North Mississippi Allstars
Let Me Get By
Jailbird
Jackie Leven

Pop/Rock » Rock & Roll/Roots » Retro-Rock

During the '80s and '90s, there were groups of musicians that kept the spirit of first-wave rock & roll alive, playing music that unabashedly celebrated everything prior to the British Invasion. This wasn't roots rock, which also blended elements of country-rock and folk-rock, since that had a distinctly modern spirit. Retro-Rock tried to sound and feel like old-time rock & roll. Classics and obscurities from the late '50s and early '60s were covered with relish, and new songs were written in the same spirit. Sometimes, they were faithful to the letter, writing songs about dances and rock & roll with no irony; other times, the new tunes were laced with humor. Either way, the music stayed the same -- a celebration of the early days of rock & roll, from Chuck Berry to pre-Pet Sounds Beach Boys.

Retro-Rock Artists Highlights

North Mississippi Allstars
North Mississippi Allstars
Jackie Leven
Jackie Leven
The Arcs
The Arcs
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Mavericks
The Mavericks
Dramarama
Dramarama

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Retro-Rock Album Highlights

Let Me Get By
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Let Me Get By
Jailbird
Primal Scream
Jailbird
I Am the Moon: III. The Fall
Tedeschi Trucks Band
I Am the Moon: III. The ...
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Your New Favourite Band
Ow! Ow! Ow!
Barrence Whitfield / ...
Ow! Ow! Ow!
Revelator
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Revelator

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Retro-Rock Song Highlights

Title/Composer Performer Stream
Anyhow Tedeschi Trucks Band
Jailbird (The Dust Brothers Mix) Primal Scream
Somehow
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Untutored Youth The Hives
Yambu Santana
I Don't Dig Your Noise Barrence Whitfield & the Savages
Come See About Me Tedeschi Trucks Band
Made Up Mind Tedeschi Trucks Band
Signs, High Times Tedeschi Trucks Band
Hold That Line Tedeschi Trucks Band

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