I am a fan of honesty. So when I saw the band name “Spaceships Are Cool”, I said “yes, that is a true statement, spaceships are cool”. Although the awesome band name would have been enough to get me to do an interview, it just so happens that Spaceships Are Cool have some great music. It’s Nintendeo meets 70′s UK pop. While there are blips and bleeps to be had, the real heart of the music comes from the soft, harmonic vocals and acoustic guitar. It’s an introspective vocal pop group in a NASA wrapper, and I love it.

Not only is the music fun and interesting, it also sounds like they have a blast at their live shows. From the interview below: Their shows feature “bright orange spacesuits, cartoon animation, astronaut marionettes and free flying saucer candy.” Sign me up!

Download the track below, read the interview and click the Spaceships Are Cool banner below to hear some more music.

Free download: Season Follows Season

Members/Instruments:
Rob Maddison – song writing, production, vocals, guitar, moog, vocoders, laptop.
Helen Maddison – violin, viola, theremin, omnichord, melodica
Rob Yunioshi – stylophone, monosynth, melodica, musical saw, guitar
Ben James – pianos, slide guitars
Tim Maddison – drums, electro-percussion
Johnny Cousins – Bass guitar, synthbass
Hal – bleeps, amp, beeps

Year Formed: 2006

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