Rock Collaborations
The malaise of 2020 has definitely lead to the young & restlessness of regal rockers across the globe. It has been a pretty difficult year for those who are used to consistently touring, promoting, and globetrotting. One amazing phenomenon that has been produced by the year that the earth stood still is that more established rockers & up and coming artists alike are blurring lines by reaching out to each other across social media platforms and producing some pretty fine gems creatively.
Another thing that the time away from the world has provided many with are new perspectives & different points of view as far as the creative process as a whole is concerned. Whether it be production concepts, new & edgy soundscapes, or the good old ‘two heads are better than one ’ideals, there are some red-hot young artists bringing badass bops to the table for the world of Rock.
Our journey starts with Yungblud who is an expertly fresh, fun, and freeing performer that is quickly clawing his way to laying solid foundation towards becoming a household name. He is hands-down a new breed of rock star. As recently as September, Yungblud joined forces with Oliver Sykes of hard rocking Bring Me The Horizon fame to produce an exhilarating collab in their single “Obey”.
Some of Yungblud’s most recent singles also feature names like Travis Barker of Blink-182 fame as well as The Used and you can listen in on his Spotify profile here:
Another hot and ready band that recently unleashed a sizzling new album with lots of juicy collabs is The Struts with their October release of Strange Days. It features songs kissed by the magic touch of some pretty big names in Rock ‘N’ Roll fame. The cameos roll up with “Another Hit of Showmanship” which is an Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes collaboration, “I Hate How Much I Want You” which thunderously features Joe Elliot and Phil Collen of Def Leppard fame, rounded out by “Wild Child” that turns up the heat with scorching hot solos from Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.
If you’re hungry for more from The Struts, you can check out their delicious catalogue of songs here:
Not to be outdone, Miley Cyrus is stepping up to bat and absolutely knocking it out of the park on her new album Plastic Hearts. It features more impressive cameos from rock history in the likes of Billy Idol on “Night Crawling”, Stevie Nicks on “Edge of Midnight” and the too too rad Joan Jet & The Black Hearts on “Bad Karma”.
You can listen to the whole speaker slaying album here:
The creative process can definitely stagnate and become stale especially in these trying times. Those who make a living on bringing people together seem to still be doing exactly that in the absence of the ability to congregate.
If you think about it (to the major benefit of the people of the world) we may not be able to see them perform these works of art live right now, but when the world opens back up we have loads to look forward to. In my opinion, there is a unique phenomenon that has occurred by getting more vetted artists involved in these new & exciting collaborations.
In a world that has been torn apart over the past year, these new tracks are bridging gaps between decades of fandoms & uniting us all in our love for our favourite artists again. There is something major to be said about the utmost level of respect that this collection of impressive young artists have for those who blazed the trails in Rock ‘N’ Roll before them. The very same trails that they are currently lighting up themselves.
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