Three months fresh off the release of his EP ‘A Comedy Romantic (Act.1)’, rising Filipino-American indie pop singer-songwriter Rocco returns with “Someone I Never Had”, an angsty, emotionally charged pop-rock anthem that opens the final chapter of his viral narrative series and sets the stage for the highly anticipated ‘A Comedy Romantic (Act. 2)’. Fans can listen to the new single HERE.
Built around the ache of an almost-relationship, “Someone I Never Had” captures a uniquely modernkind of heartbreak: grieving someone who was never truly yours. What begins as a story of blurredboundaries and undefined feelings quickly becomes an explosive self-confession, with Roccoconfronting the question at the heart of the song: “Why do you miss someone that was never reallyyours?”
The track serves as the emotional anchor of Rocco’s ‘A Comedy Romantic’ universe, bringing thestory of two friends trapped in the limbo of a situationship into sharper focus. Across vulnerable versesand anthemic pop-rock production, Rocco turns the uncertainty of an undefined relationship into acathartic soundtrack for anyone who has ever been left mourning what could have been.
Produced by Jason Suwito and written alongside Micah Premnath, the track follows Rocco’s firstsuccessful collaboration with “Palm”, continuing a creative relationship that has helped shape thesonic world of ‘A Comedy Romantic’.
Inspired by Rocco’s deep-rooted love for the romantic comedies of the 1990s and 2000s, ‘A Comedy Romantic’ exists far beyond the songs themselves. The project unfolds as an episodic short-form narrative series across Rocco’s social platforms, blending music, storytelling, and performance as he brings the characters and relationships behind the songs to life.
The series has generated significant traction online, transforming individual releases into chapters of agrowing visual and sonic universe. With each episode and song revealing another piece of the story,Rocco invites listeners to experience ‘A Comedy Romantic’ as a story unfolding in real time.
Now, “Someone I Never Had” takes that story into its final act.
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