this rock band aims to paint timeless stories with their music hi I’m Rebecca
stories with their music hi I’m Rebecca
stories with their music hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we are speaking with a rocket to
today we are speaking with a rocket to
today we are speaking with a rocket to the moon about their second album and
the moon about their second album and
the moon about their second album and how their music is inspired by country
let’s talk about the album what were you
let’s talk about the album what were you guys going for on this one kind of just
guys going for on this one kind of just
guys going for on this one kind of just ourselves but just a little bit more
ourselves but just a little bit more
ourselves but just a little bit more grown up from the last month you know we
grown up from the last month you know we
grown up from the last month you know we did the last 13 years ago and we’ve
did the last 13 years ago and we’ve
did the last 13 years ago and we’ve definitely grown up and it’s only been
definitely grown up and it’s only been
definitely grown up and it’s only been three years but we’ve grown up with what
three years but we’ve grown up with what
three years but we’ve grown up with what we listened to you know our musical
we listened to you know our musical
we listened to you know our musical tastes have kind of grown and our
tastes have kind of grown and our
tastes have kind of grown and our personalities have definitely grown and
personalities have definitely grown and
personalities have definitely grown and I think we kind of just found the sound
I think we kind of just found the sound
I think we kind of just found the sound that we were looking for I think for the
that we were looking for I think for the
that we were looking for I think for the last couple years oh I
I think it’s way more diverse than on
I think it’s way more diverse than on your side as well speaking of someone
your side as well speaking of someone
your side as well speaking of someone who wasn’t a part of the first record of
who wasn’t a part of the first record of
who wasn’t a part of the first record of time I just think that you know we
time I just think that you know we
time I just think that you know we expanded on the things that we thought
expanded on the things that we thought
expanded on the things that we thought made the band special we had more time
made the band special we had more time
made the band special we had more time to write yeah we had a lot more time to
to write yeah we had a lot more time to
to write yeah we had a lot more time to write the first time we wrote it and
write the first time we wrote it and
write the first time we wrote it and recorded it in my two months or
recorded it in my two months or
recorded it in my two months or something so we got to take our time
something so we got to take our time
something so we got to take our time with it which we really liked and our
with it which we really liked and our
with it which we really liked and our label trusted us to do one of them which
label trusted us to do one of them which
label trusted us to do one of them which is really cool
I got how influential is country music
I got how influential is country music to you guys us three mainly like it
to you guys us three mainly like it
to you guys us three mainly like it listen to country music have elected to
listen to country music have elected to
listen to country music have elected to but I mean we all listen to it that’s
but I mean we all listen to it that’s
but I mean we all listen to it that’s kind of my style of playing guitar more
I don’t listen to as much like
I don’t listen to as much like contemporary country is these to do I’m
contemporary country is these to do I’m
contemporary country is these to do I’m more of a fan of like ease 90s country
more of a fan of like ease 90s country
more of a fan of like ease 90s country like George Strait Alabama on Jackson
like George Strait Alabama on Jackson
like George Strait Alabama on Jackson which they all love as well but those
which they all love as well but those
which they all love as well but those songs me have this incredible timeless
songs me have this incredible timeless
songs me have this incredible timeless quality to them and there’s such great
quality to them and there’s such great
quality to them and there’s such great stories going back and revisiting songs
stories going back and revisiting songs
stories going back and revisiting songs that I used to love as a kid sometimes I
that I used to love as a kid sometimes I
that I used to love as a kid sometimes I forget certain songs even exist and
forget certain songs even exist and
forget certain songs even exist and it’ll come up I’ll hear it and then I’ll
it’ll come up I’ll hear it and then I’ll
it’ll come up I’ll hear it and then I’ll know every word to it’s still and I
know every word to it’s still and I
know every word to it’s still and I don’t like kind of take me back and to
don’t like kind of take me back and to
don’t like kind of take me back and to me that’s one of my favorite things
me that’s one of my favorite things
me that’s one of my favorite things about music and that’s I think kind of a
about music and that’s I think kind of a
about music and that’s I think kind of a goal that tried to achieve with this
goal that tried to achieve with this
goal that tried to achieve with this record is creating these narratives that
record is creating these narratives that
record is creating these narratives that people can really relate to
