Rocket go “above and beyond” on soaring new single ‘One Million’
Rocket have returned with their soaring new single ‘One Million’ and have announced UK, European and North American tour dates.
It is the Los Angeles band and former NME Cover stars’ first new single since signing for Transgressive Records / Canvasback, the label that also re-released their debut EP ‘Versions Of You’ earlier this year.
‘One Million’ sees singer Alithea Tuttle’s slacker vocals tussle with Desi Scaglione and Baron Rinzler’s searing, skyscraping guitars for a nostalgic trip through grunge, shoegaze and several other strands of vintage alt-rock.
Speaking about the track, the band have said: “‘One Million’ is about wanting someone to meet you halfway but not knowing if they ever will. It’s the feeling of doing everything you can, going above and beyond for someone, knowing that you would wait a million years for them just to notice how important they are to you. It’s the hoping that maybe you are as important to them as well. It’s learning to be okay with the fact that you might always love them more.”
Watch the ‘One Million’ video here:
Rocket are also heading out on the road this year for a run of UK headline shows, outdoor support slots with The Smashing Pumpkins, a run of European dates with Mannequin Pussy and their debut North American headline tour. Tickets for the UK shows are here and US shows here.
Rocket will play:
MAY
26 – Paris, Trabendo (with Mannequin Pussy)
28 – Nijmegen, Doornroosje (with Mannequin Pussy)
29 – Amsterdam, Tolhuistuin (with Mannequin Pussy)
31 – Berlin, Columbia Theater (with Mannequin Pussy)
JUNE
2 – Rotterdam, V11
4 – Hasselt, Club AFF
5 – Brussels, Botanique
9 – Brighton, Green Door Store
10 – London, The Windmill
11 – Birmingham, Hare and Hounds
12 – Glasgow, McChuills
14 – Manchester, Outbreak Festival
AUGUST
8 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out West Festival
10 – London, Gunnersbury Park (with The Smashing Pumpkins)
12 – Halifax, The Piece Hall (with The Smashing Pumpkins)
13 – Scarborough, Open Air Theatre (with The Smashing Pumpkins)
14 – Colchester, Castle Park (with The Smashing Pumpkins)
16 – Brecon Beacons, Green Man Festival
OCTOBER
27 – Phoenix, AZ, Rebel Lounge
30 – Denton, TX, Rubber Gloves
31 – Austin, TX, Mohawk (indoors)
NOVEMBER
3 – Nashville, TN, drkmttr
4 – Atlanta, GA, Aisle 5
6 – Washington, DC, DC9
7 – Philadelphia, PA, Warehouse on Watts
8 – New York, NY, Baby’s All Right
11 – Toronto, ON, The Garrison
13 – Columbus, OH, Ace of Cups
14 – Chicago, IL, Schubas Tavern
15 – Minneapolis, MN, 7th St Entry
18 – Seattle, WA, Barboza
19 – Portland, OR, Polaris Hall
21 – San Francisco, CA, Bottom of the Hill
22 – Los Angeles, CA, The Roxy
The former NME Cover stars previously opened up to NME about the creation of their music. Scaglione shared: “Our taste varies so much that in order to keep making the music we want to make, we felt like we had to introduce some new elements to our songwriting.” Tuttle added: “We tried not to lean on any one genre but rather incorporate everything we love as musicians into something that feels uniquely our own.”
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Max Pilley
NME
