indie)
ECHOBATS Save Me From Loving You (indie)
RAPHY & ADRY Samantha (Timezone Records)
>> Every 1-2 weeks we select albums and tracks for more frequent airplay. These can be new releases or reissues.
How do we make our selection? We use feedback from presenters and reviewers, and their opinions at www.getreadytorock.com
The aim is to signpost new artists where possible but not always the most obvious track or single and/or albums/artists worthy of further investigation.
Power Plays w/c 6 July 2020 (Mon-Fri)
ZENITH MOON Gypsy (Golden Robot Records)
RARITY Leave It Alone (New Damage Records)
THE RISING I Want You (indie)
MANDOKI SOULMATES Young Rebels (Red Rock Production/Cleopatra)
LA GUNS Well Oiled Machine (Golden Robot Records)
Featured Albums w/c 6 July 2020 (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 MANDOKI SOULMATES Living In The Gap (Red Rock Production/ Cleopatra)
12:00-13:00 MAGNUS KARLSSON’S FREE FALL – We Are The Night (Frontiers)
14:00-16:00 BEN REEL The Nashville Calling (B.Reel Records)
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