Hopewell

Although heavier than most bands beneath the space rock banner, Poughkeepsie, NY’s Hopewell fits easily within the genre, playing interstellar guitar pop in addition to dreamy psychedelia. And even though bandleader Jason Russo (vocals, acoustic guitar) is an associate of Mercury Rev, Tranquility Rockets, as well as the Golden Crickets, Hopewell possess managed to preserve an entirely specific sound, with just the casual Rev impact seeping through. Hopewell created in 1993 when Dalia Garih (drums, vocals) and Whip (bass acoustic guitar) became a member of the brothers Jason and Justin Russo (keyboards, examples, vocals) to record some 7″ singles which were released on numerous independent labels through the entire ’90s. In 1998, Get in touch with, the band’s 1st full-length, premiered within the indie Burnt Locks label. A little string of displays followed, before Russos continued tour with Mercury Rev to aid the Deserter’s Tunes album. Through the hiatus, Whip released a single record within the Dark Bean Placenta label. A lot of 1999 was spent documenting Curved Cup, Hopewell’s second full-length Compact disc, that was released to essential acclaim by Pariapus Information within the fall and accompanied by a overall performance in the Reading/Leeds Festival within the U.K. and a thorough European tour. For his or her third launch, the music group tapped the creation prowess of Flaming Lip area and Mercury Rev, maker Dave Fridmann. Documented in upstate NY, Hopewell & the Parrots of Appetite premiered in 2005. Although band line-up offers changed over time — Justin Russo remaining to create his personal group in 2003 — with Russo in the helm Hopewell offers continued to operate releasing Not Parrots in 2006 and Gorgeous Focuses on in 2007. In ’09 2009, Hopewell came back with Good Great Good Desperation.