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Romance on a Rocketship
12+ albums
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Romance on a Rocketship conjures up a love that soars into outer space, trailing sweet, lilting pop melodies that aim straight for the heart. R.O.A.R. is Kasey Smith, who hails from the small town of Lebanon, MO, population 15,000, an old-fashioned success story with its roots in today’s Internet driven social network culture. Discovered on MySpace by noted producer J. R. Rotem, the man behind such number 1 smashes as Rihanna’s “S.O.S.,” Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls,” Jason Derulo’s “Whatcha Say” and Iyaz’s “Replay,” Smith’s Beluga Heights/Island debut is chock full of lilting melodies and pop hooks that hit the sweet spot every time. The album’s first single, “Skin & Bones” is a self-deprecating love song about an underdog winning over the heart of the most beautiful girl in school. “Underneath everything, we’re all the same, with similar needs and desires,” says Kasey. “It’s all about putting your feelings out there.” With its distinctive treated vocals, “Skin & Bones” has already received more than 1 million plays on MySpace, a fact Smith finds “definitely a trip.” “A Million Kisses” could be a wedding anthem, with its earnest proposal: “If you say I do/I’ll marry you/And lay a million kisses on you …” Other songs on the album, culled from more than 30 demos, include “Miss Magazine,” about a “beauty queen…the cutest thing I’ve ever seen,” and “Be My Baby Again.” “I try to write songs that everyone can relate to,” he explains. “We’ve all experienced love and heartbreak.
