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ROCKET Share New Single "Another Second Chance" from Debut Album 'R is for Rocket' - out Oct 3rd

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“ANOTHER SECOND CHANCE”

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DEBUT ALBUM R IS FOR ROCKET

OUT OCT 3RD VIA TRANSGRESSIVE RECORDS / CANVASBACK

OCTOBER US HEADLINE TOUR

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Early Praise for Rocket:

“an explosive introduction.. levels up their dynamic, Nineties-inspired rock sound” - Rolling Stone

“nods to ’90s indie rock staples..blissfully detached dream-pop..hard-hitting numbers..Rocket have built themselves a solid launching pad” - Stereogum ‘Best New Artists of 2024’

"It's rare to find a band so fully developed without an album out.. they're certainly not lacking in the songwriting department” - Consequence ‘Artists to Watch in 2025’

"combines a laid-back California charm with biting lyricism and tight, synergetic compositions. If Sonic Youth made pop chart-friendly hits, you’d have Rocket"- Paste Magazine

"The harmonies glide, whereas the riffy, daydreamy guitars build to a glorious climax in the back half, reminiscent of Sonic Youth and Momma" - Alternative Press ‘Rising Artists to Know’

“this underground band are making big, open-hearted anthems for a new generation to rally around” - NME ‘Cover Story’

"catchy, yearning ballads that evoke nostalgia for adolescent frustrations” - Document Journal

"a guitar-heavy alt-rock radio ripper. Alithea Tuttle’s vocals float atop the shredding guitars and fill-heavy drums, giving the song some nice dynamism" - FLOOD Magazine on “Wide Awake”

Los Angeles, CA’s Rocket recently announced their highly anticipated debut album, R is for Rocket, due out Oct 3rd via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. Today, they’ve shared the album’s third single, “Another Second Chance,” alongside an iconic music video featuring a medley of homages to Devo, Kiss, The Beatles, and Blue Man Group. Vocalist Alithea Tuttle explains the track is “an ode to never feeling good enough,” and describes the dreamy, hypnotic outro as “one of my favorite moments in writing this record.” The band was recently named ‘Best of What’s Next’ by Paste Magazine, who described them as “Sonic Youth writing songs for the pop charts.” They’ve also announced a 2026 headline tour of Europe, on-sale this Friday at 10am local time.

Comprised of Tuttle (vocals, bass), Baron Rinzler (Guitar), Cooper Ladomade (Drums) and Desi Scaglione (Guitar), Rocket have had a busy few years. The Los Angeles crew with friendships stretching back to their childhood formed in 2021, convening in an unmarked shed to put their debut EP to tape. Despite it being the first time any of them had seriously approached the idea of a ‘band,’ they seemed to arrive fully formed with combustible, airtight songs.

R is for Rocket, the quartet’s remarkable debut album, is a joyride through sonic terrain that is gloriously loud, anthemic, bombastic and beautiful, with instantly captivating songs that achieve the rare feat of evoking nostalgia while sounding completely new. The band’s jagged, fuzzed-out sound has antecedents in ‘90s guitar bands like Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine, but Rocket are doing something uniquely their own with those touchstones. It’s no wonder they are widely considered one of the most promising guitar-forward bands of their generation.

While the album builds on the energy of their critically lauded Versions of You EP, R is for Rocket is also hugely evolutionary, elevating the band’s craft in major ways. By the time they began work on the album in early 2024, they’d been on a near constant touring schedule, spending countless hours on the road opening for their heroes Ride, Sunny Day Real Estate and Silversun Pickups, and writing in their modest studio – a back house in drummer Cooper Ladomade’s parents’ yard – both refining and expanding their sound.

This Fall, Rocket will embark on their debut US headline tour, kicking off in October after having wrapped international festival appearances and a UK run supporting Smashing Pumpkins. Tickets on sale HERE.

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Rocket’s 2023 debut EP was praised by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, Paste, and Consequence, among others, and landed the band their first cover story at NME. The forward momentum put the band on the road for most of 2024, opening for iconic bands like The Pixies’ Frank Black, Ride, Sunny Day Real Estate, Silversun Pickups, and peers including Julie, Bar Italia, Hotline TNT & more. The band appeared on festival stages around the world, including Way Out West, Greenman Festival, Pitchfork London & Paris, Bumbershoot, Best Friends Forever, and many more.

The quartet have been slowly releasing their first new music since the 2023 EP this year, sharing album cuts “Crossing Fingers” & “One Million,” before formerly announcing the album in July with the head turning “Wide Awake,” which arrived alongside an in-depth Rolling Stone profile, and support from Alt Press, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, FLOOD Magazine, Paste Magazine, Consequence and many more, and was followed by the euphoric and sparkling “Act Like Your Title.”

WATCH VIDEOS FOR PREVIOUS SINGLES

“WIDE AWAKE” “CROSSING FINGERS,” “ONE MILLION” & “ACT LIKE YOUR TITLE”

“All of the touring led to the songs changing for the better,” says Tuttle, “because we got to play them for so many different kinds of audiences and hear what worked and what didn’t.” Whenever they got home from a tour, they were infused with new ideas for how to finish the in-progress tunes, and many were upgraded in major ways thanks to the time Rocket took to hone them. “Recording the second half of the album eight months after the first half gave us a lot of time to think about what we were doing,” says Scaglione. “We ended up re-recording three songs because we felt like we could just do better.”

With guitarist Desi Scaglione again at the helm as their producer, Rocket logged time at two Los Angeles studios that provided the perfect balance between those extremes. They tracked the more introspective elements at 64 Sound in Highland Park, which offered an array of tasty vintage gear that was ideal for the quieter, more intimate tunes. The heavier moments were captured during sessions at the Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 in Northridge, where they could get the massive drum sound they wanted for tracks like “Crossing Fingers” and “Wide Awake.”

TOUR DATES:

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2025

Oct 27th - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge

Oct 30th - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves

Oct 31st - Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Indoors)

Nov 3rd - Nashville, TN @ drkmttr

Nov 4th - Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5

Nov 6th - Washington, DC @ DC9

Nov 7th - Philadelphia, PA @ Warehouse on Watts

Nov 8th - New York, NY @ Baby's All Right

Nov 11th - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison