Rocketship Announce New Album Hurt Feelings: Hear “New Threats”
Portland indie-pop veterans Rocketship recently reissued their essential 1996 album A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness for its 30th anniversary and reunited for their first tour in eight years. This is not a strictly nostalgic enterprise, though. Rocketship have a new album called Hurt Feelings on the way, and its lead single maintains the band's standard of excellence. "New Threats" (not from the soul , AFAIK) is a dreamy and sophisticated update on the band's classic style, steering their fuzzed-out and demure guitar pop in an eclectic direction that reminds me of '90s contemporaries from St
Portland indie-pop veterans Rocketship recently reissued their essential 1996 album A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness for its 30th anniversary and reunited for their first tour in eight years. This is not a strictly nostalgic enterprise, though. Rocketship have a new album called Hurt Feelings on the way, and its lead single maintains the band's standard of excellence. "New Threats" (not from the soul , AFAIK) is a dreamy and sophisticated update on the band's classic style, steering their fuzzed-out and demure guitar pop in an eclectic direction that reminds me of '90s contemporaries from Stereolab to Olivia Tremor Control. Whisper along to it below.
TRACKLIST: 01 "Lovers" 02 "Passing Clouds" 03 "The Fresh American" 04 "Hotwired for Love" 05 "Still Illin'" 06 "Hurt Feelings" 07 "New Threats" 08 "Dewy-Eyed Doe-Nix!" 09 "More Tearz" 10 "O Grande Amor"
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