Rocketship is an American
indie pop band formed in
Sacramento,
California, United States, in 1993. Led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Dustin Reske with bassist Verna Brock, keyboardist Heidi Barney and drummer Jim Rivas, the group released the single "Hey, Hey, Girl" in 1994 and the album A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness in 1996. After the album's release, the original line-up dissolved and Reske continued Rocketship essentially as a solo project, releasing the singles "Honey, I Need You" and "Get on the Floor (And Move It)" in 1997 and the albums Garden of Delights in 1999, Here Comes... Rocketship in 2006, and Thanks to You in 2019.
Rocketship's sound can be described as 1960s-style
twee pop, characterized by ringing guitars, droning organs and
shoegazing influences; although, as a solo project, Reske has taken the sound in an
ambient direction.
In May 2014, Rocketship performed for the first time in several years, during both SF Popfest and NYC Popfest festivals.
Discography
Albums
A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness (February 13, 1996)
Slumberland Records SLR 40
"I Love You Like the Way That I Used to Do"
"Kisses Are Always Promises"
"Heather, Tell Me Why"
"Let's Go Away"
"I'm Lost Without You Here"
"Carrie Cooksey"
"We're Both Alone"
"Friendships and Love"
Garden of Delights (1999)
Drive-In Records drive26
"We Took the High Road"
"Butterflies"
"Carved by Winds and Waters"
"Artesian Wells"
"Furness"
"The Deadly Fisher"
"Jewels from Many Lands"
Here Comes... Rocketship (February 2006)
Nonstop Cooperative Records; CD-R only available online