{"id":161515,"date":"2025-09-22T17:39:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/161515\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:39:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:39:06","slug":"classic-rock-tracks-of-the-week-september-22-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/161515\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Rock Tracks Of The Week: September 22, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a growing body of opinion that suggests Wolfgang Van Halen is on his way to genuine superstardom (“I think he and his band are gonna save rock’n’roll” – Lizzy Hale), and Mammoth have just taken another step towards greatness by winning our latest Tracks Of The Week competition. So congratulations to him.<\/p>\n

Mammoth: “I Really Wanna” (Official Video) – YouTube
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And congratulations to Dirty Honey, who took home the second-place prize with their cover of Bad Company’s Rock Steady, and to the excellent Die Spitz, who came in third with their very own Riding With My Girls.<\/p>\n

Below, you’ll find another eight eager rockin’ beavers. Don’t forget to vote for your favourite.<\/p>\n

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The Southern River Band – All Over Town<\/p>\n

It\u2019s invariably a good day when these Aussies release a new single, for the simple reason that it just always seems to be an absolute winner. All Over Town is no exception, with Cal Kramer and co hopping light-footed from bluesy acoustic notes into a big, juicy gut-punch of a riff and a boogieing mix of rock\u2019n\u2019roll and cowboy-booted sugar. Straight-ahead stuff but smartly written, with gear shifts and a melody that keep you guessing just enough. Oh, and they\u2019ve got a new album, Easier Said Than Done, coming out next month.<\/p>\n

The Southern River Band – All Over Town (Official Visualiser) – YouTube
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\nDes Rocs – This Land<\/p>\n

The New York rock maverick\u2019s new one was written for the Borderlands video game soundtrack. Gritty, vibey and punching you right in the face (in a good way), This Land stomps and swaggers like dinosaurs on a dancefloor \u2013 with some smoky outlaw streaks in the background of those verses. \u201cThey were describing exactly where my heart lies,\u201d he says, of that first call from the Borderlands team, asking him if he\u2019d write something. \u201cRock n\u2019 roll that\u2019s loud, raw, unfiltered, built for a foreign landscape. This song has that unhinged wild energy, the one I felt when I first picked up a guitar. It\u2019s real and it\u2019s rowdy, just like the music I worshipped growing up.\u201d<\/p>\n

DES ROCS – This Land (Theme from Borderlands 4) (Official Audio) – YouTube
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\nLuna Marble – Crazy Lovin\u2019<\/p>\n

With a breath of outlaw mystique that breaks into a slow, percussive beat straight out of Fleetwood Mac\u2019s The Chain \u2013 plus a video full of lovely horses, which we enjoyed \u2013 the young Manchester troupe\u2019s brooding five-minute (and pretty much fat-free) rocker swirls heady blues and psychedelic 70s rock tastes into a commanding package. Fans of Rival Sons, Greta Van Fleet and Creeping Jean would do well to give them a spin. Nice.<\/p>\n

Luna Marble- Crazy Lovin’ (Music Video) – YouTube
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\nKarnivool – Aozora<\/p>\n

Back with their first album in 12 years (In Verses, coming out in February) Aussie progressive hard rockers set their comeback bar high with this moody, cleverly textured yet super-oomphy newbie \u2013 spread over a dark, enveloping six minutes. \u201cThe whole theme for that song is escaping, or waiting to escape,\u201d says vocalist Ian Kenny. “Trying to find a way to escape yourself. The idea of finding freedom in the blue. Trying to find freedom amongst the complications of just being human. We\u2019re so weird, you know? Trying to understand that at different times along the road, sometimes you end up with more questions than answers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chez Kane – Reckless<\/p>\n

You want 80s? As in fully hairsprayed, synths, sax n\u2019 Simmons 80s with cream and neon-lit glace cherries on top? This glossy-maned banger is all those things. Think Bon Jovi and H.E.A.T doing Irene Cara\u2019s What A Feeling, and you\u2019re in the right ballpark. \u201cRaw, real, and unapologetically sexy. It\u2019s the first taste of everything we\u2019ve been building,\u201d Chez says, of this opening statement from her latest collaboration with Danny Rexon (Crazy Lixx frontman by day). \u201cBigger sounds, bolder vibes, and reckless energy. I can\u2019t wait for you to feel it as much as I do\u201d. Just be aware of the video, if you\u2019re in a shared office.<\/p>\n

Chez Kane – “Reckless” – Official Music Video – YouTube
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\nBlack Stone Cherry – Neon Eyes<\/p>\n

The first track released from the Kentucky foursome\u2019s upcoming EP Celebrate (it\u2019s due to come out in March 2026), Neon Eyes is a thumping, grungy hard rocker that started life as a soundcheck riff \u2013 eventually blossoming into the slick yet gritty, Audioslave-infused beast it is now. \u201cFor ‘Neon Eyes’ we had the riff recorded on an iPhone and immediately wrote a song around it when we first started writing for this EP,\u201d the band explain. \u201cWe knew we wanted the main riff to also be the chorus so once we landed on the title, everything fell into place. A classic BSC banger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Black Stone Cherry – Neon Eyes (Official Music Video) – YouTube
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\nGyasi – Apple Tree<\/p>\n

Fresh from a stint playing guitar with the reformed Alice Cooper band, Gyasi’s excellent new single Apple Tree comes from the Bowie\/Mott school of classic piano-glam, sounding very much like a song that’s been funnelled in from 1971 without paying much heed to anything that’s occurred in the intervening years. “Sometimes you have to let go of expectations and just venture into the musical void and see what happens,” he says.<\/p>\n

Royal Republic – Stayin’ Alive<\/p>\n

It feels almost inevitable that the latest release from Royal Republic’s Blastbeaters project finds the Swedish disco rock\u2019n\u2019rollers covering the Bee Gees’ classic Stayin’ Alive (the previous two singles were covers of songs by Shocking Blue and the Pointer Sisters). And, just as inevitably, they’ve done a brilliant job, amping up the original’s strutting riff, ramping up energy levels, and turning the song into a genuine party-metal anthem. Gloriously silly, but mainly glorious.<\/p>\n

Royal Republic – Stayin’ Alive (Official Video) – YouTube
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