yeah I’ve always every time I’ve written
yeah I’ve always every time I’ve written a song I’ve always been really visual
a song I’ve always been really visual
a song I’ve always been really visual and I don’t even mean to half the time
and I don’t even mean to half the time
and I don’t even mean to half the time you know and it just kind of comes out
you know and it just kind of comes out
you know and it just kind of comes out and that’s one thing that I really like
and that’s one thing that I really like
and that’s one thing that I really like about country is you can listen to the
about country is you can listen to the
about country is you can listen to the song and it’s almost like you’re
song and it’s almost like you’re
song and it’s almost like you’re watching a movie without a picture and
watching a movie without a picture and
watching a movie without a picture and funny you know you can just paint the
funny you know you can just paint the
funny you know you can just paint the picture for you in your head and I think
picture for you in your head and I think
picture for you in your head and I think that’s what we kind of did on this we
that’s what we kind of did on this we
that’s what we kind of did on this we did a little bit on the last record but
did a little bit on the last record but
did a little bit on the last record but this record I think has a lot of that
this record I think has a lot of that
this record I think has a lot of that you know where it’s like not just saying
you know where it’s like not just saying
you know where it’s like not just saying you know the big boy pulling up to the
you know the big boy pulling up to the
you know the big boy pulling up to the house picking up the girl and going out
house picking up the girl and going out
house picking up the girl and going out like we explained like you know kind of
like we explained like you know kind of
like we explained like you know kind of all the little details in the song and
all the little details in the song and
all the little details in the song and it’s it’s really cool that’s what I’ve
it’s it’s really cool that’s what I’ve
it’s it’s really cool that’s what I’ve always liked admired about country you
always liked admired about country you
always liked admired about country you know
we’ll finish off by asking your favorite
we’ll finish off by asking your favorite experience so far in your career I think
experience so far in your career I think
experience so far in your career I think we’d probably all say the the trip we
we’d probably all say the the trip we
we’d probably all say the the trip we did a month ago we in lat last year but
did a month ago we in lat last year but
did a month ago we in lat last year but probably the one a month ago we kind of
probably the one a month ago we kind of
probably the one a month ago we kind of like a mini world tour thing it started
like a mini world tour thing it started
like a mini world tour thing it started in the Philippines we were there for
in the Philippines we were there for
in the Philippines we were there for four days and then we went to Australia
four days and then we went to Australia
four days and then we went to Australia for like a week and a half and then to
for like a week and a half and then to
for like a week and a half and then to South America our band flying across the
South America our band flying across the
South America our band flying across the world and playing to kids like that and
world and playing to kids like that and
world and playing to kids like that and then going on stage and seeing if
then going on stage and seeing if
then going on stage and seeing if there’s like 4,000 people sitting
there’s like 4,000 people sitting
there’s like 4,000 people sitting everywhere to your songs it’s like some
everywhere to your songs it’s like some
everywhere to your songs it’s like some of that you probably would never have
of that you probably would never have
of that you probably would never have ever thought would be you know a
ever thought would be you know a
ever thought would be you know a possibility for you and it’s really cool
possibility for you and it’s really cool
possibility for you and it’s really cool we can just go you know to a Kamal here
we can just go you know to a Kamal here
we can just go you know to a Kamal here and walk around and be completely cool
and walk around and be completely cool
and walk around and be completely cool with it but like over there if we were
with it but like over there if we were
with it but like over there if we were like step outside of our hotel we’d be
like step outside of our hotel we’d be
like step outside of our hotel we’d be like mom we’d had security around us and
like mom we’d had security around us and
like mom we’d had security around us and it was like something like you know
it was like something like you know
it was like something like you know doesn’t I never thought it would be like
doesn’t I never thought it would be like
doesn’t I never thought it would be like me doing that or like you know all of us
me doing that or like you know all of us
me doing that or like you know all of us doing that I was like what are these
doing that I was like what are these
doing that I was like what are these people see and that’s nice thing for
people see and that’s nice thing for
people see and that’s nice thing for somebody else so it was crazy thanks
somebody else so it was crazy thanks
somebody else so it was crazy thanks very much guys
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