Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)

News: Albums of the Month (July-September 2026)

Posted on October 10, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

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 … Continue reading →

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Album review : JACK BRUCE and FRIENDS – I’ve Always Wanted To Do This (5 CD boxset, remastered)

Posted on October 10, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 16.09.26] To begin with, never mind the classy songwriting and high calibre musicianship, I’ve Always Wanted To Do This was a smart piece of logistics and organisation… not very rock’n’roll, but important just the same. … Continue reading →

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Album review: GREY DELISLE – Don’t Turn Around

Posted on October 8, 2026 by jason

Hummingbird Records [Release date 13.11.26] While a lot of artists at the moment are pulling on the 70’s for inspiration, Grey Delisle harks right back to the 50’s and Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lyn territory, with a dash of Lefty … Continue reading →

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Album review: BEFORE THE GOLD RUSH : An American Country Rock Anthology 1966-73 (3CD Boxset)

Posted on October 7, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 16.10.26] Another standout Cherry Red Anthology. One to add to an enjoyable series based on the storied history of American Rock. Not so long ago, we reviewed I See You Live On Love Street (Music … Continue reading →

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Album review : SATAN – Out Of The Fire 1981-85 (4 CD Boxset)

Posted on October 4, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 9.10.26] Leaders rather than followers, Newcastle metal band, Satan grew up alongside Venom, Raven, and The Tygers Of Pan Tang. But while these bands made a few waves, Satan didn’t get the attention they deserved. … Continue reading →

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Album review: BRONA McVITTIE – Supernatural

Posted on October 3, 2026 by jason

State 51/Company of Corkbots [Release date 16.10.26] Ulster singer‑songwriter, harpist and biologist Bróna McVittie returns with ‘Supernatural’, her fourth solo album. Released to coincide with Samhain, the ancient Irish festival when the veil between worlds grows thin, ‘Supernatural’ stands at … Continue reading →

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Album review: PHIL VINCENT – Passive/Aggressive

Posted on October 3, 2026 by jason

Rock Company Records [Release date 21.10.26] Seriously, does Phil Vincent ever sleep?! This is Phil’s second solo album of the year, and third overall when Tragik are included. Phil Vincent never skimps on value either, as the CD adds two … Continue reading →

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Album review: SHADES OF PLATO – The Golden Ratio

Posted on October 1, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Platonic Arrangements [Release date 13.11.26] shadesofplato1.bandcamp.com ‘Welcome To The Carnival’ is a fitting entree for this, the fourth “in an occasional series” of what the band term “Tull/Sisters(of Mercy)/Stranglers mash ups”. The album is a heady mixture of influences, mostly of … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAVE PACKHAM – The Wedding Dance

Posted on September 29, 2026 by petefeenstra

Self release [Release date 11.04.25] Dave Packham is a singer song writer based in Shoreham-by-Sea East Sussex, who uses emotional turmoil as creative energy, on an album that I somehow overlooked on its release well over a year ago. It’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: SARI SCHORR – Running Wild

Posted on September 29, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Provogue Records / Artone Label Group [Release date 09.10.26] We’ve been following Sari Schorr’s musical progress since at least 2016 with Pete Feenstra an early supporter, calling her “one of the finest blues-rock singers of our era”. Sari’s most recent album … Continue reading →

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Album review : BAD INFLUENCE – Celebrating 40 Years

Posted on September 28, 2026 by petefeenstra

Self release [Release date : 07.06.26] Bad Influence’s ‘Celebrating 40 Years’ double album is a timely reminder of the melodic qualities of one of South London’s finest rock and blues bands. The 28 tracks span 4 studio albums, an early … Continue reading →

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Album review: 25 YEAR SCREAMER – …And From The Deep, There Is A Light…

Posted on September 28, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

White Knight Records [Release date 25.09.26] We’ve followed 25 Yard Screamer since their formation in 2002 and their onward trajectory has reflected our own since that time. We were mightily impressed with their third album ‘Cassandra’ in 2007, took over … Continue reading →

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Album review : MOCKINGBIRD HILL– Melting Pot

