Rocket - "Another Second Chance"

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Of all the bands doing the 90's inspired alt-rock thing in 2025, we have a little soft spot for Rocket. The Los Angeles band has a new single out, and while it might have its roots in the mid 90's, "Another Second Chance" sounds like 2025. It's an incredibly catchy and infectious rock song that sounds like summer lingering on. It's reminiscent of the period in the 90's where grunge was starting to fade out and a more pop focused sound was taking over. "Another Second Chance" sounds like if Letters to Cleo had formed in southern California and not Boston. As poppy as the track may be, there is plenty of alt-rock distortion to keep everything interesting.

Desi Scaglione (guitar) says of the band's upcoming album:

“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. We ended up re-recording three songs because we felt like we could just do better.”

You can watch the video for "Another Second Chance" below. R is for Rocket is due out October 3 on Transgressive Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Rocket, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


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 

Feb 10 - Bristol, UK @ The Croft

Feb 11 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club

Feb 12 - Glasgow, UK @ King Tut's

Feb 14 - Dublin, IE @ The Workmans Club

Feb 16 - Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute

Feb 17 - London, UK @ Scala

Feb 19 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique - Witloof Bar

Feb 20 - Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown

Feb 21 - Utrecht, NL @ EKKO

Feb 23 - Berlin, DE @ Neue Zukunft

Feb 24 - Cologne, DE @ Bumann & SOHN

Feb 26 - Paris, FR @ Point Ephémère

Feb 27 - Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix

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