Marco Benevento has shared another new original recording to appear on the pianist/singer’s forthcoming studio album, Let It Slide, due out on September 20th via Royal Potato Family. Titled, “Send it on a Rocket”, the new track follows the previous releases of “Let It Slide” and “Say It’s All The Same” as the third single to appear on Benevento’s first solo studio effort since 2016’s The Story of Fred Short.
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The feel-good tune hears Benevento and his band grove their way through a relaxed tempo leading up to group choral lines which are sure to brighten up the day heading into the last real weekend of summer. The song’s audio provides a mix of strong piano and bass lines, in addition to some interstellar synth work to give the recording a space-like feel to its overall production.
Listen to “Send It on a Rocket” below.
Marco Benevento – “Send It on a Rocket”
[Video: Marco Benevento]
“‘Send It On A Rocket’ originated back in 2017,” Benevento said about his latest single to go with its premiere on Friday. “I wrote the tune on an old Casiotone 8000. When [producer Leon Michels] and I were going through the demos I’d made, it jumped out. There was an imagery and vibe that set it apart from everything else we were planning to record. But we knew we needed to transform it from this glitchy little minimalist demo into the full blown, psych anthem the lyric was suggesting. Nick Movshon, who plays bass and drums, added his magic, and Karina Rykman’s vocal brings this haunted, angelic quality to it. The end result is definitely one of my favorite moments on the album.”
Benevento and his band will head out on a fall tour beginning with their album release show at Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo, NY on October 10th. Benevento is also scheduled to perform at the Adirondack Independence Music Festival in Lake George, NY over Labor Day Weekend.
Head to Benevento’s website for tickets and tour info.