Top 10 Albums
w/c 26 January
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Joanne Shaw Taylor added to Radio Featured Artists
Joanne Shaw Taylor, featured in our “GRTR! Greats” series in September 2025, has been added to the Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Featured Artists section. This means more airplay across the station’s playlists. Joanne plays a further series of dates in the UK this week.
Aerosmith (pictured) release ‘Aerosmith (Legendary Edition)’ on March 20 as a limited-edition deluxe 5LP box, a 4LP slipcase, black and colour vinyl, 3CD, CD, and digital. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have newly mixed the original recordings and tapes with Zakk Cervini and Steve Berkowitz.
Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan will release his debut solo album, ‘Gargoyle Of The Garden State’, on June 12 via earMUSIC.
Chris Brain release his fourth studio album, ‘Red Sun Rising’, on May 1 via Big Sun Records.
Foo Fighters have finished their new album with a title and release date yet to be confirmed.
From Ashes To New release their new album ‘Reflections’ on April 17 via Better Noise Music.
Cherry Red Records release a box set from the Lovin’ Spoonful entitled ‘What a Day for a Daydream: The Complete Recordings 1965-1969′. It is released on March 27.
Nervosa will release their new album ‘Slave Machine’ on April 3 via Napalm Records.
Suzi Quatro releases a new album ‘Freedom’ on March 27 and it includes a cover of MC5′s ‘Kick Out the Jams’ with Alice Cooper. The title track was released as a single on January 29.
Savatage plan to release a triple live album recorded from the Palace in Los Angeles on the Gutter Ballet tour.
Sepultura have titled their final EP ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’ with a release date yet to be announced.
Hayley Williams of Paramore has teamed-up with Daniel James to form Power Snatch and they have already released ‘Assignment’.
Wolverine release their first studio album in a decade, ‘Anomalies’ on February 6 via Music Theories Recordings.
In the studio…
Saxon have completed mixing their new album…John Waite is currently working on a new album
Single life…
Creye released ‘Left In Silence’ on January 29…Degreed have released a new single ‘Broken Dreams’…Lou Gramm released ‘Young Love’ on January 27 ahead of his album ’Released’ due on March 20…Sevendust released ‘Is This The Real You?’ on January 29…Wlle and the Bandits released ‘Reina del Mar’ on January 30
Upcoming (Gigs – UK)
Newly announced UK tours (2026 unless stated):
Embrace (Nov), Enter Shakiri (Nov), Idlewild (Apr), Lzzy Hale & Joe Hottinger (Halestorm) (Jun), Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra + Roachford (Oct-Dec), The Orb + Ozric Tentacles (Nov, Dec), Phoenix Lake (Mar-May), Leo Sayer (Oct, Nov), Sparks (Jun),
Upcoming (USA/ROW)
Newly announced US & European tours (2026 unless stated):
America (US), The Black Crowes (US), Black Veil Brides (US), Alice Copper (US), Earth, Wind & Fire + Lionel Richie (US), Enter Shakiri (EU, AU), Dave Matthews Band (US), Napalm Death (US), Obituary (US), Bonnie Raitt (US), Spoon (US), Wilco (EU, US),
Tour updates & postponed/cancelled gigs & tours:
Martin Carthy has cancelled plan festival dates this year with his daughter Eliza, after recently being diagnosed with late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
Sabaton have postponed their North American tour in order to allow bassist Pär Sundström time to heal from “inflammation in his arms”.
Neil Young has gifted his entire music catalogue to the people of Greenland for free.
Parliament and Funkadelic bassist Billy Bass.
Drummer Sly Dunbar of Sly and Robbie.
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KATHARINE PRIDDY, listed as a Breakthrough Artist in our Best of 2025 reviewer poll, releases a new album in March, ‘These Frightening Machines’. Her April/May UK tour is preceded by promotional dates at various record stores.
APR 16 Sub Rooms, Stroud
APR 17 St. George’s Church, Brighton
APR 18 Papillon, Southampton
APR 19 Cambridge Junction 2
APR 20 Norwich Arts Centre
APR 22 St George’s, Bristol
APR 23 Union Chapel, London
APR 24 Metronome, Nottingham
APR 25 The Tung Auditorium, Liverpool
APR 26 Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
APR 28 Holywell Music Room, Oxford
APR 29 The Stoller Hall, Manchester
APR 30 Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
MAY 01 The Glasshouse, Gateshead
MAY 02 The Birdwell Venue, Barnsley
MAY 03 Pocklington Arts Centre, York
MAY 05 The Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton
MAY 07 Exeter Phoenix
MAY 08 The Gate, Cardiff
MAY 09 Birmingham Town Hall
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