Featured this year…2023

Every 1-2 weeks we select albums and tracks for more frequent airplay. These can be new releases or reissues.

How do we make our selection? We use feedback from presenters and reviewers, and their opinions at www.getreadytorock.com

The aim is to signpost new artists where possible but not always the most obvious track or single and/or albums/artists worthy of further investigation. A selection of these tracks are previewed in our weekly ‘New to GRTR!‘ sequence.

Follow the playlist in real time via our Playlist section which also links to associated album reviewsn where possible.

Featured this year (Archive)

Featured this week (Current picks)

Power Plays w/c 27 November 2023 (Mon-Fri)

FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES Brambles (International Death Cult/AWAL)
STERLING PRESS Doorbell (Fear Records)
THE PROGRESSIVE SOULS COLLECTIVE The Trick Is To Keep Breathing (indie)
SIBLINGS Evangeline (indie)
SOUL EXTRACT Supernova (FixT)
MADISON GALLOWAY Shade In The Shadows (indie)
THESE WICKED RIVERS Force Of Nature (indie)
REPUBLICA New York (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 27 November 2023 (Mon-Fri)

09:00-12:00 FIRST SIGNAL Line Of Fire (Frontiers, 2019)
12:00-13:00 ATACK Nine Lives (Escape Music)
14:00-16:00 THEA GILMORE Thea Gilmore (2023)

Power Plays w/c 13 November 2023 (Mon-Fri)

ONE LAST DAY No Chemical (indie)
FLOYA Stay (Arising Empire)
UNPROCESSED Glass (indie)
INTERLAKER The Hunger (Hassle Records)
LOSTALONE I’m A Fire That You Can’t Put Out (Dharma Records)
DUST BOLT Burning Pieces (indie)
BLAMESHIFT All Or Nothing (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 13 November 2023 (Mon-Fri)

09:00-12:00 CARE OF NIGHT Reconnected (Frontiers)
12:00-13:00 TREAT Coup De Grace (Frontiers, 2010)
14:00-16:00 STEVE TILSTON Such & Such (Market Square, 2003)

The A List (w/c 13 November)

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ANN WILSON & TRIPSITTER Another Door (Dualtone)
DEAD MAN’S WHISKEY In The Storm (McCall Records)
DORO Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud (Nuclear Blast)
FRANCIS DUNNERY The Blues Of Tombstone Dunnery, Vol.1 (Francis Dunnery Music)
SCREAMING EAGLES High Class Rock ‘NH Roll (indie)
SOPHIE LLOYD Imposter Syndrome (indie)

Power Plays w/c 30 October 2023 (Mon-Fri)

THE ANSWER Wild Heart (Golden Robot Records)
LANSDOWNE Bury Me (AFM Records)
ROYAL TUSK Relegate (MNRK Music Group)
CRUSHED BY WAVES Too Much Too Fast (indie)
SHE BURNS RED – Heavy Is The Head (She Burns Red Records)
LATE NIGHT TROUBLE Take It Off (indie)
DEAD POET SOCIETY I Hope You Hate Me (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 30 October 2023 (Mon-Fri)

09:00-12:00 VITALINES Wheels Within Wheels (Frontiers)
12:00-13:00 EUROPE Last Look At Eden (earMUSIC, 2009)
14:00-16:00 TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT Day By Day (2022)

Power Plays w/c 16 October 2023 (Mon-Fri)

BLACKTOOTHED Carried Away (Arising Empire)
AIKO Opposites Don’t Attract (indie)
SCOTT STAPP What I Deserve (Napalm Records)
TRUE NORTH I Dragged Us In (Rough Trade/Believe)
ZAYDE WOLF Maniac (indie)
HIGH REGARD Surrounding (indie)
THE GEMS Send Me To The Wolves (Napalm Records)
SOUTH OF SALEM Left For Dead (Spider Party Records)

Featured Albums w/c 16 October 2023 (Mon-Fri)

09:00-12:00 OVERLAND S.I.X. (Escape Music)
12:00-13:00 KING’S CROWN Closer To The Truth (Frontiers)
14:00-16:00 JEB BARRY & THE PAWN SHOP SAINTS texas, etc. (Dolly Rocker Recordings, 2018)

The A List (w/c 16 October)

ALBANY DOWN Born In The Ashes (indie)
ANN WILSON & TRIPSITTER Another Door (Dualtone)
DBA (DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION) Celestial Songs (Cherry Red)
STRAY About Time (Talking Elephant)
TRANCEND Lilac (indie)

