El Rocko

Chase Waller is the 26-year-old singer/songwriter behind the moniker El Rocko. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Waller relocated to Chattanooga after college, where he now works as a middle-school teacher. Though he has been writing songs for most of his life, Waller started creating music under the alias "El Rocko" back in 2019, when he released his first single on Yellow Racket, “Half the Day.”

Heavily influenced by 90s alt-rock and shoegaze, El Rocko’s music combines ragged guitars and mellow vocals with simple, honest lyrics to produce dreamy and wide-ranging songs, flitting between simple folk music and lush dream pop. Drawing inspiration from bands like Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Radiohead, and Duster, El Rocko’s songs are intimate, confessional, and always a little off-center.

BUZZ

“Just put everything away and listen to this music in full.” – Start Track

“The project, with the young Chase Waller the mastermind, features beautifully crafted bedroom pop music with a relaxed, warm vibe to the sound.” – Austin Town Hall

“El Rocko… manages to create jangled soundscapes that remind me of the intensity and beauty of Harrison Whitford... This is a truly stunning track.” - Janglepophub

“…the track has a lush and dreamy easy-going summer feel to it, one that reminds of some of the indie pop gems from bands like Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.” – We All Want Someone to Shout For