{"id":553736,"date":"2026-04-27T18:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/553736\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:50:16","slug":"classic-rock-tracks-of-the-week-april-27-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/553736\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Rock Tracks Of The Week: April 27, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’ll be dancing in the streets of South London as news breaks that local heroes The Karma Effect have triumphed in the latest round of our Tracks Of The Week tournament, new single Ride Or Die casting all the other combatants asunder. So congratulations to them.<\/p>\n

The Karma Effect – Ride or Die (Official Video) – YouTube
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The vanquished included King Kraken and Skindred, meaning that \u2013 for the first time ever, we believe \u2013 the Top 3 bands all included the letter ‘k’ in their names. What a time to be alive! This week’s contestants, none of whom include the letter ‘k’ in their names, are listed below.<\/p>\n

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Foo Fighters – Window<\/p>\n

When Dave Grohl and co get it right, they get it very right, as this moody, mid-tempo rocker affirms. It feels like something they might have come up with in the late 90s \u2013 still hungry, just realising they might have something really great \u2013 but filled with all the lights and shadows of the last few years (and god knows they\u2019ve had plenty of both). Catchy from the off, simple in a sense but emotionally nuanced\u2026 Yeah, there\u2019s a reason they\u2019re still as big as they are.<\/p>\n

Foo Fighters – Window (Official Video) – YouTube
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\nAirbourne – Alive After Death (Last Plane Out)<\/p>\n

Almost seven years and a couple of guitarist changes on from their last album, Boneshaker, Airbourne are back in the saddle with a self-titled record coming in August \u2013 from which this big-swinging, boot-stomping, party-hard singalong is taken. A hearty but heartfelt anthem, written on the road with Lemmy in mind, it\u2019s a quality example of the high-octane, no-bullshit rock\u2019n\u2019roll we\u2019ve missed them for. Stand by for more this summer.<\/p>\n

Airbourne – Alive After Death (Last Plane Out) – YouTube
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\nDie Spitz – American Porn<\/p>\n

Still flying high and opening for the Foos this summer, Austin mavericks Die Spitz blur the lines between metal, grunge and punk to compellingly gnarly, yet hooky raging effect on American Porn. \u201cIt\u2019s a very angry song,\u201d says guitarist\/singer Eleanor Livingston, not inaccurately. \u201cAnd I want the people that come to our shows just because we\u2019re pretty women or they want to sexualize or objectify us to listen to that song and tell us if they\u2019re still a fan.”<\/p>\n

Die Spitz – “American Porn” (Official Music Video) – YouTube
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\nHollie Rogers – Bad Woman<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, it\u2019s about that feeling of being pulled towards something you know isn\u2019t good for you, but you go there anyway,\u201d Hollie says, of this dulcet yet brooding, classily composed piece of soulful rock\u2019n\u2019roll \u2013 toe-tapping stuff but with a nicely smoky, sultry aftertaste. \u201cIt’s a bit darker than some of the other tracks on the album but retains a playful edge.\u201d Catch her on tour across the UK from May all through summer.<\/p>\n

HOLLIE ROGERS | BAD WOMAN (Official Video) – YouTube
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\nCrown Lands – Blackstar<\/p>\n

Nope, not the Bowie swansong, but the rocking, soaring latest track from Canadian power-duo Crown Lands. Devout students of rich, maximalist prog rock soundscapes and storytelling \u2013 clever yet searing and melodic \u2013 with a commitment to realising their visions as extravagantly as budget and imagination will allow, they pep up this particular slice with some swashbuckling Ghost-nodding lead guitar flourishes. Nice.<\/p>\n

CROWN LANDS \u2013 Blackstar (OFFICIAL VIDEO) – YouTube
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\nAll Them Witches – The Welterweight\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve heard the word \u2018welterweight\u2019 my whole life,” says All Them Witches bassist\/vocalist Charles Michael Parks. “My grandfather was a welterweight boxing champion in Alabama. This title has been ringing in my head for a long time, and it found its way to a song.” And what a song it is, gently drifting and winding its way into being, eventually finding its feet with a snaking groove that’s somehow understated and epic at the same time. New album House Of Mirrors is out next month, and it’s very good.<\/p>\n

All Them Witches – The Welterweight [Official Visualizer] – YouTube
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\nWhen Rivers Meet – The Script<\/p>\n

The second single from When Rivers Meet’s upcoming album Rhythm Rust & Static, The Script finds Grace and Aaron Bond continuing to do more than most with the blues-rock template, with overclocked guitar, a backing vocal that’s as righteous as it is rowdy, and a lead vocal from Grace that powers the song along until it disintegrates at the climax. \u201cThere\u2019s a real sense of defiance in this song,\u201d says Aaron. \u201cNot aggression \u2013 just standing your ground when things feel uncertain.”<\/p>\n

The Script | WHEN RIVERS MEET – YouTube
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\nRyan Bingham – Blue Skies feat. The Texas Gentlemen<\/p>\n

We haven’t heard from our favourite southwestern session sensations The Texas Gentlemen in some time, but here they’re backing singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham on a wistful country rocker with one of the lovliest choruses you’re likely to hear. They’re currently touring together in the US, and a collaborative album, They Call Us The Lucky Ones, arrives on May 15. “I\u2019ve always loved records that feel loose and live and gritty with a bit of soul, where the imperfections from the moment are left in,” says Bingham. “Working with musicians as talented as The Texas Gentlemen really let us lean into that in a way I hadn\u2019t experienced before.”<\/p>\n

Ryan Bingham – Blue Skies (Official Video), featuring The Texas Gentlemen – YouTube
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