Power Plays w/c 2 October 2023 (Mon-Fri)

DEAD MAN’S WHISKEY Do Or Die (indie)
FELIX RABIN As She Comes (Damp Music)
LONEHEAD Heavy Weather (indie)
CATCH YOUR BREATH Mirror (Thriller Records)
CREEPER Black Heaven (Spinefarm)
KALEIDA Hollow (indie)
LAVIRE La Femme (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 2 October 2023 (Mon-Fri)

09:00-12:00 TRIXTER Human Era (Frontiers, 2015)
12:00-13:00 CODE OF SILENCE Dark Skies Over Babylon (Mausoleum, 2013)
14:00-16:00 CHRIS SINGLETON Twisted City (2006)

Power Plays w/c 18 September 2023 (Mon-Fri)

THE STRAY PURSUIT Mama (indie)
SUNMACHINE Spine (indie)
SILVEROLLER Hold (Golden Robot Records)
READ THE ROOM Jade (indie)
PIQUED JACKS Color Shades (indie)
DEAD POET SOCIETY Running In Circles (Spinefarm)
ALESTI Flawed Truth (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 18 September 2023 (Mon-Fri)

09:00-12:00 VEGA Battlelines (Frontiers)
12:00-13:00 TEMPT Tempt (Better Noise Music)
14:00-16:00 SNAKE OIL & HARMONY Hurricane Riders (2020)

The A List (w/c 18 September)

ALBANY DOWN Born In The Ashes (indie)
DBA (DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION) Celestial Songs (Cherry Red)
HANFORD FLYOVER Source (Fruits de Mers Records)
PHIL CAMPBELL & THE BASTARD SONS Kings Of The Asylum (Earache)
STRAY About Time (Talking Elephant)
TRANCEND Lilac (indie)

Power Plays w/c 4 September 2023 (Mon-Fri)

ABLE MACHINES Evidence (indie)
ROYAL TUSK Head Up (MNRK Music Group)
CLOSURE IN MOSCOW Keeper Of The Lake (Bird’s Robe Records)
DOGMA Forbidden Zone (MNRK Heavy)
FLORENCE BLACK Don’t Hold Me Down (indie)
TRANCEND Do Something (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 4 September 2023 (Mon-Fri)

09:00-12:00 STRYPER Fallen (Frontiers, 2015)
12:00-13:00 ECLIPSE Meglomanium (Frontiers)
14:00-16:00 GRACE POTTER Mother Road (Fantasy)

Power Plays w/c 21 August 2023 (Mon-Fri)

PISTOLS AT DAWN Fly (indie)
STONEMILLER INC. Die Young (indie)
SUZI QUATRO & KT TUNSTALL – Overload (Sun Records)
ROBIN TROWER with Sari Schorr – Burn (Mascot Records)

Featured Albums w/c 21 August 2023 (Mon-Fri)

09:00-12:00 RIAN Wings (Frontiers)
12:00-13:00 CONQUER DIVIDE Slow Burn (Mascot)
14:00-16:00 SUZI QUATRO & KT TUNSTALL Face To Face (indie)

The A List (w/c 21 August)

FURY WEEKEND Afterglow (FiXT)
GRETA VAN FLEET Starchaser (Lava)
LUKE MORLEY Songs From The Blue Room (Conquest Music)
THE MAGPIE ARC Glamour In The Grey (indie)
RIVAL SONS Darkfighter (indie)
TIZANE Forever Is Nothing (indie)

Power Plays w/c 7 August 2023 (Mon-Fri)

TAKIDA The Loneliest Hour (indie)
GALAXY THIEF Come Alive (Right Track Records)
ATTIC THEORY Papier Mache (indie)
JESSIE SCARLET Runaway (Kycker)
VS/U Relapse & Repeat (indie)
CATCH YOUR BREATH 21 Gun Salute (Thriller Records)

Featured Albums w/c 7 August 2023 (Mon-Fri)

09:00-12:00 STREETLIGHT Ignition (Frontiers)
12:00-13:00 SINHERESY Event Horizon (Scarlet Records)
14:00-16:00 KARNEY Creatures In The Night (indie)

Power Plays w/c 24 July 2023 (Mon-Fri)
CRUSHED BY WAVES Nothing Left (indie)
STARBENDERS Body Talk (Sumerian Records)
QUEEN COLT Blackhole (indie)
ROYAL TUSK All My Life (MNRK Music Group)
FILTER Obliteration (Golden Robot Records)
DOWNTOWN PATRIOTS One Night Stand (Maisola Records)

