The band Foxy Shazam is actually from Cincinnati, Ohio but you would never know it. Based on the amount of coolness in this band they should be from Los Angeles, or even San Francisco. Sort of a wicked hybrid of Queen and The Darkness meets Slade. “Holy Touch” is from The Church of Rock and Roll, a few albums back, but no less groovy.
One of the first videos to be released back in 2016 by this great group of high energy Rock and Soul Stirrers.
Relocating from New York to Dripping Springs, just outside of Austin, seems to have done wonders for the wandering spirit of Israel Nash. His latest record, Lifted, is a marvel. Part Beach Boys part Laurel Canyon Psychedelic Rock, this record is a throwback to the future in all the best possible ways.
This Brooklyn by way of Burlington, Vermont is a Classic Rock sounding band with a distinct 60’s and 70’s vibe to them. Their newest record, Hardly Electronic, is one of he best Power Pop records of the year.
Look Now is the new album to be released by Elvis Costello later in the year. “Unwanted Number,” the first single to be released from the album, is a David Bowie inspired gem.
This 1930’s vintage lounge version of the Alanna Myles classic is sultry and cool all at the same time.
A hard-driving Southern rock unit based out of Palestine, Texas, Blacktop Mojo’s fiery blend of post-grunge, classic rock, and metal falls somewhere between Soundgarden , Black Stone Cherry , and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
I Listen To Memphis is a stellar new YouTube channel that is designed to bring to your ears the sites and sounds of the highly underrated Memphis Blues scene. This one features Marcella and her Lovers with Spooner Oldham covering “I’m Your Puppet.”
The new album is coming out towards the end of the year. In the mean time, enjoy one of the hottest Rock and Roll bands on the planet.
When you are a synth-pop super group with members of the band from Primal Scream, New Order, Verve, and Devo, your self titled album is bound to be pretty cool. And it is. Celebrate is the first single from the record.
Rock Is The New Roll 