Rocket – R Is For Rocket
Los Angeles, CA’s Rocket have announced their highly anticipated debut album, R is for Rocket, due out Oct 3rd via Transgressive Records / Canvasback.
Lead single “Wide Awake” is a jagged, fuzzed-out introduction to the band’s leveled up sound, balanced out by vocalist Alithea Tuttle’s sweetly hypnotic vocals.
Comprised of Tuttle (vocals, bass), Baron Rinzler (Guitar), Cooper Ladomade (Drums) and Desi Scaglione (Guitar), Rocket have had a meteoric few years. The thick-as-thieves crew with friendships stretching back to their childhood in Los Angeles 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 a run of August dates supporting The Smashing Pumpkins across the UK.
EU DATES
August 8th – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out West Festival
August 10th – London, UK @ Gunnersbury Park ^
August 11th – London, UK @ Windmill Brixton
August 12th – Halifax, UK @ The Piece Hall ^
August 13th – Scarborough, UK @ Scarborough Open Air Theatre ^
August 14th – Colchester, UK @ Colchester Castle Park ^
August 16th – Wales, UK @ Greenman Festival
^ w/ Smashing Pumpkins
US DATES
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
Nov 13th – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
Nov 14th – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
Nov 15th – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
Nov 18th – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Nov 19th – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
Nov 21st – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Nov 22nd – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
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