Invasion! by Poem Rocket

Crafted over five years and recorded in studios from Brooklyn to Baltimore, Invasion! is a program of epic sweep, passing through myriad moods and textures but somehow never losing its confiding intimacy. On cuts like “Underwater” and “Cosmic Man,” Peters’s strummed acoustic guitar lays a gauzy mesh over Gardner’s keyboard blips, the pair’s voices arcing on opposite horizons and uniting for the occasional surreal couplet. Sonic reference points? Tough one, since this bunch doesn’t really sound like much else. Suffice to say, however, those who dig Radiohead, early Pink Floyd, post-Soft Bulletin Flaming Lips, Jefferson Airplane, or Tim Buckley—and aren’t adverse to a little experimental noise leavening—will feel right at home with Poem Rocket. And Invasion! is an excellent place to start if you’re new to the group.

—Peter Aaron, Chronogram, June 2007

PART ONE: A Parade of Vigilance
1. The Universal Flipdown
2. Ileah
3. Underwater
4. Get a Horse
5. The Keeper
6. Cosmic Man
7. Into The Night Sea
8. The Ocean As Itself (Reprise)

PART TWO: The Abdomen of Memory
1. The Ocean As Itself
2. Utopian Starter Kit
3. Muse Thrower
4. L'Unicité
5. Sound Byte Hit
6. Pulse (I Hope You Dream Something)
7. Utopian Lullaby (Pum Pummy Pee-Rum)
8. Try Love
9. Turn Moon On

Tracklist

1.	The Universal Flipdown	4:45

2.	Ileah (Don't Kill Us Just Because You Can)	3:36

3.	Underwater	4:51

4.	Get A Horse	4:29

5.	The Keeper	4:27

6.	Cosmic Man	3:26

7.	Into The Night Sea	3:47

8.	The Ocean As Itself (Reprise)	5:41

9.	The Ocean As Itself	5:22

10.	Utopian Starter Kit	5:02

11.	Muse Thrower	3:34

12.	L'Unicité	2:33

13.	Sound Byte Hit	5:32

14.	Pulse (I Hope You Dream Something)	6:01

15.	Utopian Lullaby (Pum Pummy Pee-Rum)	4:07

16.	Try Love	5:56

17.	Turn Moon On	5:00

Credits

released April 10, 2007

Musicians:
Michael Peters, Sandra Gardner, Peter Gordon, Adam Cooke, Charles Burst, Rebekah Hood, and John M. Bennett
All songs written by Michael Peters and Sandra Gardner.
Recorders, mixers:
Craig Bowen, Charles Burst, Josh Clark, Adam Cooke, Peter Gordon, and Steve Silverstein.
Mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering, Chicago.

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NOTE: This is a slightly abbreviated version of the original two-disc release, which contained two covers:
Boat to the Ceiling (Graeme Jefferies/The Cakekitchen)
Put Your Hand in the Hand (Gene MacLellan)

Bandcamp rules make it hard to upload cover songs, but physical copies will be available for purchase soon.

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