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		<title>Album review: JENNY COLQUITT &#8211; Pockets Full Of Rain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-jenny-colquitt-pockets-full-of-rain/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/jennyc-e1776817857677.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="JENNY COLQUITT - A Pocketful Of Rain" title="JENNY COLQUITT - A Pocketful Of Rain" /></a>Bandcamp [Release date 01.05.26] Whatever else this album is, and it is many things, it is not Americana, which is what it is being promoted as. It is a pretty special collection of really well crafted songs delivered in a &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-jenny-colquitt-pockets-full-of-rain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-jenny-colquitt-pockets-full-of-rain/">Album review: JENNY COLQUITT &#8211; Pockets Full Of Rain</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Book review: On track&#8230;THE DIVINE COMEDY by Alan Draper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 14:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/05/book-review-on-track-the-divine-comedy-by-alan-draper/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="106" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/On-Track...THE-DIVINE-COMEDY-by-ALAN-DRAPER-e1735221012722.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="On Track...THE DIVINE COMEDY by ALAN DRAPER" title="On Track...THE DIVINE COMEDY by ALAN DRAPER" /></a>Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 29.02.24] At end of the 1980s Neil Hannon formed his first line-up of The Divine Comedy. In 1989, he signed a deal with independent label, Setanta Records, which led to The Divine Comedy becoming the label’s &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/05/book-review-on-track-the-divine-comedy-by-alan-draper/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/05/book-review-on-track-the-divine-comedy-by-alan-draper/">Book review: On track&#8230;THE DIVINE COMEDY by Alan Draper</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Stars: WYNONA BLEACH (interview)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/risingstars-wynona-bleach-interview/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wynona_bleach1-150x150.jpeg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="WYNONA BLEACH" title="WYNONA BLEACH" /></a>Mixing alternative rock, shoegaze and power pop, Wynona Bleach are a 5-piece from Belfast, NI. 2021 saw them sign to legendary indie label Fierce Panda (Coldplay, Placebo, Death Cab For Cutie); in early 2022 the band’s debut album Moonsoake was &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/risingstars-wynona-bleach-interview/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/risingstars-wynona-bleach-interview/">Rising Stars: WYNONA BLEACH (interview)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: JULIANA HATFIELD &#8211; Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2023 12:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-juliana-hatfield-juliana-hatfield-sings-elo/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/juliana-hatfield-sings-elo-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="juliana hatfield sings elo" title="juliana hatfield sings elo" /></a>American Laundromat Records [Release date 17.11.23] Juliana Hatfield has been making music since 1986, which has included a stint in the Lemonheads, along with numerous solo albums since 1992 and this, her third album of cover songs, following on from &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-juliana-hatfield-juliana-hatfield-sings-elo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-juliana-hatfield-juliana-hatfield-sings-elo/">Album review: JULIANA HATFIELD &#8211; Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: SEMISONIC &#8211; Little Bit of Sun</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-semisonic-little-bit-of-sun/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SEMISONIC-Little-Bit-of-Sun-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="SEMISONIC - Little Bit of Sun" title="SEMISONIC - Little Bit of Sun" /></a>Pleasuresonic [Release date 03.11.23] It&#8217;s only been twenty two years since Semisonic last released a full studio album (we had the EP &#8216;You&#8217;re Not Alone&#8217; in 2020). Mind you, its not as if mainman Dan Wilson has been idle penning &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-semisonic-little-bit-of-sun/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-semisonic-little-bit-of-sun/">Album review: SEMISONIC &#8211; Little Bit of Sun</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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