The Age of Rockets

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The Age of Rockets
Origin	New York, New York
Genre(s)	Orchestral Indie rock
Years active	2003 – present
Label(s)	Astronaut / Dinosaur
Associated acts	The Robot Explosion
Website	Official site
Members
Andrew Futral - Vocals, Synthesizers, Guitars, Orchestra Arrangements, Rhodes Bess Rogers - Synthesizers, Harmonium, Flute, Vocals Saul Simon-MacWilliams - Drums, Synthesizers, Trumpet, Vocals

The Age of Rockets is an orchestral/electronic indie rock group from New York City. The project started in 2003 by frontman Andrew Futral as a solo endeavor while he studied at the Purchase College Conservatory of Music. After winning the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2004, Andrew produced his first record, entitled The Drive Home. Shortly after, he was joined by fellow Purchase College musicians Bess Rogers and Saul Simon-MacWilliams. The band has toured the United States and the UK, and in 2008 their sophomore album Hannah was released.

[edit] Side Projects

The Age of Rockets and its members are involved with several side projects most notably The Robot Explosion which consists of all members of The Age of Rockets and Jenny Owen Youngs. Andrew Futral has a remix based side project with singer Ingrid Michaelson called "Ingrid & Andrew".