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A mysterious new band is climbing the charts on Spotify, racking up over half a million listens in just a few days. The ...
Here are five well-known classic rock songs that started out with a blast of a cappella energy. Hopefully, we didn’t leave out any of your favorites. “Nowhere Man” by The Beatles from Yellow ...
10 songs where classic rock artists get it wrong ... The song isn’t as bad as most others here, but by no means near U2’s best. Hard to get past that ick of a start from Bono, though.
The track’s success has intensified the ongoing debate on whether or not music streaming sites should label AI-generated ...
Unlike harder-leaning Southern rock, melody-based country rock isn't afraid to occasionally go the peaceful, easy-feeling route. Think Southern rock's jam-based songs rooted in the blues, gospel ...
As you will see in the below list of the Top 40 Soft-Rock Songs - which were chosen by the UCR staff - the best of these tracks were more than peaceful easy feelings of the era.
This record is an alt-rock wonderland from start to finish. Songs like “Alive”, “Black”, and “Even Flow” have aged surprisingly well, even in an era where rock music seems to be dying out.
Daryl Hall Says Yacht Rock Is a ‘F—ing Joke’ That ‘Suddenly Became a Genre:’ ‘It’s Just R&B With Some Jazz in There’ ...
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with director Garret Price about his new documentary, "Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary," about a specific California soft rock sound.
Start Your Indie-Rock Spring Off Right With Pictoria Vark’s ‘Nothing Sticks’ Her excellent second album is full of soft-spoken guitar haze and emotional travelogues By Rob Sheffield ...
Christopher Cross. Christopher Cross is the true king of yacht rock. With songs like ‘Think of Laura,’ ‘Arthur’s Theme,’ and of course, ‘Sailing,’ his music exudes the sundrenched ...
Deerhoof, ‘Overrated Species Anyhow’ and ‘Sparrow Sparrow’ Deerhoof’s new single holds two songs that stake out extremes. “Overrated Species Anyhow” is an indie-rock hymn, with a ...