Ampeater has delivered another exquisitely written review of some Serious Business. This time up on the golden pedestal is Josh Kaufman’s ROCKETSHIP PARK. This year’s Cakes and Cookies has quietly become a favorite for most of those who’ve come in contact with it’s sweet, melty core. Read here and download the digital 7” combo of “Swan” (“a small masterpiece”) and “See You,” (“Kaufman delights!”) two highlights from the record.
SYFFAL’S Interview with Josh Kaufman from Rocketship Park: Sky Rockets In Flight!
<FULL INTERVIEW HERE AT SYFFAL
Take it. Love it. Buy it. Play it. Eat it. Digest it. Live it. Touch it. Thank you.
SBR48: ROCKETSHIP PARK: Cakes and Cookies. Hi. This record is sweet. You need to hear it to understand. Just download it. It’s free. You’ll share it if you love it. If you really love it you’ll buy the ridiculous physical manifestation we’ve concocted or you’ll pay some $ on iTunes or Amazon or Bandcamp to support this sweetness. Please. Thank you!
From the bunch of CDs the guys at Serious Business sent us some months ago, by bands we never had the pleasure of listening before on the other side of the pond, one stood up from the rest (if we exclude the ones by the amazing Benji Cossa, whose records we listened over and over). That record was Rocketship Park’s “Off and Away“. Rocketship Park is the brainchild of the multi-instrumentalist, song-man, producer, vocalist, and auteur Josh Kaufman, and he returns next June 27th with his new record, “Cakes and Cookies”, which you can already stream in its entirety after the jump. First 300 orders come with a limited edition (hand numbered and letter-pressed) 7″ and a homemade cookie/sweet treat that should be as delicious as the finely crafted pop gems you can listen to on the record. Guests on “Cakes and Cookies” include Dawn Landes and The National’s Bryan Devendorf!
You can also download the track Fast Friends for free, clicking the link below.
MP3: Rocketship Park, “Fast Friends”
Here’s a swirling gem from the ‘Ship’s forthcoming sophomore platter. Dig Dawn Landes’ backing vocals.
DAWN LANDES & the HOUNDS on Serious Business on BTR.
For the full radio broadcast of this session go here: http://breakthruradio.com/#/post/?blog=94&post=112
Dawn Landes: vocals, guitar
Josh Kaufman: bass, guitar, piano, wurlitzer, backing vocals (YES! THAT JOSH KAUFMAN)
Ray Rizzo: drums, percussion, harmonica, keys, backing vocals
This number is called STUCK WITH ME. It’s on the new ROCKETSHIP PARK record Cakes & Cookies which isn’t available yet. Josh Kaufman rules, writes, rocks, sings, produces, plays. That’s Dawn Landes on bax vox and Bryan Devendorf (of the national) drumming, Nate Martinez (pela, thieving irons) on some musical instruments, Steve Salett recording at SaltLands and me overdubbing and mixing at Serious Business.
josh
another one here
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***new single from rocketship park***
just ninety-nine cents
It’s been two and a half years since Josh Kaufman gave us the first Rocketship Park record Off and Away. The follow up is called Cakes and Cookies and it won’t surface till 2011. “It’s Not You” is the last song on Side A. It pleases us to offer it to you now as a stand-alone digital single. Thanks for listening.
“It’s Not You” (3:04)
Produced by Josh Kaufman and Travis Harrison.
Written by Josh Kaufman (Turtle Tunes ASCAP)
All instruments and singing by Josh Kaufman except…
Drums: Bryan Devendorf
Backing Vocals: Annie Nero and Eric Jackson
Basic tracks recorded by Steve Salett at SaltLands, Brooklyn
Other recording and mix done by Travis Harrison at Serious Business Music, NYC
Mastered by Jamal Ruhe at West West Side Music, NY
Cover drawing by Kara Smith
from the forthcoming full length slice of sweetness called CAKES AND COOKIES
