Best Rock Songs of 2021 (So Far)
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There s a lot to be happy about if you re a rock fan in 2021. Concerts are coming back, but more importantly we re getting a wealth of new music bands can play when they hit those stages. In this feature, we re keeping a running tally of the Best Rock Songs that 2021 has to offer and it s been quite an impressive start to the year so far.
With many acts either holding their records last or using the pandemic downtime to work up new albums, it s led to a bumper crop of fresh releases and allowed for more innovation for some acts suddenly not tied to a schedule.
Typhoons.
With a distinctive fuzzed-out tone reminiscent of producer Josh Homme s other band Queens of the Stone Age and an undeniable beat, the song promises to be one of the new album s standout cuts. Boilermaker was the first song to emerge as the band began turning their thoughts to their third album, a record that would eventually gain the title
Typhoons and is now on target for an April 30 street date. Having worked out the song live, the band then teamed up with Homme at his Pink Duck studio in Los Angeles.
The band had a previous friendship with Homme after opening for Queens of the Stone Age on tour and Mike Kerr fronted Homme s Desert Sessions song Crucifire as well.