Category: Artists We Like

What We’re Listening To (August 17, 2024)

Phil Mogg – Sunny Side Of Heaven

Sure, he’s lost a bit off his vocal fastball, but he can still bring it full-on U.F.O. style when he needs to. And, if 70’s rock is your jam then this blast from the past should be right up your street. A fully formed record, Moggs Motel, is scheduled for release soon.

Bywater Call – Colours

With a rootsy New Orleans vibe written all over them, they are actually from Toronto, this Americana Blues Rock painting uses the brush strokes of Tedeschi Trucks, Warren Haynes, and the Allman Brothers.

Bones Owens – Get It On

With his latest record, Love Lut Of Lemons, Bones Owens combines an alternative rock edge with a Classic Rock groove in the Creedence Clearwater Green River mold.

Sadler Vaden – Staying Alive

The main guitar Slinger for Jason can lay the rock groove down a bit more with this, his side-piece band. on his latest solo effort, Dad Rock, Vadler opines on the life of a touring dad in the music business.

Red Clay Strays – Wasting Time

These Alabama based Country rockers wear their Southern rock influences loudly and proudly. “Wasting Time” is a real shit-kicker of a record. Think Hank Jr. in his reckless prime fronting a band that is part Lynyrd Skynyrd and part Cadillac Three before they went all Nashville. And, we almost forgot. There is a bit of Molly Hatchet thrown in there for good measure.

What We’re Listening To (August 16, 2024)

Larkin Poe – Runnin’ Down A Dream

This scorching version of “Runnin’ Down a Dream“ from the Apple+ Series Bad Monkey is on the shortlist for song of the year by a descendant of Edgar Alan Poe.

Sunday (1994) – Tired Boy

With a sound that is both retro and contemporary at the same time, with their latest single, “Tired Boy” the band delivers an understated, melodic wonderment.

Song of the Day: The Sheepdogs – Darlin’ Baby

Some real controversy brewing here in the halls of Rock is the New Roll H.Q. Site favorites The Sheepdogs may have just jumped the shark with their latest tune, “Darlin’ Baby. This couldn’t be any more yacht rock this side of Christoper Cross opening for Toto on an actual yacht. But don’t sleep on it. The song is actually great.

What We’re Listening To (August 8, 2024)

Elles Baily – 1972

Her latest single, “1972” was released in advance of her upcoming album, Beneath The Neon Glow, celebrates doing our best to live in the moment just like in 1972. The record is set to see the light of ear later in the year.

Kyle Daniel (feat. Maggie Rose) – Fire Me Up

One of the best contemporary Southern artists in the game today, old-school meets new-school on this backwoods charmer, “Fire It Up.” Produced by Jaren Johnston of The Cadillac Three, this single is from the newly released long-player, Kentucky Gold.

Gorilla Riot – Molotov Sister

There is more than a little Rolling Stones swagger on this grunge-adjacent single from Manchester’s own Gorilla Riot. The new record, Salvation, coming out in October is set to be epic.

Blues Pills – Bad Choices

It’s no secret that here at Rock is the New Roll we carry the torch for Blues. With their latest, “Bad Choices,” we are treated to a head-shaking bombast of Blues Rock courtesy of the best front women in Rock.

Austin Gold – The Wire Defines

There is nothing like a bit of Night Ranger-adjacent AOR to take you back to the days of your youth riding around in your El Camino with Eddie Money blasting on the cassette player with the smoke so heavy you can barely see out of the windshield.

Song of the Day – Michael Buble – Don’t Blame It On Me

And now the spirits are revealing the reason for the random Michael Buble pop-ups we have been seeing of late. “Don’t Blame It On Me,” a previously unreleased song, is freshly minted in advance of a greatest hits record to be released on September 27. The world is a better place with Michael in it.