Featured Albums w/c 24 July 2023 (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 TONY MITCHELL Radio Heartbeat (Pride & Joy Music)
12:00-13:00 EDGE OF PARADISE Hologram (Frontiers)
14:00-16:00 SEAN TAYLOR Short Stories (indie)

The A List (w/c 24 July)

RAY ALDER II (InsideOut)
FURY WEEKEND Afterglow (FiXT)
GRETA VAN FLEET Starchaser (Lava)
LUKE MORLEY Songs From The Blue Room (Conquest Music)
THE MAGPIE ARC Glamour In The Grey (indie)
RIVAL SONS Darkfighter (indie)
TIZANE Forever Is Nothing (indie)

Power Plays w/c 10 July 2023 (Mon-Fri)
SMASH INTO PIECES Flow (indie)
DOGMA My First Peak (MNRK Heavy)
LOST ALONE The Final Call For Forever (Dharma Records)
THE JOHN WILLIAMS SYNDICATE I Started Something (Wulfrun Records)
VAMBO Worlds Collide (Struggle For Power) (Pride & Joy Music)
PHIL JAMIESON Somebody Else (Golden Robot Records)

Featured Albums w/c 10 July 2023 (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 MIDNITE CITY In At The Deep End (Pride & Joy Music)
12:00-13:00 IOMMI Fused (Sanctuary, 2005)
14:00-16:00 NERINA PALLOT Fires (14th Floor, 2005)

Power Plays w/c 26 June 2023 (Mon-Fri)
THE GEMS Like A Phoenix (Napalm Records)
BLUE EYED GIANTS – 97 (Famined Records)
JOSH TAERK Hold On Virginia (AMG/Sony)
MARSHALL POTTS The Change (Let’s Go Alice Records)
THE STRAY PURSUIT Let It Be Known (indie)
THE NITROVERTS Break The System (indie)
DEAD MAN’S WHISKEY Island In The Storm (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 26 June 2023 (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 STARDUST Kingdom Of Illusion (Frontiers)
12:00-13:00 EXTREME Six (earMUSIC)
14:00-16:00 MALCOLM HOLCOMBE Bits And Pieces (Proper Music/Need To Know?)

The A List (w/c 26 June)

FURY WEEKEND Afterglow (FiXT)
LUKE MORLEY Songs From The Blue Room (Conquest Music)
RIVAL SONS Darkfighter (indie)
TIZANE Forever Is Nothing (indie)

Power Plays w/c 12 June (Mon-Fri)
ALBANY DOWN You Always Want What You Can’t Have (indie)
NIGHT TALKS Roll On (indie)
BLACKLIST UNION Letters From The Psych Ward (indie)
FAINT LINE Red Tide (indie)
CREEPER Cry To Heaven (Spinefarm)
CALL ME CANNON Circles (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 12 June 2023 (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 STEVE LUKATHER Bridges (Mascot)
12:00-13:00 SHAKRA Invincible (AFM Records)
14:00-16:00 JAMES GRANT Strange Flowers (Vertical, 2009)

Power Plays w/c 29 May (Mon-Fri)
HOLDING ABSENCE False Dawn (Sharp Tone Records)
FLORENCE BLACK Start Again (indie)
THE PETAL FALLS Obsession (indie)
CHURCH PARTY Back In The Room (indie)
3FORCE Braindance (FixT)
OUT OF THE ASHES Where I Run To (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 29 May 2023 (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 HOUSE OF SHAKIRA XiT (Frontiers)
12:00-13:00 KORITNI Long Overdue (Verycords)
14:00-16:00 KATY LIED Winter Lightning (2011)

The A List (w/c 29 May)

EMPYRE Relentless (KScope)
FURY WEEKEND Afterglow (FiXT)
JETHRO TULL Rokflote (InsideOut Music)
LIV KRISTINE River Of Diamonds (Metalville)

Power Plays w/c 15 May (Mon-Fri)
RIIVER BRUKES Time Will Tell (indie)
SAMANTHA MOON Divine Being (indie)
PICTURESQUE Borrowing Problems (Rude Records)
THE USED Numb (Hassle Records)
LEADFINGER Gimme The Future (Golden Robot Records)
FILTER Face Down (Golden Robot Records)
VOYAGER Prince Of Fire (Seasons Of Mist)

Featured Albums w/c 15 May (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND The Love Goes On (Frontiers)
12:00-13:00 WINGER Seven (Frontiers)
14:00-16:00 THREE COLOURS DARK Love’s Lost Property (Firefly, 2021)

