‘Searching‘, released on December 5, 2025, captures ZOCO at his most instrumentally commanding, placing the guitar — his native language — squarely at the centre of a widescreen, genre-bending vision. The track unfolds like a modern rock suite: riff-led, expressive, and meticulously layered, with piano, synths, bass, and drums supporting a structure that shifts and swells without ever losing its melodic spine. It’s the kind of composition that reveals the hands of a true multi-instrumentalist — thoughtful, technical, and emotionally present.

For Marco Zocco, the musician behind ZOCO, guitar isn’t an accessory but the engine of storytelling. Born in Geneva to American-Italian parents and shaped by classical piano before discovering rock through games and festival stages, his relationship with instruments is intimate and panoramic. You can hear that history in ‘Searching‘: bends full of tension, chord voicings that echo classical training, and dynamic choices that nod to his wide influences — from Bowie and The Cars to System of a Down, Green Day, and even blues and Latin colours.

His academic path — an engineering degree and music composition studies at Stanford University — infuses the single with structural intelligence. Every shift feels purposeful: guitars climb, percussion pivots, synths widen the frame. It’s not just rock; it’s engineered expression.

Lyrically and thematically, ‘Searching‘ sits within ZOCO’s ongoing exploration of meaning, identity, love, and the tension between digital noise and real human experience. The track holds that duality well: virtuosic but vulnerable, polished but raw where it counts.

‘Searching‘ is a strong reminder of what guitar-centric music can be in 2025 — modern, cinematic, and deeply crafted. For guitar fans, it’s proof that ZOCO isn’t just playing the instrument; he’s reimagining its role in contemporary rock.

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