Rocketship Park
I want to introduce our extremely large readership to a fairly new band, Rocketship Park, out of the new hipster capital of the universe, Brooklyn, NYC. The music is country-tinged folk/rock, somewhat similar to Wilco. In a way, it reminds me a bit of local band Revival (who recently opened for Buffalo Tom). I picture Jumboslice listening to Rocketship Park while sipping a latte on the porch of his Austin bungalow, while discussing politics with his crunchy neighbors.
Full disclosure: Josh Kaufman, the singer/songwriter behind Rocketship Park is my first cousin and extremely talented musician. He has always played a roots/folk/rock style of music, but this is definitely his best work to date. Check it out.
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5 comments:
I got the Revival disc last night, and have been listening to it today. Rocketship Park sounds nothing like Revival. I think I will stick with the Wilco comparasion.
Shameless plug for your cousin's band. Isn't this the same guy who "taught" Paul Banks how to play the guitar?
Nothing wrong with a shameless plug. He is a talented guy. If he was in a band like Telograph, I wouldnt say anything, but I like his music. As for Paul Banks, I will have to ask him about that. They apparently were friends growing up...I will get the full story. BTW, Paul Banks is the lead singer for Interpol.
I checked out the picture on myspace and it's clear which guy is your cousin. You look a lot alike.
Shameless plug or not, I like this.
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