Lost Classic: Rocketship ‎– A Certain Smile...

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Full title: A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness (too long to fit in the thread title )

Ever wondered what a collaboration between early Stereolab and Creation era My Bloody Valentine would have sounded like? Well, this record is a vague approximation of that combination without sounding like a rip off of either. If you dig ‘90s indie rock of a certain variety - nice boy/girl vox, organs, and a mix of chime-y and shoegazer-y guitars - this record should be on your playlist.

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This one could have been written by 1990s Mark Kozelek:

[the mean]

This band was from Sacto. Dustin recorded lots of stuff as well, including The Yah Mos LP on Gern Blandsten.

[xxxMidgexxx]

It's aiiight. Not really shoegaze, but I hear the Stereolab influence. That cover though. Looks like a Carpenters album.

DOESN'T ANYONE ON THIS BOARD LIKE PUNK ROCK ANYMORE!??

[patient_ot]

I'm sure this has come up in my IG feed more than once but I don't know it. From the cover I would guess they were a Sarah Records style twee indie pop band.

[JGJR]

I'm sure this has come up in my IG feed more than once but I don't know it. From the cover I would guess they were a Sarah Records style twee indie pop band.

That's what I thought, too. I always meant to check them out since I know they were a very big influence on the 1st Pains of Being Pure at Heart Lp.

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I'm sure this has come up in my IG feed more than once but I don't know it. From the cover I would guess they were a Sarah Records style twee indie pop band.

That's what I thought, too. I always meant to check them out since I know they were a very big influence on the 1st Pains of Being Pure at Heart Lp.

They were on Slumberland. I wouldn’t call them twee. There is a good bit of prettiness, but there is also a fair portion of dissonance. Musically, they remind me a lot of early Stereolab. The vocals remind me more of Slowdive or MBV, with both male and female vocals on most songs. Their second record moved more into ambient/drone territory. If you have a place in your heart for a certain brand of ‘90s indie, this album is definitely worth a listen.