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Jawdropped Announces Debut Album Secret To Spare + Releases Lead Single "Split Lip" + Announces New Tour Dates

Today, rising Los Angeles band  Jawdropped announce their debut album,  Secret To Spare ,  due September 18th. They've also announced  new headline tour dates in the US, UK, and EU and support shows for This Is Lorelei and Soccer Mommy. Alongside the album announcement,  Jawdropped share anthemic lead single "Split Lip" with summery music video  directed by Rob Fraebel. At large,  Secret To Spare  is lyrically driven by what Zangari defines as “stories you’ve overheard as a barfly.” “I’m always writing based off of things that I hear, or something that happened to a friend,” Morling explains regarding the blend of raconteurish-ness and interior voyeurism that makes up these twin lyricists’ POV. “L.A. is this destination that so many people move to with a dream of having this exciting life in the arts,” Zangari adds. “There's so many crazy people you meet across that spectrum of failure and success, and I'm really fascinated by those...

Jawdropped Signs to Transgressive/ Canvasback

  Jawdropped , the rising band from Los Angeles, have signed to Transgressive Records / Canvasback . Alongside the signing announcement, the band has shared a new single “ Monday , ” a fuzzy and catchy blast of power pop paired with a one-shot video directed by Rob Fraebel. "Monday is about treading the waters of anticipation, but deciding to face your feelings head on,” says the band. “The truth will set you free, even if it’s just the Sunday scaries." Since forming in 2024, Jawdropped have already supported Real Estate, Bully, Greg Freeman and Momma and t his spring the band will be playing their first ever UK headline shows and festivals, including Great Escape, Dot to Dot and more. All dates below. Last year the band released Just Fantasy , their debut EP, which garnered attention from Stereogum , who praised their “ upbeat anthems packed with tounge-in-cheek cynycism,” and FLOOD who hailed their “ breezy pop-rock sound.” Jawdropped’s distinct take on grungy power pop i...

Rocket Release Debut Album R is for Rocket

  Today, Rocket have released their highly anticipated debut album,  R is for Rocket . Available now  HERE .  “We dedicated this record to Alithea’s dad, who passed away unexpectedly this year,” the band shared in a heartfelt statement. “Choosing him as the cover was the perfect way to immortalize him forever on our first record. This record is so special and close to our hearts and we spent years getting it to the place it is now.”" Rocket are heading out on their first US headline tour later this month, as well as in the UK and Europe in February of 2026. Tickets are on sale now.  Listen to  R is for Rocket Order R is for Rocket

Rocket Releases New Single "Another Second Chance" And Announces UK/EU Tour

  Rocket  have announced their highly anticipated debut album,   R is for Rocket , due out  Oct 3rd .  Pre-order  HERE .  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. In Alithea's words,  “it's an ode to never feeling good enough,” and describes the dreamy, hypnotic outro as “one of my favorite moments in writing this record.” Rocket as also announced a headline tour in the UK and Europe in February of 2026. Tickets are on sale now HERE .  Listen to "Another Second Chance" Pre-order R is for Rocket

Rocket releases new single Act Like Your Title

  Rocket recently announced their highly anticipated debut album, R is for Rocket , due out Oct 3rd .  Today, they’ve shared the album’s second single, the euphoric and sparkling “ Act Like Your Title .” The song “delves into familial relationships and generational traumas,” shares vocalist and bassist Alithea Tuttle , “It’s wishing someone would live up to the standards that are set for them but knowing that they will never ‘act like their title.’ Holding out hope that someone will change, especially family, is such a difficult concept and can feel so isolating.” Listen to "Act Like Your Title" Watch "Act Like Your Title"  Pre-order R is for Rocket

Greg Freeman Releases "Salesman" Off Upcoming Album Burnover, out this Friday, August 22nd

  "Salesman"is the final single from Greg Freeman off his forthcoming album Burnover , out this Friday, August 22nd. Pre-order available now  HERE In Greg's words, "salesman is technically a serious song about something sad. But also one of the more upbeat songs on the album. It's also the only one we recorded pretty much fully live, and with my touring band." Listen to Salesman Watch Salesman Official Video Pre- Order Burnover

Rocket Announces Debut Album "R is for Rocket" and Releases Single "Wide Awake"

  Rocket have announced their highly anticipated debut album, R is for Rocket , due out Oct 3rd .  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. 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 majo...