{"product_id":"rocketship-a-certain-smile-a-certain-sadness-white-color-vinyl-lp","title":"ROCKETSHIP - A CERTAIN SMILE, A CERTAIN SADNESS - WHITE COLOR - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\" id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the clearest examples of an album that crafts a strange and beautiful world not quite like any other is Rocketship's 1996 full-length debut \"A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness.\" Even upon arrival, this was an experience unto itself, and 30 years later, these eight songs of bittersweet bliss still feel new.\u003c\/p\u003e\nRocketship spiked their deliciously melodic indiepop with buzzing organs, spacey interstitials and motorik repetition, aligning them with mid-90s peers like Stereolab and Unrest. \"A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness\" is an album of unrepentantly vulnerable melodies, unusual seventh chords, lingering ambient interludes, and soft sentiments released at a time when unfriendly, self-conscious punk rock was the order of the day, a bold move indeed.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReturning to \"A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness\" with fresh ears, it becomes more obvious how quietly influential the album was. After several different waves of shoegaze revivalism, grunge distillation, and new bands perfecting the '90s slacker pop aesthetic yet again, elements of Rocketship's intricate creative world have begun to surface in the sounds of subsequent generations.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSlumberland is delighted to release a 30th Anniversary edition of this instant classic, bringing it back on vinyl and CD after being out-of-print for years and tantalizing music fans with it's limited availability for decades.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-tabs ui-corner-all ui-widget ui-widget-content\" id=\"aec-musictabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"ui-tabs-panel ui-corner-bottom ui-widget-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"MusicTracks\" id=\"mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tracksonly\" id=\"aec-jukebox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-playlist tracksonly\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e I Love You Like the Way That I Used to Do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e Kisses Are Always Promises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Heather, Tell Me Why\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Let's Go Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e I'm Lost Without You Here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e Carrie Cooksey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e We're Both Alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e Friendships and Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ROCK \u0026 ROLL HALL OF FAME RECORD STORE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46979152543913,"sku":"749846004017-R","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/5982\/5577\/files\/A_CERTAIN-SMILE-A-Certain-Sadness-VINYL.webp?v=1775831464","url":"https:\/\/shop.rockhall.com\/products\/rocketship-a-certain-smile-a-certain-sadness-white-color-vinyl-lp","provider":"Rock \u0026 Roll Hall of Fame Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}