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A Rocket to the Moon is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of There for Tomorrow, Rage Against the Machine, Boyz II Men, Tom Petty and The Maine. Those roots explain a lot about how A Rocket to the Moon arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Faber Drive, Every Avenue, Go Radio, Hellogoodbye and The Downtown Fiction, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Beach Weather and Mayday Parade, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around A Rocket to the Moon, reaching back through There for Tomorrow and forward to Beach Weather. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
A Rocket to the Moon was an American rock band formed during 2006 in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States, by Nick Santino, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist. Guitarist and backup vocalist Justin Richards, bassist and backup vocalist Eric Halvorsen, and drummer Andrew Cook eventually joined the band, forming the final member lineup. The band has released three albums overall, two through Fueled by Ramen. Their debut studio album, Your Best Idea, was released on December 26, 2006. Their second studio album, On Your Side, was released on October 13, 2009. Wild & Free was released as their third studio album on March 26, 2013. In 2013, the group split up, but returned for a one-off performance in 2017.
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A Rocket to the Moon connections
A Rocket to the Moon grew out of There for Tomorrow, Rage Against the Machine, Boyz II Men and Tom Petty, shares an orbit with Faber Drive, Every Avenue, Go Radio and Hellogoodbye, went on to shape Beach Weather and Mayday Parade. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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