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	Hopewell, in Staten Island, New York in 2008
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Origin	Hopewell Junction, New York; Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Psychedelic rock
Labels	Tee Pee Records, Star Mole (Japan), Burnt Hair, Priapus, Sunnylane
Members	Jason Russo; Jay Green; Rich Meyer; Tyson Lewis; Lyndon Roeller
Past members	Justin Russo; Dalia Garih; Reno Bo; Phil Williams; Marc Boudria
Website	Official Website

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Hopewell is an American 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.^[1]

Career

History

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

The band's 2009 release, Good Good Desperation, took them in a heavier direction, aligned by critics with Pink Floyd's Meddle and Can's Tago Mago.^[4]

A selective list of bands Hopewell has performed or toured with: My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Dandy Warhols, Nicole Atkins, The Sleepy Jackson, British Sea Power, The Comas, The Black Angels, Goldrush, Mark Gardener, Mike Watt, The Posies, The Lovetones, Garth Hudson, Adam Franklin, The Joy Formidable, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and others.

In 2009, Hopewell was tapped to perform at All Tomorrow's Parties, curated by psych-rock superstars, The Flaming Lips. Performers on the bill included The Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, The Jesus Lizard, No Age with Bob Mould performing Hüsker Dü, Super Furry Animals, Animal Collective, Iron & Wine, Panda Bear, Dirty Three with Nick Cave, Suicide, The Feelies, The Drones, David Cross, Deerhunter, Melvins, Boss Hog, El-P, Dead Meadow, Akron/Family, Sleepy Sun, Black Dice, Antipop Consortium, Autolux, Atlas Sound, Bridezilla, Shellac, Grouper and Circulatory System, Boredoms, Caribou Vibration Ensemble, Deerhoof with Martha Colburn, Crystal Castles, Boris, The Low Lows, Oneida, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Menomena and Birds of Avalon.^{[citation needed]}

Film and TV

Hopewell's music has appeared on the soundtracks for films including Tarnation and PsychoGuru (Tribeca Film Festival selection 2011),^[5] and television shows including One Tree Hill and Greek. Other notable appearances include skate videos by Viceland,^[6] Thrasher magazine^[7] and Converse, as well as the seminal Birdhouse Skateboards film The Beginning.

Recent work

On November 2, 2010, Hopewell released the first volume of a two-part live album, Hopewell Live, recorded between Truck Festival America (2010) and All Tomorrow's Parties, New York in 2009. The first of the two volumes features several songs from Hopewell's fifth full-length, Good Good Desperation (2009, Tee Pee Records) and was released to correspond with the band's US tour supporting The Dandy Warhols.^[8] In 2012 Hopewell released the Another Music EP, the lead single of which is a cover of Brian Eno's Needle In The Camel's Eye featuring Mark Gardener of the band Ride on lead vocals.^[9]

Albums

Contact (Burnt Hair, 1998)
The Purple Balloon EP (Priapus, 1999)
The Curved Glass (Priapus, 2001)
Hopewell & The Birds of Appetite (Tee Pee Records, 2005)
The Notbirds EP (Sunnylane, 2006)
Beautiful Targets (Tee Pee Records / Star Mole (Japan), 2007)
Good Good Desperation (Tee Pee Records, May 5, 2009)
Hopewell Live Volume I (South Cherry Entropy, November 2, 2010)
Another Music (EP) (Tee pee Records, 2012)

References

^ "Getting Personal With Jason Russo". Archived from the original on 2010-08-15.
^ "Hopewell Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
^ "Hopewell: Beautiful Targets | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
^ [1] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ [2] Archived September 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Viceland - Sabotage Is Part Of The Game".
^ "Thrasher Magazine - Prevent This Tragedy (2009)". Skately Library. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
^ "Live Music | New York Music Events & Concerts | Time Out New York". Newyork.timeout.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
^ Schumacher, Owen (2012-09-20). "Hopewell – Another Music EP | mxdwn.com Reviews". Mxdwn.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

External links

[1] "Getting Personal With Jason Russo". Archived from the original on 2010-08-15.

[2] "Hopewell Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

[3] "Hopewell: Beautiful Targets | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

[4] [1] ^{[dead link‍]}

[5] [2] Archived September 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Viceland - Sabotage Is Part Of The Game".

