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		<title>Album review: RANDOM EARTH PROJECT – Songs of Plenty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-random-earth-project-songs-of-plenty/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Random-Earth-Project-Songs-of-Plenty-jpeg1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Random Earth Project - Songs of Plenty" title="Random Earth Project - Songs of Plenty" /></a>Self release [Release date 13.04.26] What’s in a name? In the case of Random Earth Project, the project part finds echoes of Frank Zappa’s Project / Object idea, with various elements being interrelated in the search for artistic unity On &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-random-earth-project-songs-of-plenty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-random-earth-project-songs-of-plenty/">Album review: RANDOM EARTH PROJECT – Songs of Plenty</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: SCOTT ARCHIBALD the id project – Sol Caravan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-scott-archibald-the-id-project-sol-caravan/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/the-id-project-sol-caravan2-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="SCOTT ARCHIBALD the id project – Sol Caravan" title="SCOTT ARCHIBALD the id project – Sol Caravan" /></a>Bandcamp [Release date 05.12.25] ‘Sol Caravan’ is a ground breaking debut album by Scott Archibald&#8217;s the id project which strikes the perfect balance between jam band interplay, rock related intensity, subliminal percussive rhythms and timeless musical traditions. It’s a conceptually &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-scott-archibald-the-id-project-sol-caravan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-scott-archibald-the-id-project-sol-caravan/">Album review: SCOTT ARCHIBALD the id project – Sol Caravan</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: SELWYN BIRCHWOOD – Electric Swamp Funkin&#8217; Blues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-selwyn-birchwood-electric-swamp-funkin-blues/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SB-ELECTRIC2-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Selwyn Birchwood - Electric Swamp Funkin&#039; Blues" title="Selwyn Birchwood - Electric Swamp Funkin&#039; Blues" /></a>Alligator Records [Release date 27.03.26] Selwyn Birchwood’s ‘Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues’ is everything you want from a contemporary blues album. It’s a well crafted, emotively sung and self produced masterpiece from a young blues artist who explores deeply felt, socially &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-selwyn-birchwood-electric-swamp-funkin-blues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-selwyn-birchwood-electric-swamp-funkin-blues/">Album review: SELWYN BIRCHWOOD – Electric Swamp Funkin&#8217; Blues</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>EP review: JIMMY OWEN – 10Ft Squared</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/ep-review-jimmy-owen-10ft-squared/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/JO-150x150.png" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Jimmy Owen - 10ft Squared" title="Jimmy Owen - 10ft Squared" /></a>Self Release  [Release date 24.10.25] ‘10Ft Squared’ is the perfect introduction to Jimmy Owen, a guitar driven, singer-songwriter and restless artistic spirit, who straddles prog, fusion, Californian tinged soft rock, pop and unexpectedly the blues. It’s a mini album or &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/ep-review-jimmy-owen-10ft-squared/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/ep-review-jimmy-owen-10ft-squared/">EP review: JIMMY OWEN – 10Ft Squared</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: SPARKS – MAD!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-sparks-mad/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Mad1-e1749169854906.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Mad" title="Mad" /></a>Transgressive [Release date 23.05.25] &#8216;Mad!&#8217; is the latest snapshot of the Sparks aesthetic. It&#8217;s interwoven with elements of surreal humour and satire and is bolstered by immense interlocking vocal repetition, frantic rhythms and cinematic lyrics. It’s a badge of honour with &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-sparks-mad/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-sparks-mad/">Album review: SPARKS – MAD!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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