Playlist
Roots Rock with a Southern Streak
Audiosocket's roots rock collection is royalty-free rock music in the roots, heartland and southern rock tradition, in the vein of Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Ryan Adams. Every track is vocal-led and built on electric guitars, percussion and acoustic parts, with keyboards and handclap stomps for barroom lift, from artists such as Stephen Kellogg, Brother Wild and Leopold and his Fiction. It suits truck, beer and outdoor brand ads and road trip films.
19 tracks1 hr 8 minUpdated Oct 8, 2026
About this Playlist
It is a roots rock collection with a southern and heartland streak rather than a pure southern rock set. Most tracks are tagged roots rock or indie rock, with single cuts in southern rock and blues rock, and the sounds-like references point to Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles and Ryan Adams. If you want the guitar-driven, story-first feel of southern rock music without heavy blues jams, this is the right shelf; for dedicated blues rock, browse the wider catalog by sub-genre.
Every track in this collection has vocals; there are no instrumental or blues rock instrumental cuts here. Singers such as Stephen Kellogg, Keith Johns and Smokey Brights carry the songs, so plan for lyrics to be audible in the mix. That works for montage edits and ads where the vocal is the message, but if you need a bed under a voiceover, search Audiosocket's catalog with the instrumental filter instead.
Expect electric guitars and drums up front, acoustic instruments and keyboards underneath, and handclap stomps on several cuts, all carrying a happy, exciting or inspiring mood tag. Titles like Rock And Roll by Luke Brindley, Mean Ol' Train by Leopold and his Fiction and You Won't Stop by Brother Wild deliver the direct, chorus-led energy that truck, beer and outdoor spots usually cut to, and the road trip and country life tags run through most of the collection.
Tracks average about three and a half minutes, which is full song length rather than pre-cut ad edits. Because every track is a complete vocal song, editors typically lift a chorus for a 30-second cut and reserve whole tracks for road trip films, brand documentaries or long-form video. The consistent length also makes it easy to swap tracks during a rough cut without re-timing the edit.
This music can be used in a commercial for a client. Every track is cleared for commercial use under the license you buy, including ads, client work, film, podcasts and monetized YouTube. For agency or client production, choose the Small Business or Large Business tier under a Commercial plan; a subscription lets you license without limit during the term, and each license you issue stays perpetual for that finished spot, so a truck or beer commercial keeps its clearance after the subscription ends.