Last month, we introduced you to the super timely song ‘Fever Dream’ from Atlanta-based dream pop / indie rock / shoegaze duot I Am a Rocketship and, one week from the time that they will be releasing their new album‘Lies and Legends’, we are pleased to present you another powerful offering from this long-player, called ‘What’s This For’. What a stunning track this is – equally as potent as the lead track. Heads up Atlanta, you have a sonic gold mine embedded within you.
No stranger to the east coast music scene, I Am a Rocketship is a duo comprising American guitarist Eric Weissinger and Swedish songstress L E Kippner, who mix smooth impressionistic lyrics and rock guitar with a dash of Dirty South beats and psychedelic bombast. Together they make a fantastic, optimistic and wide-worded songwriting / performance team. This is their first major release since 2020’s ‘oRAnGE’ EP, a release laced with frustration, sadness and rage over the rise of authoritarianism and accelerating environmental collapse. This was preceded by their‘Ghost Stories’ LP (April 2020), ‘Mind Grafitti’ (2019) and debut offering ‘Mission Control’ (2016).
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Both raised on folk and classical music, the two later discovered bands such as Joy Division, My Bloody Valentine, Massive Attack and Sigur Ros. Suckers for a pop hook, I Am a Rocketship is a self-contained duo, who write, record and create art and videos without the involvement of other contributors.
The new ‘Lies and Legends’ album is their most ambitious collection to date. These ten songs are about the appeal, in trying times, of lies and legends over reason and love. They give people hope, a feeling of belonging, and frequently, a license to do terrible things in the name of their belief. All the music on the ‘Lies and Legends’ album was recorded on a notebook computer during early 2021.
Eric Weissinger used to back up various artists, opening for bands such as The Wedding Present, The Black Crowes, James, Cracker and Portastatic. But everything changed upon meeting L E Kippner – cellist, scientist, radio DJ and singer for Swedish synth-pop duo Neobox. At first forming Hitchcock Blondes in Ohio, they relocated to Atlanta to make a fresh start as I Am a Rocketship.
As of November 5, ‘What’s This For’ will be available on Bandcamp, where the full ‘Lies and Legends’ album can be ordered directly from the artist. Set for release on November 11, the album will also be available across digital platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music. Get the full album at https://iamarocketship.bandcamp.com/album/lies-and-legends
TRACK LIST
01. Fever Dream 5:24
02. Revolution 3:31
03. Stone 5:10
04. Taxman 3:32
05. Set The Controls to Forever 5:38
06. Insurrection 4:13
07. What’s This For 5:05
08. On Poppy Hill 6:08
09. Ignorance 3:13
10. Hide 3:04
CREDITS
Written and performed by Eric Weissinger and L E Kippner
Recorded at The Barry Patch by Eric Weissinger
Video created by Eric Weissinger and L E Kippner
©2021 My Long Wknd, LLC, except ‘Taxman’ written by George Harrison ©1966 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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