Hopewell

Hopewell is an American alternative rock band. The band was founded by Jason Sebastian Russo, of Hopewell Junction, New York. At 19, Russo joined Mercury Rev, and then struck out on his own with a band named after his hometown.
In 1995, seminal Detroit-based space rock label Burnt Hair Records released the band's first single, a split with Michigan-based drone-ambient group Windy & Carl. Hopewell's first full-length, Contact, came out on Burnt Hair in 1997. Their second release, 2001's The Curved Glass, led to European distribution, festival appearances and a John Peel session. What followed was a transition period of line-up and stylistic changes. Most notable was the loss of Dalia Garih as drummer. After regrouping, the band signed to Tee Pee Records and released Hopewell & The Birds Of Appetite, produced by Dave Fridmann of Flaming Lips fame at Tarbox Road Studios. Its follow-up, Beautiful Targets, produced by Fridmann protégé Bill Racine, was released in 2007 and its symphonic rock leanings were often compared to Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips.
==Links to Peel==
Peel first played Hopewell on his show in July 1998 via their debut album, 'Contact'. He would play further tracks from the band on his shows, including a session they recorded for his programme in 2001.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 2001-05-09. First Broadcast: 22 May 2001
*There Is Something There Is Nothing / In The Small Places / Square Peg Teeth / Contact
==Other Shows Played==
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*16 July 1998: Jim Laffin (CD - Contact) Burnt Hair
;2001
*21 March 2001: Contact (EP - Safe As Milk) Cutty Shark
*29 March 2001: Safe As Milk (single) Cutty Shark
*19 April 2001: 'Safe As Milk (CD single)' (Cutty Shark)
*26 April 2001 (Radio Eins): 'Safe As Milk (CD single)' (Cutty Shark)
*29 May 2001: The Angel Is My Watermark (LP - The Curved Glass) Tindrum / Cutty Shark
*07 June 2001 (Radio Eins): The Angel Is My Watermark (LP - The Curved Glass) Tindrum / Cutty Shark
*27 September 2001: Incantatio (Single - The Angel Is My Watermark) Cutty Shark
*30 September 2001 (BBC World Service): Incantatio (7" - The Angel Is My Watermark) Cutty Shark
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists