➲ Release: ROOKIE Debut album

Rookie Debuut Album  ROOKIE's debut album came out on March 13 and eventually the band will be touring in support. Let me know if you're interested in reviewing the album, interviewing the band, or something else. They have done a couple interviews in regards to how COVID-19 has affected them as a band, and have done some virtual performances, if either are talking points of interest.

ROOKIE is six matching jumpsuit-clad, shaggy-haired friends from Chicago who play rock ’n’ roll that’s more at home next to their parents’ battered LPs than on their friends’ streaming playlists. Their self-titled, debut full-length album deftly reformats the classic rock landscape with blowtorch hooks, enthralling harmonies, evocative touches of cosmic country, and distinctively indie-minded songwriting. They are playing Treefort Festival, Shaky Knees Festival, touring with Cheap Trick and Twin Peaks.

ROOKIE’s modern take on timeless American rock ‘n’ roll pulls from all corners of the sonic map, it’s familiar but fresh, lived-in but blown-out. It’s the ‘70s/’80s pop-rock sheen of Cheap Trick, 3-minute precision songwriting of Big Star, loose Neil Young Americana, and hazey, psych-flavored boogie of the Allman Brothers and Thin Lizzy. Though barely able to comfortably fit on most stages, once they’re plugged in and smooshed together it’s a potent blend of power chords, blistering leads, and performance prowess beyond their years.


https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/store/rookie