Full disclosure, we, here at Rock is the New Roll, are not big fans of the music by numbers, slapped together bands put together by Frontier Records. But here, with Cross Country Driver our ears might make an exception.
Category: Of the Day
Ruen Brothers – The Fear
Things are bubbling up in the Ruen Brothers camp with this their second single in advance of their new Roy Orbison evoking record.
Video of the Day: ZZ Ward – Sex and Stardust
The latest freshly minted video from her 2919 single.
Video of the Day – Vypera – Rock and Roll
These Swedish hard rockers are priming the pump for the release of their sophomore record this summer.
Video of the Day: The Arcs – Sunshine
From Dan Auerbach’s side-piece band , The Arcs. The new record Electrophonic Chronic is set to see the light of day January, 27.
Video of the Day: David Hearle – Electric Trucker
Any song that name-checks Merle, Earnest Tubb, George Jones, and Buck is ok by us. Here, David Hearle lays down an infectious groove celebrating the electric trucker.
Video of the Day: Robert Forster – Tender Years
His upcoming album, The Candle and the Flame is set to be a scorcher, and this single from the major-domo of the Go-Betweens is case in point.
Video of the Day: American Authors – Best Night Of My Life
An updated video from the bands 2014 album, Oh, What A Life.
Video of the Day: Flasher – Sideways
There seems to be a proliferation of yacht- rock adjacent bands that are reaching our era-waves, and Rock is the New Roll is down with that. Here, with “Sideways” from their 2022 album Love is Yours, the band take you on a journey on a cloud full of rainbows.
Song of the Day: Eddie 9V – Beg Borrow and Steal
Taken from his latest record Capricorn, named after the famed Macon, Georgia studio where it was recorded, Eddie 9V lays down a palate of Al Green evoking soul-blues.
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