[7] "Thrasher Magazine - Prevent This Tragedy (2009)". Skately Library. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

[8] "Live Music | New York Music Events & Concerts | Time Out New York". Newyork.timeout.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

[9] Schumacher, Owen (2012-09-20). "Hopewell – Another Music EP | mxdwn.com Reviews". Mxdwn.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

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+{{short description|American rock band}}
 {{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
 | name                = Hopewell
 | image =  Hopewell-06.jpg
-| caption          = Hopewell, in Staten Island, New York in 2008<br />''Photo by Alexandra Marvar''
+| caption          = Hopewell, in Staten Island, New York in 2008
 | background      = group_or_band
-| origin              = [[Hopewell Junction, NY]]; [[Brooklyn, NY]]
+| origin              = [[Hopewell Junction, New York]]; [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States
 | genre               = [[Psychedelic rock]]
-| label               = [[TeePee Records]]; [[Star Mole (Japan)]]; [[Burnt Hair Records]]; Priapus; Sunnylane
+| label               = [[Tee Pee Records]], [[Star Mole (Japan)]], [[Burnt Hair Records|Burnt Hair]], Priapus, Sunnylane
-| associated_acts     = [[The Silent League]], [[Mercury Rev]], [[Wounded Knees]], [[Common Prayer]], [[Gay for Johnny Depp]], [[Grand Mal (band)|Grand Mal]], [[Whip (musician)|Whip]]
+| associated_acts     = [[The Silent League]], [[Mercury Rev]], [[Wounded Knees]], [[Common Prayer (band)|Common Prayer]], [[Gay for Johnny Depp]], [[Grand Mal (New York City band)|Grand Mal]], [[Whip (musician)|Whip]], [[Pete International Airport]]
 | website                 = [http://hopewell.tv/ Official Website]
 | current_members     =
-[[Jason Sebastian Russo|Jason Russo]]<br/>Jay Green<br/>[[Rich Meyer]]<br/>Tyson Lewis<br/>Lyndon Roeller
+[[Jason Sebastian Russo|Jason Russo]]<br/>Jay Green<br/>Rich Meyer<br/>Tyson Lewis<br/>Lyndon Roeller
-|past_members    = [[Justin Russo]], [[Dalia Garih]], [[Reno Bo]], [[Phil Williams]]
+|past_members    = [[Justin Russo]]<br>[[Dalia Shusterman|Dalia Garih]]<br>[[Reno Bo]]<br>[[Phil Williams (musician)|Phil Williams]]<br>[[Marc Boudria]]
 }}
-'''Hopewell''' is an American 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.<ref>[http://www.nypress.com/blog-7054-getting-personal-with-jason-russo.html Interview by Jonny Leather for the New York Press]</ref>
+'''Hopewell''' is an American 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nypress.com/blog-7054-getting-personal-with-jason-russo.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815125630/http://www.nypress.com/blog-7054-getting-personal-with-jason-russo.html |archivedate=2010-08-15 |title=Getting Personal With Jason Russo}}</ref>
 ==Career==
 ===History===
-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.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Hopewell Hopewell Discography on Discogs]</ref> Their second release, 2001's ''[[The Curved Glass]]'', led to European distribution, festival appearances and a [[John Peel]] session.<ref>[[List of Peel sessions#H|List of Peel Sessions]]</ref> 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]].<ref>[[Dave Fridmann|Biography: Dave Fridmann]]</ref> Its follow-up, ''[[Beautiful Targets]]'', produced by Fridmann protege Bill Racine, was released in 2007 and its symphonic rock leanings were often compared to [[Mercury Rev]] and the Flaming Lips.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10519-beautiful-targets Pitchfork Review: Beautiful Targets]</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Hopewell |title=Hopewell Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2014-07-03}}</ref> 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 Shusterman|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10519-beautiful-targets |title=Hopewell: Beautiful Targets &#124; Album Reviews |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2007-08-16 |accessdate=2014-07-03}}</ref>
