The Hot List

We look at 12 essential new rock tracks you need to hear and the artists to have on your radar. This month they include Crobot, Wayward Sons, The Damn Truth, Zach Person, Rosalie Cunningham, The L.A. Maybe, J Lee & The Hoodoo Skulls, ’68, The Cold Stares and more…

It’s now been more than a year since we first took our office laptops home, and the world is still deep in weirdsville. We’re still keeping our distance, masking up and asking each other questions like: “Are you going to have the vaccine?” as a matter of course. The prospect of foreign holidays this summer hangs in the balance. Some tours and festivals remain cancelled or postponed. And yet as this issue was going to press it looked like there might be (whisper it) light at the end of the tunnel. Pubs and restaurants began serving outdoor punters. Shops and hairdressers reopened. More bands were announced for festivals like Bloodstock and Steelhouse. Talk of UK tours, particularly for homegrown bands, began to tentatively brew… all while the proverbial soil of rock’n’roll, the world over, has continued to prove as fertile as ever. Maybe even more so.

We hope you enjoy this month’s selection, and if you want more tips (and to vote for your favourite) visit loudersound.com every Monday for Classic Rock’s Tracks Of The Week.