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ROCKETSHIP - A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness (Reissue) Mildred ” The band’s live performancesOne of the clearest examples of an album that crafts a strange and beautiful world not quite like any other is Rocketships 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. Rocketship spiked their deliciously melodic indiepop with buzzing organs, spacey interstitials and motorik repetition, aligning them with mid