The Struts: The Best Band You're Probably Not Listening to

Music is in a curious spot right now. With the airwaves being taken over by Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Adele, and various terrible rap artists, rock has fallen by the wayside. You could make an argument that rock hasn't been quite the same since Kurt Cobain died.

Year in and year out, the Grammy Awards make a mockery of the genre by clasping onto the past. For example, Led Zeppelin won the award for Best Rock Album in 2014. Now, Led Zeppelin is probably the greatest rock band to ever walk on earth, but them winning a rock award at 70 years old says a lot more about the genre itself than it does about Zeppelin. The other nominees in 2014 were David Bowie, Black Sabbath, and Neil Young -- all of whom are 20 or more years past their primes.

Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown won best album in 2010 over Eric Clapton, AC/DC, U2, and Dave Matthews Band. Really? That's probably the worst album that they have put out, especially on the heels of American Idiot. I mean Coldplay... COLDPLAY won best album in 2009, and they are terrible.

Sure, you've seen rock groups like the Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Black Keys see incredible commercial success, despite a lack of general interest in the genre. But I'm still waiting for the band to bring the rock 'n roll back to the forefront. The Struts could be the band to achieve it.

I first heard The Struts' first single "Could Have Been Me" on the radio, but I had no clue who was singing the song. But right then and there I knew there was something special about this band, and I tried to find out who these guys were. And then I saw the song being used during a promo on DirecTV's Audience Network, and it was only a matter of time before they blew up, metaphorically speaking, of course. Not like Spinal Tap's drummer.

The Struts released their first studio album in April 2014, and to be quite honest, there was not one song on the album that I didn't enjoy thoroughly. Sure "Could Have Been Me" is the single that everyone will eventually know, but "You and I," "Black Swan," and "Put Your Money on Me" are just as good or even better.

The band from Derby, England brings everything that made The Rolling Stones, Queen, and The Clash beloved. In fact, the lead singer Luke Spiller seems to be of direct offspring of Freddie Mercury and Mick Jagger. The guy just oozes confidence and charisma on stage, and he has the voice to match it. His job is to entertain, and he does it to the highest order. He's flamboyant, colorful, and energetic at all times, but it appears he's trying to recapture the greatness of all the bands he grew up with and imitated in order to give the audience a unique, memorable show.

There may be nothing incredible about the group's instrumental chops, but that really doesn't matter to me. There's no Jimmy Paige or John Entwistle behind Spiller, but they are a group of four musicians who accompany and mesh with each other extremely to put out the best content. The lead guitarist Adam Slack adds addictive riffs that fit the overall composition of the song perfectly, as can be heard in "Kiss This." Add in the bass by Jed Elliot and the rhythmic percussion of Gethin Davies, and you have quite the recipe to appease the insatiable appetite of rockers around the world.

The Struts have already become masters of rock anthems, as every single one of their songs can be sung by the masses because they are catchy, relatable, and easily understood.

By the way, they do one of the best covers to Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" I've heard. There is quite literally nothing that this band can't achieve. They have the sound, they have the voice, they have the song-writing capabilities, and honestly, they don't really give damn what others think of them. They are going to do what they want to do, and really, is there anything more rock 'n roll than that? Expect them to catch on quickly in America and become one of the best and must-see rock bands in the world while also turning the pop-laden music industry on its head.

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