Up and coming rock/pop group Dr.
Rocket have released their first single I Never Knew You Like That, a poppy
infectious song. The duo from the Pacific Northwest, Nick Carver and Mason
Kline, have tapped into a sound that is both fresh and nostalgic. It has its
roots in the great pop music to come out of the U.K. in the 1960s (bands like
the Beatles, the Zombies, the Kinks, and so on), but also offers a modern vibe
both lyrically and musically.
Pop music is mostly concerned
with the trials and tribulations of love – specifically when we first fall in
love or when it all goes wrong, the thrill or the anguish. I Never Knew You
Like That very well may be just another love song, but it feels as if its
protagonist is trying to convey the entirety of the experience in a single song
– from the dumbfounded goofy awkwardness of first meeting to the painful
disassociation following a break-up (in which we wonder how we could ever have
even been with a person like that) – an ambitious feat. The song is catchy, fun
and a little deep. I cannot wait to hear more.
