Jarvy’s Best Rock & Roll Bands in 2024_2nd page

Danko Jones                            

The first time I heard Danko Jone was 2006 when I heard “My Baby Hates” from the LP, “Sleep Is The Enemy”.  It was his 3^rd album out of the 11 LPs he’s made starting in 2003.  Danko Jones is the kind of Rock Artist that never gives up.  Anyone can see that. He has won 6 Juno Awards and countless other Canadian music accolades.  But like so many Canadian musicians never translated the success into the USA. But I still have not given up hope.  Just listen to his new song of his brand new 2024 album “Electric Sounds” called “Guess Who’s Back”.  It opens with the lyric “Guess who's back? Me, motherfucker.  Take your best shot. Cause I don't give a damn”.

Tuk Smith

Tuk Smith has been one of my top 5 rock artist in the last 10 years. One of the biggest compliments I ever received was from the Legendary and AMAZING Bass Player, Mark Gougeon.  He once told me through a Facebook message when I posted Tuk Smiths first solo album. Mark said that I always had a “Leg Up” on the newest R&R!  That I had turned him onto Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker’s first album when absolutely no one knew who they were.  And here I am again with Tuk Smith. (Thanks Mark!)  I still think this guy has “IT”.  Whatever “IT” is, Tuk’s got it……100%!

 

Michael Monroe

             

If you know Rock and Roll, then you know (or should know) Michael Monroe. MM start the band “Hanoi Rocks” They basically were the “Blue Print” for Guns and Roses (Axl Rose verified) and all the clone bands from the 80’s that came after.  Then horrible car accident at took HR drummer, Nicholas Dingley, better known as Razzle’s life changed everything.  Michael went on to have a great solo career, making some of the best R&R I have ever heard. He is still going strong at the age of 62 years old.  Do yourself a favor, check this guy out!

                                                                 

              

The L.A. Maybe

“Forged in the southern heat of the Carolinas, these guys channel the one-two punch of Australia’s most rocking (Airbourne, Rose Tattoo, AC/DC…) plus a few tricks from the GN’R and Black Crowes vaults. The result? A riotously fun romp through the (pre-Covid) Tinseltown sunshine.” - Classic Rock Magazine -     The L.A. Maybe pioneered the New Wave of Classic Rock by being familiar enough to capture your attention                                  

The Cold Stares

The Cold Stares are an American rock band from Evansville, Indiana, formed in 2009. The duo (now recently a trio) has independently released four studio albums - A Cold Wet Night (2014), Head Bent (2017), Mountain (2018), and Ways (2019) - with their fifth release Heavy Shoes released via Mascot Records on August 13, 2021. For almost ten years, The Cold Stares had toured the world relentlessly as a duo, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show that belied their bare bones, guitar-and-drums setup. In 2023 the band began embracing a whole new kind of chemistry and launched into their next chapter, adding a third member and channeling the classic power trio sound they grew up on with their explosive acclaimed album, Voices

      

Black Heart Saints

Black Heart Saints is an American rock band from Austin, Texas, formed in 2014. In 2019, they won Austin Chronicle's "Best Metal Band" award, being recognized along with Willie Nelson, Jackie Venson, and Ghostland Observatory. It is good ole’ Hard Rock Texas style!

  

                                                                

Inhaler

                                                                                                   Inhaler are an Irish rock band originating from Dublin. Formed in 2012, the band consist of vocalist and guitarist Elijah Hewson, bassist Robert Keating, guitarist Josh Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon. Their debut album, It Won't Always Be Like This, was released on 9 July 2021. It entered the Irish & UK Albums Charts at number one, while also entering the top 10 and top 20 album charts in other European countries such as the Netherlands and Germany

Crown Lands

                                                                                                    Crown Lands is a Canadian rock music duo from Oshawa, Ontario. The band consists of vocalist/drummer Cody Bowles, and guitarist/bassist/keyboardist Kevin Comeau.  With prog-rock influences, the duo compose music and lyrics inspired by Indigenous resistance to colonialism.^[ They have stated that their name, "Crown Lands", communicates a desire to disrupt the concept of Canadian "crown land", or government-held lands stolen from First Nations.

Ferris & Sylvester

Ferris & Sylvester are a British folk duo from London. The group consists of Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester.  In 2019, they were named as one of Rolling Stone's Americana artists to watch; their debut album, released in 2022,  won "UK Album of the Year" at the 2023 UK Americana Awards. They found inspiration in everything from Breaking Bad to Jimi Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac. They have already previewed the album’s first three songs with the rip-roaring title track “Superhuman,” the intimate "Breadwinner," and “Golden,”   

 Wunderhorse

Wunderhorse are an English rock band formed in 2020 by frontman and songwriter Jacob Slater. Initially a solo project, Wunderhorse became a full band in 2021, with Slater (vocals, guitar) being joined by Harry Tristan Fowler (guitar), Peter Woodin (bass) and Jamie Staples (drums). They have released two albums and toured internationally.  When I discovered this band, I must admit, my FAITH in rock and roll was restored. That may sound crazy, but it is all true.  Take a listen to their new album, “MIDAS”.