April2020

New Stones (and some other stuff too)

April 27, 2020 • New Classic Rock Releases • No Comments

I have just added 10 new tracks of classic rock into high rotation in the playlist (including The Rolling Stones recently released brand new song). Three of the songs are from the following newly-released classic rock album:

Soul Asylum – Hurry Up and Wait … Dave Pirner is the only original member of the band left – but this is a nice album “full of harmonious vocals and life-experience, easy-going sing-song melodies and interesting varied styles.” And there’s nothing wrong with that! Listen for the tracks Got It Pretty Good, Social Butterfly and If I Told You. Read the review here.

New Singles

The other 7 songs are all recently released singles:

The Rolling Stones – Living In A Ghost Town … According to Mick Jagger this song was written last year but was adjusted to reflect life during the coronavirus pandemic. The song has gone to number 1 on iTunes in over 20 countries already. Click here to watch the video.

The Pretenders – You Can’t Hurt A Fool … this song is the 2nd single from the band’s new album, Hate For Sale – which is due for release May 1st, 2020.

Kansas – Throwing Mountains … this song is the 1st single from the band’s upcoming album, The Absence of Presence – which is scheduled for release on June 26th, 2020.

Whitesnake – Always The Same … this track is an unreleased gem that will be featured on their next release – The Rock Album – which will feature revisited, remixed and remastered versions of the group’s best rock songs. It is scheduled for release on June 19th, 2020.

Bob Dylan – I Contain Multitudes … this is the second song of new material that the folk/rock icon has released in this past month – his first new material since 2012’s album Tempest. The title of the song is taken from the poem Song of Myself by Walt Whitman.

The Dead Daisies – Unspoken … this rock juggernaut, newly fronted by rock vocalist Glenn Hughes, has dropped the first single from their next album – Holy Ground. No release date has been scheduled yet.

Alison Solo – Last One Standing … this is a new song from a Canadian multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. It can be found on her latest album, Plutonian, which is only available digitally right now. Click here to hear more.

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New Pearl Jam, Satriani and More!

April 13, 2020 • New Classic Rock Releases • No Comments

I have just loaded 15 new tracks of (virus free!) classic rock into high rotation in the playlist. Eleven of the songs are from the following newly-released classic rock albums:

Pearl Jam – Gigaton … Eddie Vedder and the band return with their first studio album since 2013 sounding engaged and excited, giving us one of their strongest efforts in quite some time. Let’s hope we get to see their postponed tour when things return to normal. Listen for the tracks Superblood Wolfmoon and Never Destination. Read the review here.

Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting … The guitar virtuoso’s 18th studio album features 13 tracks that cover a wide musical spectrum. Aided by co-producer Jim Scott, bassist Chris Chaney, keyboardist Eric Caudieux, and drummer Kenny Aronoff he delivers a very special instrumental record. Listen for the tracks Shapeshifting and Nineteen Eighty. Read the review here.

David Clayton-Thomas – Say Somethin’ … The iconic Canadian vocalist – who fronted Blood, Sweat & Tears – returns with a topical album of songs about climate change, immigration, politics, the justice system, and gun control – delivered as only he can. Listen for the songs The System, Never Again and Player. Read the review here.

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real – Naked Garden … Willie Nelson‘s son and his band return with the companion to their 2019 album Turn Off The News (Build A Garden). This natural-sounding collection of 15 songs is wonderfully relaxed, and yet maintains a progressive heart and soul. Listen for the songs Entirely Different Stars and Civilized Hell (Alternate Version). Read the review here.

The Strokes – The New Abnormal … The band returns with their first studio album since 2013, and I must admit it recaptures some of the sound of the 80’s – but with an attitude that only the band can deliver. Well worth a hearing! Listen for the track The Adults Are Talking. Read the review here.

The Monkees – The Mike & Micky Show … Are The Monkees without two of their members really The Monkees? The two surviving members of the band – Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith – take the stage on this live album for renditions of 25 pop classics and little known gems from their distant history. A trip down memory lane. Listen for the song (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone. Read the review here.

New Singles

The other 4 songs are all recently released singles:

Jackson Browne – A Little Too Soon To Say … this song is from the singer-songwriters next album (still untitled), due for release next fall.

FM – Synchronized … this is the first single, and title track, from the UK band’s next album – which is due for release on April 10, 2020.

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Last Of the Street Survivors … this track, released in early April, is the first new song from the band in nearly eight years. Let’s hope there’s an album to come! Read an article about the song here.

Bob Dylan – Murder Most Foul … the 78 year old rock icon achieved his very first #1 solo single on the Billboard chart with this almost 17 minute song about the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Read an article about the song here.

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