THE SONIC INSIDER

Struggling to introduce your parents to new music? Let this playlist be your secret weapon. The New Classic Rock bridges generations — featuring modern bands that channel the timeless sound and spirit of the 70s. These 25 tracks evoke the warmth of Fleetwood Mac’s harmonies, the cosmic grooves of The Grateful Dead, and the gritty swagger of Led Zeppelin — all with a fresh perspective. With soulful vocals, vintage production, and groovy guitar licks that could’ve spun on a turntable decades ago, this playlist proves that the golden age of rock never really ended — it just got a new lineup. Press play, tune in, and see if you can spot the echoes of the past in the music of the present.

1. Lone Ranger – Matt Duncan

2. HaHaHome – Twen

3. Sandy Band-Aids – Jesse Woods

4. Let Loose – Mt. Joy

5. Stoner – Drug Cabin

6. By God – Houndmouth

7. The Arch – Scoundrels

8. Begin Again – Andy Shauf

9. Life On Fire – Mapache

10. Roddy – Djo

11. A World So Full of Love – Shakey Graves

12. Burn The House Down – Ryan Scott

13. Peace Blossom Boogy – Babe Rainbow

14. Pain – The Texas Gentlemen

15. Homage – Mild High Club

16. yelling at my piano – Ryan Gebhardt

17. Workin’ Man Blues – Eli “Paperboy” Reed

18. Slow Friends – The Everywheres

19. A Figment – Icebeing

20. Man It Feels Like Space Again – Pond

21. Catskill – Astrachan, Berta Bigtoe

22. Feeling Good – The Sheepdogs

23. Only Friend – The Temperance Movement

24. Ballad of the Texas King – Cut Worms

25. Song of the Highest Tower – Cut Worms

26. Suddenly – Drugdealer, Weyes Blood