Saturday is our last scheduled show for 2008 until the vinyl release tour in January, and album release in March. We'll be practicing our road show for the new year, demoing the new album and just strategy-ing for the new year. Below is an article written by the alliteratively named Theodoris Morris from the Corner News in Auburn. We appreciate the article but wanted to point out the Bell Sebastian = Belle and Sebastian and we don't plan on releasing a mix album, but plan to mix an album to release in the new year.
Share mellow, upbeat moments with Florida Indie band
The band Paper Scissors Rocketpack! wants to portray an image that is not based on reality, creating a surrealistic environment for their songs.
“The band was named after the game rock paper scissors and you can never beat rocketpack because it always flies away,” said lead vocalist/guitarist Chad Bishop.
Hailing from Pensacola, Fla., the band has been together for a year and a half after playing in different bands together and knowing each other since they were teenagers. Bishop describes their music as Americana, Indie Rock and Folk jammed together as one.
“Our band is unique because we all are invested in it and we all love what we do.” said Bishop. “We are not a fashion parade even though we are very fashionable.”
People can expect a Rocketpack live show to have an element of surprise with mellow and upbeat rock songs.
“People usually expect really spastic music, but we are like a fungus, we grow on you as the night goes on,” said Bishop.
Bishop has been a professional musician since the age of 20 and said that his international living experience influenced him to start playing music.
The band performs all original songs, but has numerous influences dating back from ‘60s music to the present.
“An Indie Pop band from Scotland by the name of Bell Sebastian and a Pop/Rock band from Illinois by the name of The Sea and Cake really influence us,” said Bishop.
Some of the band’s long term goals are to release a mix album in the spring produced by Dave Barbe, to establish themselves as touring artists, and to be able to support themselves as self released or to be signed to a record label and be comfortable.
Paper Scissors Rocketpack! will take the stage at Eighth & Rail this Saturday, Oct. 11.
The band has an album due to be released in the spring called “Excapist vs. Exit” produced by Dave Barbe and is also recording a vinyl record that is due to be released in November.
“I want to share a moment experience and share issues that are important to myself and the audience,” Bishop added about the show.
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