-The band's 2009 release, ''[[Good Good Desperation (album)|Good Good Desperation]]'', took them in a heavier direction, aligned by critics with [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''Meddle'' and [[Can (band)|Can]]'s ''[[Tago Mago]]''.<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/10071-hopewell-good-good-desperation Pop Matters Review: Good Good Desperation]</ref>
+The band's 2009 release, ''[[Good Good Desperation (album)|Good Good Desperation]]'', took them in a heavier direction, aligned by critics with [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''Meddle'' and [[Can (band)|Can]]'s ''[[Tago Mago]]''.<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/10071-hopewell-good-good-desperation] {{dead link|date=July 2014}}</ref>
-A selective list of bands Hopewell has performed or toured with: [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], [[Sonic Youth]], [[Brian Jonestown Massacre]], [[The Dandy Warhols]], [[Nicole Atkins]], [[The Sleepy Jackson]], [[British Sea Power]], [[The Comas]], [[The Black Angels (band)|The Black Angels]], [[Goldrush (band)|Goldrush]], [[Mark Gardener]], [[Mike Watt]], [[The Posies]], [[The Lovetones]], [[Garth Hudson]], [[Adam Franklin]], [[The Joy Formidable]] and others.
+A selective list of bands Hopewell has performed or toured with: [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], [[Sonic Youth]], [[Brian Jonestown Massacre]], [[The Dandy Warhols]], [[Nicole Atkins]], [[The Sleepy Jackson]], [[British Sea Power]], [[The Comas]], [[The Black Angels (band)|The Black Angels]], [[Goldrush (band)|Goldrush]], [[Mark Gardener]], [[Mike Watt]], [[The Posies]], [[The Lovetones]], [[Garth Hudson]], [[Adam Franklin]], [[The Joy Formidable]], Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and others.
+In 2009, Hopewell was tapped to perform at [[All Tomorrow's Parties (festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]], curated by psych-rock superstars, [[The Flaming Lips]]. Performers on the bill included The Flaming Lips, [[Sufjan Stevens]], [[The Jesus Lizard]], [[No Age]] with [[Bob Mould]] performing [[Hüsker Dü]], [[Super Furry Animals]], [[Animal Collective]], [[Iron & Wine]], [[Panda Bear (musician)|Panda Bear]], [[Dirty Three]] with [[Nick Cave]], [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]], [[The Feelies]], [[The Drones (Australian band)|The Drones]], [[David Cross (musician)|David Cross]], [[Deerhunter]], [[Melvins]], [[Boss Hog]], [[El-P]], [[Dead Meadow]], [[Akron/Family]], [[Sleepy Sun]], [[Black Dice]], [[Antipop Consortium]], [[Autolux]], [[Bradford Cox#Atlas Sound|Atlas Sound]], [[Bridezilla (band)|Bridezilla]], [[Shellac (band)|Shellac]], [[Grouper (musician)|Grouper]] and [[Circulatory System (band)|Circulatory System]], [[Boredoms]], [[Caribou Vibration Ensemble]], [[Deerhoof]] with [[Martha Colburn]], [[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]], [[Boris (band)|Boris]], [[The Low Lows (band)|The Low Lows]], [[Oneida (band)|Oneida]], [[Black Moth Super Rainbow]], [[Menomena]] and [[Birds of Avalon]].{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
 ===Film and TV===
-Hopewell's music has appeared on the soundtracks for films including [[Tarnation (film)|''Tarnation'']] and ''[[PsychoGuru]]'' ([[Tribeca Film Festival]] selection 2011),<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi1196098841/ PsychoGuru IMDB]</ref> and television shows including [[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]] and [[Greek (TV series)|Greek]]. Other notable appearances include skate videos by [[Thrasher (magazine)|''Thrasher'']] magazine<ref>[http://skate.ly/library/videos/thrasher-magazine-prevent-this-tragedy#21048 Thrasher magazine "Prevent This Tragedy" Video]</ref> and [[Converse (shoe company)|Converse]],<ref>[http://jasonsebastianrusso.com/ Jason Sebastian Russo Official Web Site]</ref> as well as the seminal [[Birdhouse Skateboards]] film [[The Beginning (film)|''The Beginning'']].
