News: Albums of the Month (July – September 2025)

A quarterly feature highlighting album releases rated highly by the GRTR! review team and worthy of your investigation. We try and pick out a cross-section of albums that reflect the range of genres reviewed at the website. The star rating will be at least ****

I have had this album on heavy rotation since it was dropped on me a couple of days ago, and I’m so hooked on it that I need to listen to it at least every two hours. I was even singing the single Primadonna whilst washing up last night, their hook lines are that infectious. *****

Review by Andy Sharrocks

GLENN HUGHES Chosen

By all accounts ‘Chosen’ may be his final fling as a solo artist (in another nine years he’ll be 83) and if that is so he has done himself proud and we should all be thankful. ****

Review by David Randall

FM – Brotherhood

As one of the leaders of a movement often decried for being formulaic, FM have achieved the rare feat of keeping the listener on their toes with some unpredictable turns while staying true to their core melodic rock values. **** 1/4

Review by Andy Nathan

THE SWITCH No Way Out

It’s in some way inspiring to hear a band embracing the past wholeheartedly. Pretty well everywhere you scratch the paint on No Way Out, you’ll find the 1980s underneath. ****

Review by Brian McGowan

THREE DAYS GRACE Alienation

Long-term fans will relish this new offering and not least (Adam) Gontier’s return. Newcomers will find much to enjoy. Alienation is relentlessly great. *****

Review by David Randall

WALTER TROUT Sign Of The Times

‘Sign of the Times’ responds to those social changes in the best way possible with biting social commentary, insightful humour and scintillating guitar playing, leaving us to count the notes. ****

Review by Pete Feenstra

Albums of the Month (April – June 2025)
Albums of the Month (January – March 2025)

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Power Plays w/c 1 December 2025

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Featured Albums w/c 1 December 2025

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