Songs that go together like rhinos and flying pigs in a petting zoo. The debut album from San Francisco singer-songwriter Mitch Rocket ranges from electronic jazz fusion to indie folk rock, and goes a surprising number of places in between. 
https://mitchrocket.bandcamp.com/album/petting-zoo

The Sun (Interlude)

Backlit

One word at a time
 my thoughts reach you
 from current to air  
One word at a time
 my thoughts reach you
on electrical lines

The first thing you could sight
Was an eye
Or your mother‘s breast as
Circles inscribed 

In your vision that’s hardwired
For shapes not letters
T not for Christ 
  
Not for Christ 
 for geometric detection
Overridden to record 
whats spelled out 
by transcription 
of a stick in the dirt

Wary of what could infiltrate a walled garden 
of your mind
There is no "infiltrating"
It reaches out
out to find

A connection, a spark
Survival in the dark  

Industrial 
accordion
safe from shock
Encased in a skeleton 
of metal rings 

A crack in your armor
Like L.C. said
 how everything 
gets in
gets in
under your skin

A long exposure 
of a whirling flame
An electrical storm 
A torrent of rain

Long Exposure

6 songs from a live performance at the Art Boutiki in May 2022, including a cover of Alex G's "Bobby" and 5 original songs previously released on the studio album Petting Zoo. The band is Alan Onymous - Drums, Jazzy Geoff McConohy - Keyboard/Alto Saxophone, Thom Stone (of Damper) - Bass/Backing Vox, and Mitch Rocket - Guitar/Lead Vox.

Like The River

Your favorite bands are 
waiting for you 
with a special birthday cake

They want you to know 
what your love meant 
on this fan appreciation day

You’ve earned this trophy
For all the time and energy you spent
Advocating on their behalf 
On the wider internet

Everybody benefits
From a parasocial relationship
So you can thank your lucky stars
Who know just who you are
You’re on a mission

Not only that but shows and programs
Films and tv too
You were sent a token gift card from all of their
Combined crews

The community has noted  your unwavering devotion
Your love and adulation have shone brighter than the sun

Everybody benefits
From a parasocial relationship
So you can thank your lucky stars
Who know just who you are
You’re on a mission

In fact we’d now like to ask you to trade us places for a while
You can sing our songs and dance along with precision and a smile
You’re truly one of us now and we hope you love our life
Now you can meet our fans waiting, unstable maybe carrying a knife 

Everybody benefits
From a parasocial relationship
So you can thank your lucky stars
Who know just who you are
You’re on a mission

Fan Appreciation Day

A peppy pop/rock tune about keeping your ego in check and focusing on what's really important. This is first new original Mitch Rocket material since 2021! Worry Less is the first of a set of singles recorded during a new period for Mitch Rocket, which is now less quarantine bedroom project and more rip-roaring 5 piece rock band. The music was written specifically to get a crowd bouncing around to the beat, having a good time, and well, worrying less. Enjoy!

For fans of: Spoon, Joy Division, Death Cab for Cutie, the Drums, Lucy Dacus


Lyrics:
If you've got nothing to say, you should say it anyway
You know that I won't judge
I'm tired of feeling fake, jockeying for position
There's just no way to live

We're just looking for connection
There's nothing much at stake
Escape the great depression
And worry less about your name

Music soothes the soul, tames the savage beast
At least that's what I've heard
But ego has its teeth sinking into your psyche
When the vampire wears the crown

We're just looking for connection
There's nothing much at stake
Escape the great depression
And worry less about your name

Music saves the soul, tames the savage beast
At least that's what I've heard
Music saves the soul, tames the savage beast
At least that's what I've heard

We're just looking for connection
There's nothing much at stake
Escape the great depression
And worry less about your fame

Worry Less

11 21 23 Mitch Rocket Everything Is Stolen From Us

4 9 24 Mitch Poison For Blood

Arriving one year later, this is the remastered version of d.mith's live show at Slosberg Music Hall at Brandeis on March 11, 2016. Check it out!

Slosberg 3.11.16

The Mournful One

This is the first single from cryptic San Francisco trio, Unscrewable Pooch's debut album, State Bird of No One. 

The A-Side, Underwater Happiness, is a lush and hook-full journey into the joys of being a fish. However, the pensive and dysphoric S-Side, Underwater Bummer (Clam), serves as a prequel, exploring the crushing emotional dynamics that might lead one to suspect life would be better as a fish. 

This single will become available to the public on September 15th, 2020. 

State Bird of No One drops October 31st, 2020.

Underwater Happiness

I wanted to take the emotion of the lovely, sappy, ethereal moments of Edward Scissorhands and turn it into song. So I made this indie electro-pop song about how much I love someone very special to me. 

I spend so much time unsure what life will look like a month from now. But I know that some things can last forever, and love will be one of them. That's what this song is about. 

You gotta get sappy at least once in a while!

Lyrics: 
I wanna hear what you’re saying to me when you say it to me that way
I wanna go where you wanna go if you’ll only let me stay
And if you follow where I lead I won’t lead you astray
You can always count on me to try to make your day           

And that’s never gonna change 
No that’s never gonna change
And that’s never gonna change
No that’s never gonna change

I never thought I’d feel like this, but the words are on my lips
I know it’s true every time that you bless me with your kiss
And when its love that guides my speech I think you catch my drift
I can hardly wait to feel the full weight of this bliss   

And that’s never gonna change 
No that’s never gonna change
And that’s never gonna change
No that’s never gonna change

And that’s never gonna change (x3)

Mitch Rocket: Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Production
Helen Burns: Vocals

Mixed by Gary Mankin at Knob & Tube

Never Gonna Change

I ran out of space to upload here, so check out my newer music on other platforms! https://linktr.ee/mitchrocket

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