ANDREW WEDDERBURN: vox, guitars.
AARON SMELSKI: guitars.
JOEL NYE: drums.
MATTHEW SWANN: bass, vox, organ (2006-PRESENT).
MARK MACARTHUR: bass (1998-2005).
PATRICK MAY: bass: (2005-2006).
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HOT LITTLE ROCKET are one of the longest running and most beloved bands ever to emerge from the Western Canadian rock and roll scene. For over ten years, their unforgettable songs and jarring live performances have stuck in the ears and hearts of indie rockers all across the country.
Hot Little Rocket - Smelski, Andrew Wedderburn (singer), Matt Swann (bass) and Joel Nye (drums) - have piled up road experience like some kind of loud, skinny hockey franchise. Touring back and forth across Canada more times than they can count, the Rocket’s have shared stages along the way with Modest Mouse, The Weakerthans, and Spoon to name a few. They’d even packed themselves and their guitars across the Pacific Ocean for a two and a half week residency in Beijing, including playing to tens of thousands at the MIDI Music festival. Until someone claims otherwise, they're calling themselves the "first Canadian indie band to ever play China for two and a half weeks".
After the initial release of the "Laika" EP in 2000, their first album "Danish Documentary" (2001) reached 17 on the Earshot national charts. Their second album, "Our Work And Why We Do It" (2003) marked their first entry into Earshot's Top Ten and peaked nationally at 9.
“[Our latest] sounds the way we sound. Nothing was manipulated,” comments Wedderburn, who has been insistent on staying true to the classic rock combo instrumentation, despite many indie rock bands venturing out into new forms of instrumentation with string sections and synthesizers.
On "How To Lose Everything", that signature “Albini sound" finally captures the strength of Hot Little Rocket's gob-smacking and energetic live show like never before - leaving the listener with the overwhelming sensation that the band is about to tumble out of your speakers and continue to rock in your very own living room.
Hot Little Rocket's "How to Lose Everything" is available nationwide via Canadian independent label File Under: Music.
In March 2009 Hot Little Rocket went back into the studio with 2 of Calgary's finest (Lorrie Matheson: producer and Dave Alcock: co-producer and engineer) and have recorded what they describe as "the best thing ever".
The new album was recorded at Sundae Sound Studio and Arch Audio Studio using what they learned to be the best techniques from their past recording histories; "less is more" and "more is louder" and "louder is better". The new album has 12 brand new tracks and will simply be titled "Hot Little Rocket".
Thank you so much for your friendship! I really enjoyed your song "Down with Safe" I would be honored if you would take the time to check out the new tune The People Game and let us know what you think.
Cheerz & Have a HUGE day!
Netty Mac
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Just a reminder to listen to HOT LITTLE ROCKET on our ALL CALGARY special episode of THIS GREAT WHITE NORTH. It's an ALL CANADIAN music show FRIDAYS 4:30-6pm CST on 91.7 KOOP FM in Austin, Texas. You can listen online at www.KOOP.org.
SMP-JULY-4 YOUR ON THE "POKE" THIS WEEK. SHITTY THAT YOU BREAKING UP BUT I'M STILL LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW CD AND WILL PLAY THE SHIT OUT OF IT. THANKS GUYS
Hot Little Rocket ,great rawkin lads ..thanx for being m8s. from: mO "mode mani" guitar stylist /song writer. Singer and song writer is the daughter Angela
Cheers mO (Moreno) please visit our band web site. it is the labratory. or lavratory ..perspective is a mother.
hey guys, I remember you from the exposure competition, but only now rediscovered you! thats rad you got to work with steve albini, I bet he had some wild stories
Hello Hot Little Rocket! It was good chatting with 1/4 of you awhile back at Broken City. Check out our new track "King of Connecticut". The Nix Dicksons would also like to request "Are My Eyes Too Red" next show, if it is possible.
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