Rocket have shared their grungy new single ‘Take Aim’ and have announced the reissue of their ‘Versions Of You’ EP.
Featuring fuzzy guitars, heavy drums and a throbbing bassline, frontwoman Alithea Tuttle sings: “Why don’t you lie to me / Why’d you stop crying to me / You said I am all to blame / Why don’t you go and take your aim,” describing the feeling of being taken advantage of but not being able to confront the person.
Speaking about the song in a press release, Tuttle shared: “It’s about a friendship that was built upon them taking more than they give and watching the friendship grow sour as time goes on. The verses illustrate the nature of the relationship; what that person says is what goes and no one can change their mind. The choruses fall back into the repetitiveness of overthinking; ‘if this is all my fault like you say it is then take your aim.’”
Directed by Noah Neal and A.J. Incammicia, the track’s accompanying music video sees the band – also comprised of guitarists Baron Rinzler and Desi Scaglione and drummer Cooper Ladomade – performing in a basement while Tuttle gets shot by arrows.
‘Take Your Aim’ was written shortly after the release of Rocket’s 2023 debut EP ‘Versions Of You’. The song will now appear on the tracklist of the brand new ‘Versions Of You’ reissue via Transgressive Records / Canvasback which is available on vinyl and CD. The reissue is set for release on April 18 and can be pre-ordered here.
Rocket’s ‘Versions Of You’ EP reissue track list is:
1. ‘On Your Heels’
2. ‘Sugarcoated’
3. ‘Pipe Dream’
4. ‘Portrait Show’
5. ‘Trial Run’
6. ‘Normal To Me’
7. ‘Future Memory’
8. ‘Take Your Aim’
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.”
Elsewhere, the band are set to celebrate the release of ‘Take Your Aim’ with a show at Los Angeles’ Zebulon this Saturday (February 8). All proceeds from the gig will be donated to the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Recovery Fund and the Pasadena Job Center. Later this summer, Rocket will be heading over to the UK for a slot at Outbreak Fest in Manchester. Visit here to purchase tickets.
