Get Ready to ROCK! » chamber pop https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:41:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 EP review: BARBARA – Happy Days https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/04/ep-review-barbara-happy-days/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/04/ep-review-barbara-happy-days/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:32:11 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=95169 BARBARAWebsite [Release date 22.05.24] Barbara are Henry & John Tydeman, songwriting brothers from Brighton and have played music together since they were children. They started the band proper in 2020 and decided on the name ‘Barbara’ because they wanted a … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/04/ep-review-barbara-happy-days/feed/ 0 Gig review: THE DIVINE COMEDY – O2 Academy, Oxford, 13 October 2019 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/10/gig-review-the-divine-comedy-o2-academy-oxford-13-october-2019/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/10/gig-review-the-divine-comedy-o2-academy-oxford-13-october-2019/#comments Sun, 13 Oct 2019 15:23:42 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=62357 The Best of 2019Seeing the Divine Comedy live has been top of my bands to see list and I was very happy to be able to finally see them at a sold out show at the Academy (or the Zodiac as it was … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/10/gig-review-the-divine-comedy-o2-academy-oxford-13-october-2019/feed/ 0 Album review: MY LIFE STORY – World Citizen https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/08/album-review-my-life-story-world-citizen/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/08/album-review-my-life-story-world-citizen/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2019 19:17:00 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=61248 MY LIFE STORY - World CitizenExilophone [Release date 06.09.19] To my musical shame My Life Story have completely passed me by until this album arrived for review, which means a lot of catching up for me as they are masters of lush pop and are … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/08/album-review-my-life-story-world-citizen/feed/ 0 Album review: THE DIVINE COMEDY – Office Politics https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/06/album-review-the-divine-comedy-office-politics/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/06/album-review-the-divine-comedy-office-politics/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2019 13:43:59 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=59743 THE DIVINE COMEDY - Office PoliticsDC Records [Release date 07.06.19] Never one to do things by halves, Neil Hannon and the Divine Comedy return with a double album, three years after their last album ‘Foreverland’. As the album’s title suggests it has a loose theme … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/06/album-review-the-divine-comedy-office-politics/feed/ 0 Album review: SPARKS – Hippopotamus https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/album-review-sparks-hippopotamus/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/album-review-sparks-hippopotamus/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:46:39 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=48599 Sparks - HippopotamusBMG [Release date 08.09.17] ‘Hippopotamus’ is a triumph of pop’s true potential over the usual clichéd familiar fare. It’s a cross genre album bursting with creativity, humour and stylistic diversity. The lyrical word plays, eclectic themes and nuanced melodies are … Continue reading →

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