Hot Little Rocket was a Canadian indie rock band based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The band consisted of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Wedderburn, guitarist Aaron Smelski, drummer Joel Nye, and bassists: Mark Macarthur, Pat May, and Matthew Swann.
History Hot Little Rocket formed in 1998, the band released its debut EP, Laika, in 2000,"Hot Little Rocket Laika". Exclaim!, By Rob Nay Jul 01, 2005 and followed up with Danish Documentary the following year.
The band performed at a number of venues while in Beijing, China for two weeks. Their second album, Our Work and Why We Do It, was recorded in Chicago,"Hot Little Rocket How To Lose Everything". Exclaim!, By Josiah Hughes Jul 19, 2007 and reached No. 9 on the !earshot charts in 2003."The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, September 16, 2003". !earshot.
The band's third album, How to Lose Everything, was produced by Steve Albini. The band was signed to the Filed-Under music label."Calgary musician Matthew Swann goes it alone as Astral Swans". Georgia Straight, by John Lucas on March 19th, 2014 The band released a single, "Like Killers", from the album.
In 2005, the EP Laika was reissued. Hot Little Rocket disbanded following the release of a final self-titled album. Hot Little Rocket in the fall of 2009. The band played its final show September 19, 2009, at the Marquee Room in Calgary.
Wedderburn published the novel The Milk Chicken Bomb in 2007."Big names, upstarts flock to WordFest". Calgary Herald, October 6, 2007. The book was a finalist for the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award"Finalists for First Novel Award announced". Moose Jaw Times-Herald, June 11, 2008. and the ReLit Award for Fiction"Invisible gets ReLit". The Coast, June 20, 2008. in 2008.
Former Mark Macarthur (1997–2005) Pat May (2005–2006) Joel Nye Aaron Smelski Matthew Swann (2006–2009) Andrew Wedderburn
Discography Albums Danish Documentary (2001) Our Work and Why We Do It (2003) How to Lose Everything (2007) Hot Little Rocket (2009)
EPs and singles Laika EP (2000) China EP (2005)
See also
Music of Canada Canadian rock List of Canadian musicians :Category:Canadian musical groups
References
External links Original website (archived)