+Hopewell's music has appeared on the soundtracks for films including [[Tarnation (2003 film)|''Tarnation'']] and ''[[PsychoGuru]]'' ([[Tribeca Film Festival]] selection 2011),<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi1196098841/]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924203010/http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi1196098841/ |date=September 24, 2013 }}</ref> and television shows including ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' and ''[[Greek (TV series)|Greek]]''. Other notable appearances include skate videos by [[Viceland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.viceland.com/en_us/video/sabotage-is-part-of-the-game/5718e8b138c6b5367d33c745 |title=Viceland - Sabotage Is Part Of The Game}}</ref> [[Thrasher (magazine)|Thrasher]] magazine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skate.ly/library/videos/thrasher-magazine-prevent-this-tragedy#21048 |title=Thrasher Magazine - Prevent This Tragedy (2009) |publisher=Skately Library |date= |accessdate=2014-07-03}}</ref> and [[Converse (shoe company)|Converse]], as well as the seminal [[Birdhouse Skateboards]] film [[The Beginning (2007 film)|''The Beginning'']].
 ===Recent work===
-On November 2, 2010, Hopewell released the first volume of a two-part live album, ''[[Hopewell Live]]'', recorded between [[Truck Festival]] America (2010) and [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties NY]] in 2009.<ref>[[All Tomorrow's Parties Festival lineups|All Tomorrow's Parties Festival Line-ups]]</ref> The first of the two volumes features several songs from Hopewell's fifth full-length, ''[[Good Good Desperation]]'' (2009, [[Tee Pee Records]]) and was released to correspond with the band's US tour supporting the [[Dandy Warhols]].<ref>[http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/music/491665/the-dandy-warhols-hopewell Time Out New York Events Listing: The Dandy Warhols + Hopewell]</ref>
+On November 2, 2010, Hopewell released the first volume of a two-part live album, ''[[Hopewell Live]]'', recorded between [[Truck Festival]] America (2010) and [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties, New York]] in 2009. The first of the two volumes features several songs from Hopewell's fifth full-length, ''[[Good Good Desperation]]'' (2009, [[Tee Pee Records]]) and was released to correspond with the band's US tour supporting [[The Dandy Warhols]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/music/491665/the-dandy-warhols-hopewell |title=Live Music &#124; New York Music Events & Concerts &#124; Time Out New York |publisher=Newyork.timeout.com |date= |accessdate=2014-07-03}}</ref> In 2012 Hopewell released the Another Music EP, the lead single of which is a cover of [[Brian Eno]]'s ''Needle In The Camel's Eye'' featuring [[Mark Gardener]] of the band [[Ride (band)|Ride]] on lead vocals.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schumacher |first=Owen |url=http://www.mxdwn.com/2012/09/20/reviews/hopewell-another-music-ep/ |title=Hopewell – Another Music EP &#124; mxdwn.com Reviews |publisher=Mxdwn.com |date=2012-09-20 |accessdate=2014-07-03}}</ref>
 ==Albums==
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 * ''The Purple Balloon EP'' (Priapus, 1999)
 * ''[[The Curved Glass]]'' (Priapus, 2001)
-* ''[[Hopewell & The Birds of Appetite(album)|Hopewell & The Birds of Appetite]]'' (Tee Pee Records, 2005)
+* ''[[Hopewell & The Birds of Appetite (album)|Hopewell & The Birds of Appetite]]'' (Tee Pee Records, 2005)
-* ''[[The Notbirds (EP)|The Notbirds EP]]'' (Sunnylane, 2006 EP)
+* ''[[The Notbirds (EP)|The Notbirds EP]]'' (Sunnylane, 2006)
-* ''[[Beautiful Targets(album)|Beautiful Targets]]'' (Tee Pee Records / Star Mole (Japan), 2007)
+* ''[[Beautiful Targets (album)|Beautiful Targets]]'' (Tee Pee Records / Star Mole (Japan), 2007)
 * ''[[Good Good Desperation (album)|Good Good Desperation]]'' (Tee Pee Records, May 5, 2009)
 * ''Hopewell Live Volume I'' (South Cherry Entropy, November 2, 2010)
+* ''Another Music (EP)'' (Tee pee Records, 2012)
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.hopewell.tv/ Official site]
-*[http://www.teepeerecords.com/bands/hopewell/ Tee Pee Records page]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060722102653/http://www.teepeerecords.com/bands/hopewell/ Tee Pee Records page]
 *{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p310709|label=Hopewell}}
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