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In the past due ’90s, NY native Justin Russo imagined forming a pop group fronted with an orchestra. He performed keyboards and added support vocals to his sibling Jason Russo’s music group, Hopewell. Throughout that period, Russo was also touring like a keyboardist for Mercury Rev, assisting their critically acclaimed …

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, …