We've been running our Tracks Of The Week contest for more than 10 years now, publishing something in the region of 500 editions. That's 4000 songs, hundreds of thousands of votes, and one mission statement: to bring you the best new rock music on the planet. Last week we succeeded in our mission, with Marisa & The Moths' (below) beating out stiff competition from The Midnight Calls' and The Cold Stares' , and this week we hope to succeed again.
Enjoy the rock. Below you'll find this week's rockin' horses. Enjoy the ride.
Opening in positively Jim Steinman-esque fashion with bright, pounding keys, the Swedish garage rockers’ new single dives quickly into the sort of rollicking, straight-shooting rock’n’roll they do so well, with notes of Thin Lizzy and just a hint of theatre in the background. Seemingly they’ve rediscovered their mojo since reassembling in 2022 for (having previously called it a day in 2008) – in fact, they’re working on a new album right now. “It [ ] was originally intended to be included on the upcoming LP,” frontman Nicke Andersson says, “but we decided to do a Beatles and release it as a stand-alone track with a B-side.
” The punkoid Aussie rockers are back with their first single in three years, and it’s a good ‘un. Built on a taut mega-groove and Amy Taylor’s signature cocktail of snark and spittle, it’s a bit like hearing Talking Heads’ get a facelift by X-Ray Spex. “ makes me laugh,” Taylor says, “but it’s also in .