Power Plays w/c 1 May (Mon-Fri)
FURY WEEKEND Velvet Rain (FiXT)
ABI MOORE Wake Up (indie)
BENMOZES Fake (indie)
AGORA Infinity (Golden Robot Records)
COLD IRONS BOUND Conversation (indie)
WHEN RIVERS MEET Perfect Stranger (indie)
COASTAL FIRE DEPT. Cry Your Heart Out (L’islet Records)

Featured Albums w/c 1 May (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 SLAMER Nowhere Land (2006)
12:00-13:00 L.A. GUNS Black Diamonds (Frontiers)
14:00-16:00 ARIELLE ’73 (indie)

Power Plays w/c 17 April (Mon-Fri)
happydaze (Full Free) Radical (Thriller Records)
THE ANIX Cut Me (FiXT)
HOLDING ABSENCE A Crooked Melody (SharpTone Records)
HOURGVLSS Calling (indie)
THE NIGHTMARES Murder Season (Venn Records)
GROUNDLIFT Bottleneck (Curtain Call Records)
DIE TIRED Better Off Alive (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 17 April (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 TOKYO MOTOR FIST Lions (Frontiers, 2020)
12:00-13:00 KEE MARCELLO Scaling Up (Frontiers, 2016)
14:00-16:00 BRUCE COCKBURN O Sun O Moon (True North Records)

The A List (w/c 17 April)

FLOOR JANSEN Paragon (PIAS)
LAST IN LINE Jericho (earMUSIC)
STONETRIP Run Free (Golden Robot Records)

Power Plays w/c 3 April (Mon-Fri)
SAVAGE HANDS Black Clouds (Nuclear Blast)
JASON CHARLES MILLER The River (Golden Robot Records)
HALFLIVES Everything Sucks (indie)
DEAD MANS WHISKEY Masquerade (indie)
BLOCKADE Mess You Made (indie)
STEVE R. PEARCE & THE HOOLIGANS Out Go The Lights (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 3 April (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 TRIXTER Human Era (Frontiers, 2015)
12:00-13:00 NIGHT RANGER Somewhere In California (Frontiers, 2011)
14:00-16:00 KRISTINA STYKOS River Of Light (2019)

Power Plays w/c 20 March (Mon-Fri)
MALISSA WHITEHOUSE Simple (Indie)
SHINING PHOENIX Rise From The Ashes (Indie)
TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION Hell Hounds (MDNK Records)
FRAMING HANLEY Start A Fire (Thermal Entertainment)
CELLDWELLER The End Of The World (FiXT)
IHSAHN Dom Andra (Candlelight Records)
THE RUBY TUESDAYS Blacklight (Golden Robot)

Featured Albums w/c 20 March (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 BITE THE BULLET (Escape Music)
12:00-13:00 THE FLOOD Hear Us Out (Escape Music)
14:00-16:00 JUDIE TZUKE Peace Has Broken Out (Big Moon Records, 2017)

The A List (w/c 20 March)

DELAIN Dark Waters (Napalm Records)
RUFFYUNZ Ruffunz II (Hyperspace Records)
STONETRIP Run Free (Golden Robot Records)
THE HAYLEY GRIFFITHS BAND Melanie (indie)
THE NEW DEATH CULT Super Natural (Indie Recordings)
THOSE DAMN CROWS Inhale/Exhale (Earache)

Power Plays w/c 6 March (Mon-Fri)
DELERIUM Coast To Coast (Metropolis Records)
ALT BLK ERA Rockstar: Lunar (indie)
BXRELL – Dare To (indie)
VOYAGER Promise (indie)
DIRTY LACES Seeker (indie)
SKAM Do It Again (Golden Robot Records)

Featured Albums w/c 6 March (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 STEVE PERRY Traces (Fantasy, 2018)
12:00-13:00 IOMMI Fused (Sanctuary, 2005)
14:00-16:00 ELLES BAILEY Shining In The Half Light (2023 ed.)

