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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>
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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>Gig review: EMERALD MOON – Le Marquee, Peyrignac, Dordogne, SW France, 7 March 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/gig-review-emerald-moon-le-marquee-peyrignac-dordogne-sw-france-7-march-2026/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="112" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Vanessa-Di-Mauro-HR-e1773369356550.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="EMERALD MOON – Le Marquee, Peyrignac, Dordogne, SW France, 7 March 2026" title="EMERALD MOON – Le Marquee, Peyrignac, Dordogne, SW France, 7 March 2026" /></a>Emerald Moon is an impressive French retro rock band with unashamed 70’s antecedents, sprinkled with elements of Classic Rock,  rock-blues and harmony guitar arrangements which owe much to Thin Lizzy and even Wishbone Ash. They also employ a funky undertow &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/gig-review-emerald-moon-le-marquee-peyrignac-dordogne-sw-france-7-march-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/gig-review-emerald-moon-le-marquee-peyrignac-dordogne-sw-france-7-march-2026/">Gig review: EMERALD MOON – Le Marquee, Peyrignac, Dordogne, SW France, 7 March 2026</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: Albums of the Month (October-December 2025)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/news-albums-of-the-month-october-december-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251001_aom1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="251001_aom1" title="251001_aom1" /></a>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 &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/news-albums-of-the-month-october-december-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/news-albums-of-the-month-october-december-2025/">News: Albums of the Month (October-December 2025)</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: CYTRUS &#8211; Duality</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/album-review-cytrus-duality/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cytrus_duality1a.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="CYTRUS - Duality" title="CYTRUS - Duality" /></a>www.cytrusband.com [Release date 14.11.25] Cytrus are described as a psychedelic funk band, so the listener might immediately think of Parliament or more specifically Funkadelic, purveyors of the genre since 1968. This eight-piece band from Seattle are actually far more accessible &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/album-review-cytrus-duality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/album-review-cytrus-duality/">Album review: CYTRUS &#8211; Duality</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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