10 Modern Rock Bands You Need To Listen To

10. Dirty Honey

Ever since the '00s got started, there have been plenty of examples of rock and roll getting back into old habits. As much as the throwback genre might have been a breath of fresh air in its time with the arrival of the Strokes, it seems like bands have been doing everything in their power to make us sick of it, from Jet stinking up the place to Wolfmother burning out right as they were starting to get interesting. Even with Greta Van Fleet getting talked up as the latest "real music" band, a stronger case could probably be made for Dirty Honey.

Compared to what we normally see out of these acts, Honey seem to be on a bender of the '80s pastiche, which is a far greater look than the '70s style that we've heard a thousand carbon copies of. This isn't like Steel Panther or anything though, with most of these songs having that same gritty sound that feels right at home playing on Sunset.

Along with the flirtations with '80s centric styles, there are also some callbacks to old blues styles as well as an aesthetic that brings to mind the story of the lonesome rocker out on the road for kicks. If the throwback genre still exists on being a thing as the years go on, getting these guys on a bill with someone like Rival Sons would probably make for an amazing live show.