Power Plays w/c 20 February (Mon-Fri)
PYRAMAZE Broken Arrow (AFM Records)
JASON CHARLES MILLER Chasing The Sun (Golden Robot Records)
FLOYA Willows (Arising Empire)
BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE Deny The Sun (Season Of Mist)
THE NIGHTMARES Heartless (Venn Records)
FIGHT THE FADE Monster (FixT)

Featured Albums w/c 20 February (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 GABRIELLE DE VAL Kiss In A Dragon Night (Escape Music)
12:00-13:00 ROBIN McAULEY Alive (Frontiers, 2017)
14:00-16:00 THEA GILMORE Liejacker (Fruitcake Music, 2008)

The A List (w/c 20 February)

AUSTIN GOLD Those City Lights (indie)
BRAVE RIVAL Life’s Machine (indie)
DELAIN Dark Waters (Napalm Records)
KATATONIA Sky Void Of Stars (Napalm Records)
LAURENCE JONES Destination Unknown (indie)
MOTIVE BLACK Auburn (AFM Records)
THE HAYLEY GRIFFITHS BAND Melanie (indie)
URIAH HEEP Chaos & Colour (Silver Lining Music)

Power Plays w/c 6 February (Mon-Fri)
KOBURG Beauty In The Fight (indie)
RIIVER BRUKES Little Black Book (indie)
MERCY KELLY Fever (indie)
LANSDOWNE Filthy (AFM Records)
MOTIVE BLACK Caged (AFM Records)

Featured Albums w/c 6 February (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 CHRIS ROSANDER The Monster Inside (Pride & Joy Music)
12:00-13:00 BLACK STAR RIDERS Wrong Side Of Paradise (Earache)
14:00-16:00 PEACH & QUIET Beautiful Thing (Peach & Quiet Music)

The A List (w/c 6 February)

AUSTIN GOLD Those City Lights (indie)
BRAVE RIVAL Life’s Machine (indie)
KATATONIA Sky Void Of Stars (Napalm Records)
LAURENCE JONES Destination Unknown (indie)
REBECCA DOWNES The Space Between Us (indie)
STONE BROKEN Revelation (Spinefarm)
URIAH HEEP Chaos & Colour (Silver Lining Music)

Featured Albums w/c 23 January (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 TEN Something Wicked This Way Comes (Frontiers)
12:00-13:00 BEYOND THE BLACK (Nuclear Blast)
14:00-16:00 ANGELA PERLEY Turn Me Loose (indie)

Power Plays w/c 23 January (Mon-Fri)
FURY WEEKEND Delirious (FixT)
REVOLUTION SAINTS Need Each Other (Frontiers)
THE NEW DEATH CULT Get Ready (Indie Recordings)
LAST IN LINE Ghost Town (earMUSIC)
HONG FAUX Starkiller (Golden Robot Records)
BITTER KISSES Pray (indie)

The A List (w/c 23 January)

AUSTIN GOLD Those City Lights (indie)
BLACK STAR RIDERS Wrong Side Of Paradise (Earache)
BRAVE RIVAL Life’s Machine (indie)
DOKKEN Tooth And Nail (BMG, box set)
ERJA LYYTINEN Waiting For The Daylight (Tuohi Records)
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Nobody’s Fool (KTBA Records)
KATATONIA Sky Void Of Stars (Napalm Records)
LAURENCE JONES Destination Unknown (indie)
REBECCA DOWNES The Space Between Us (indie)
STONE BROKEN Revelation (Spinefarm)
WOLF MOON How Do You See Yourself (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 16 January (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 PLACES OF POWER Now Is The Hour (Frontiers, 2009)
12:00-13:00 JEFF SCOTT SOTO Lost In the Translation (Frontiers, 2004)
14:00-16:00 KELLY BAYFIELD Wave Machine (2022)

Featured Albums w/c 9 January (Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 HAREM SCAREM United (Frontiers, 2017)
12:00-13:00 H.E.A.T. Tearing Down The Walls (earMUSIC, 2014)
14:00-16:00 DRIVING MRS.SATANPopscotch (Agaualoca Records, 2013)

Power Plays w/c 9 January (Mon-Fri)
THE ANIX Frozen Waves (FiXT)
LETTERS SENT HOME Phoenix (indie)
BROKEN SIDE Cartographer (indie)
LITTLE LORE Normal (indie)
KING KRAKEN Green Terror (indie)
DIRTY HONEY Heartbreaker 2.0 (indie)
EXPLORING BIRDSONG Ever The Optimist (Long Branch Records)

The A List (w/c 9 January)

AUSTIN GOLD Those City Lights (indie)
BRAVE RIVAL Life’s Machine (indie)
LAURENCE JONES Destination Unknown (indie)
NICKELBACK Get Rollin’ (BMG)
REBECCA DOWNES The Space Between Us (indie)
THE KUT GRIT (Criminal Records)
THE NEW ROSES Sweet Poison (Napalm)
THOSE DAMN CROWS Point Of No Return (2020)
WOLF MOON How Do You See Yourself (indie)

Featured this year (Archive)

Featured this week (Current picks)