Posted on September 28, 2026 by petefeenstra

Mad Ears Productions [Release date : 21.10.26] Mockingbird Hill’s ‘Melting Pot’ is an engaging and at times beguiling album, full of good songs, bluesy grooves and intricate musical detail. I don’t know the reasons why Andy Littlewood originally called his … Continue reading →

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Album review : THE MIGHTY BOSSCATS – Normal

Posted on September 25, 2026 by petefeenstra

Self release [Release date : 19.09.26] Having made his name with an impressive back catalogue of some 17 albums, in which he’s moved effortlessly though imagery-laden Americana, with all shades of blues, country and even jazzy influences, Richard Townsend and … Continue reading →

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Album review: ADMIRAL RADIO – Heirloom

Posted on September 24, 2026 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 09.09.26] I think husband and wife team Coty Hoover and Becca Smith, aka Admiral Radio, were put on this earth to harmonise together. Throughout this whole album they lay their harmonies down like sweet butter cream on … Continue reading →

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Album review : FRANCIS ROSSI -The Way We Were, Volume 2

Posted on September 23, 2026 by brianmc

earMusic [Release date : 25.09.26] The half life of many Francis Rossi / Bob Young songs seems to extend way beyond the music of other artists. The Way We Were Volumes 1 and 2 are the living proof. Most of … Continue reading →

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Album review: DIAMOND RAIN – Chapter One

Posted on September 20, 2026 by jason

Pride & Joy Music [Release date 23.10.26] Diamond Rain are a new band led by the silver masked High Priest, who is backed by Arch Lector and The Faithful Disciples. It sounds on paper like a Lidl version of Ghost, … Continue reading →

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Album review: IT – The Stranger Inside The Self

Posted on September 19, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 16.10.26] An interesting album by IT as the original album was written, recorded and produced by Nick Jackson back in 1994, and it was only ever released on self-made cassettes. Nick takes up the story, “In 2020, … Continue reading →

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Album review : PAUL LAINE : The Long Road Back

Posted on September 18, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date : 25.09.26] There’s a lot of traffic right now on The Long Road Back from the Eighties. The AOR genre just refuses to die. GRTR’s AOR Guru, Andy Nathan, who travels the world in a search … Continue reading →

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Album review : BIG COUNTRY REDUX – Eastworld

Posted on September 18, 2026 by brianmc

Eastworld Records [Release date : 18.09.26] Twenty-five years after Stuart Adamson’s passing, the band has re-emerged as Big Country Redux, delivering Eastworld, a 10-track collection that bridges decades of unfulfilled musical history. At the heart of this project is Bruce … Continue reading →

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Album review: CARLA GOVER & FRIENDS – Williams Branch Is Hard To Find

Posted on September 14, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

CARLA GLOVER & FRIENDS - Williams Branch Is Hard To Find

www.carlagover.com [Release date 02.10.26] Attention all lovers of old American or traditional Americana music – this album is for you. Make a mark in your diary, it’s out Oct 2. Written by Si Kahn and featuring 10 different vocalists, including … Continue reading →

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Album review: OZRIC TENTACLES – Harmonic Mind

Posted on September 14, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

KScope [Release date 18.09.26] Festival favourites Ozric Tentacles formed at the Stonehenge Free Festival in 1983 and have kept a solid fanbase ever since. They released a number of cassette only albums during the 80s, releasing their first full album … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIGH – Goh-Ka

Posted on September 14, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Peaceville [Release date 04.09.26] Formed in Tokyo, Japan in the late 80s, Sigh were originally influenced by the Nordic black metal scene, the band have progressed experimentally since then, falling more and more into the Art Metal camp. This new … Continue reading →

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Album review : BUDGIE – Running From My Soul The MCA Years 1973-75 (3 CDs)

Posted on September 14, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 25.09.26] The seventies have always been considered to be the hard rock and heavy metal years. Welsh band Budgie was at the epicentre. Their songs were covered by Soundgarden, Metallica, Van Halen and Iron Maiden. … Continue reading →

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Album review : VELVETEEN QUEEN – The Greater Good

Posted on September 11, 2026 by brianmc

Silver Lining Music [Release date 18.09.26] Who said Glamrock is dead? Not me. And certainly not Velveteen Queen. This band from Gothenberg is Glamrock’s second generation European progeny, whose rock’n’roll music has a solid sonic core and always has something interesting … Continue reading →