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In the fall of 2012, composer and pianist Michael Coleman (Chris Cohen, tUnE-yArDs, Beep!, CavityFang) began recording himself alone in his rehearsal studio in Oakland, CA. Out of this small room filled with casio keyboards, curious synths, abandoned percussion, and disreputable guitars, Michael Rocketship emerged. The name captures the uninhibited and slightly mischievous nature of Coleman’s unpredictable pop songwriting, which calls to mind the best of Deerhoof, Captain Beefheart, SMiLE-era Beach Boys, and acid-balladeer Rodd Keith.