Rocketship - A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness

Artist: Rocketship
Album: A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness
Release: 1996
Label: Slumberland

1. I Love You Like the Way That I Used to Do
2. Kisses Are Always Promises
3. Heather, Tell Me Why
4. Let's Go Away
5. I'm Lost Without You Here
6. Carrie Cooksey
7. We're Both Alone
8. Friendships and Love

A Slumberland record posted by someone other than Adam? Ge outta town. I'm not all up on their jock like my boy, but I definitely do back almost their entire catalog. Up to bat on this post is Rocketship. Straight out of Sac town, Cali, this band put out this jam, a banger of a single, Hey, Hey Girl, and a split with Henry's Dress before breaking up. Although the band dissolved, the bands head honcho, Dustin Reske, kept the name and started making solo shit with scab fill-ins.

For the three releases, Rocketship was straight killing it. They do indie pop of all varieties. The first track, "I Love You Like The Way That I Used To Do," is a blazing up beat gem while the next track and my personal fav, "Kisses Are Always Promises," slightly slower depressing beaut. The 60's indie pop shtick mixed with droned out organs, airy transitions between songs, and impressive lyrical content (especially by indie pop standards) spells out destruction for all competitors.

This ones for the grown and sexy.

And for Sara. Her, Flynn, Adam and myself bumped this jam on the way to Atlanta to see Floor last weekend. Yeah, you jealous. David from CR (linked to my fav release by them) is rad. Thanks for putting us up!

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-Trey