Rocketship (band)

rdf:langString Rocketship (band)

rdf:langString Rocketship

rdf:langString Rocketship

rdf:langString group_or_band

rdf:langString Dusty Reske

rdf:langString Ellen Osborn

rdf:langString Nonstop Cooperative, Slumberland, Bus Stop, Darla

rdf:langString Sacramento, California, United States

rdf:langString Robert Cartright

rdf:langString Jim Rivas

rdf:langString Verna Brock

rdf:langString Heidi Barney

rdf:langString http://nonstopco-op.com Nonstop Co-op

rdf:langString 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.