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((For|the television episode|Rocket Club (Aliens in America)))
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| name                = Rocket Club
| image                 = 
| alt             = 
| caption            = 
| image_size            = 
| background          = group_or_band
| origin              = [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]], Minnesota, United States
| genre               = [[Country music|Country]]
| years_active        = 2008-present
| label               = Feather Moon/Rocket Club
| associated_acts     = Mark Lacek, Matt Kirkwold
| website                 = 
| current_members = [[Chris Hawkey]]<br />Matt Kirkwold<br />Brian Kroening<br />Joel Sayles<br />Don Smithmier<br />Walter Powell
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'''Rocket Club''' is an American [[country music]] band composed of Joel Sayles (bass, vocals), Brian Kroening (guitars), Don Smithmier (vocals, [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]), [[Chris Hawkey]] (vocals), Matt Kirkwold (guitars), and Walter Powell (drums).<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.rocketclub.band/bio |title=Biography |work=Rocket Club official website |accessdate=2010-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130031508/http://www.rocketclub.info/bio |archivedate=2010-01-30 ))</ref><ref>Gueningsman, Ryan (2012) "[http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/2012/stories/fourth-preview-12.html Bands booked, plans underway for Delano’s Fourth of July ‘12]", ''Spartanburg Herald-Journal'', February 20, 2012. ((Retrieved|access-date=July 8, 2014))</ref>

==History==
The band's first national single, "One More Day," was written by Joel Sayles, Don Smithmier, and Twin Cities native Mark Lacek after Lacek's daughter died in the womb.<ref>Albertoni, Rich (2010) "[http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=28617 Onetime Madison rockers Rocket Club land on the country chart]", Isthmus, March 25, 2010. ((Retrieved|access-date=July 8, 2014))</ref> The song got [[viral phenomenon|viral]] exposure via [[Facebook]] and [[YouTube]], as well as airplay on Minneapolis radio station [[KEEY-FM]]. It is also included on a multi-artist album entitled ''Hope Rocks Volume II'', the benefits of which go to a [[nonprofit organization]] that Mark and his wife, Susan, founded.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.twincities.com/music/ci_13416044?nclick_check=1 |title=Father's ode to stillborn daughter now a song to comfort the grieving |author=Molly Guthrey Millett |date= 2009-10-09 |work=TwinCities.com |accessdate=2010-01-19))</ref> "One More Day" debuted on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts dated for the week of November 21, 2009.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1626280/carrie-underwood-has-the-weeks-top-album-and-song.jhtml |title=Carrie Underwood Has the Week's Top Album and Song |author=Edward Morris |date=2009-11-14 |work=CMT.com |accessdate=2010-01-19))</ref>

The band's second single, "One Thing Beautiful," written by Joel Sayles and Don Smithmier, spent 14 weeks on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts beginning July 12, 2010.

Rocket Club's debut self-titled CD was released in 2008. Their second record, ''American Serenade'', was released in October 2010.

In 2010, the band coined the term "North Country" to describe its more guitar oriented, non-Southern form of country music. They later turned the concept into a northern anthem with the release of their 3rd single, "North Country," which debuted on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] on June 14, 2011. An album of the same name was released in 2012.<ref>Gilbertson, Jon M. (2012) "[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/cd-reviews-fq5sdqt-160277035.html CD Reviews: Rocket Club; Waka Flocka Flame; Joe Jackson; Maybach Music Group]", ''Journal Sentinel'', June 26, 2012. ((Retrieved|access-date=July 8, 2014))</ref>

The band released its fourth studio album on March 13, 2014, titled ''Lucky'' and produced by Joel Sayles.  The album was named after the project that created it. In 2013, the band completed a project dubbed "Lucky 13" in which it wrote, recorded and released one new song each month for a year.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.rocketclub.info/#news |title=Rocket Club News |website=rocketclub.info |accessdate=2014-03-14))((dead link|date=October 2022))</ref>

After a nearly 8-year hiatus, the band released the single, “Easy,” in February 2022. This collaboration led to a full reunion and the release of their fifth album, “Come On Home” in 2023. 

==Other information==

Smithmier is a Minnesota tech entrepreneur.<ref name="success">((cite web |url=http://minnesotabusiness.com/article/smithmier-and-his-startups |title=Smithmier and His Start Ups |author=Dan Emerson |date=2001-10-01 |work=Minnesota Business Magazine |accessdate=2014-03-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317184203/http://minnesotabusiness.com/article/smithmier-and-his-startups |archivedate=2014-03-17 ))</ref><ref>Bruch, Michelle (2011) "[http://www.minnpost.com/business-agenda/2011/02/entrepreneur-don-smithmier-they-told-him-focus-and-luckily-he-didnt-listen Entrepreneur Don Smithmier: They told him to 'focus,' and luckily, he didn't listen]", ''MinnPost'', February 24, 2011. ((Retrieved|access-date=July 8, 2014))</ref>

Guitarist Luke Kramer was a band member from 2011 to 2014 and performed on the “North Country” and “Lucky” albums. Billy Thommes (drums) was a founding band member and performed all every album. Founding guitarist Matt Kirkwold re-joined the band in 2022. Walter Powell (drums) joined the band in 2023. 

==Discography==

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:12em;"| Title
! style="width:18em;"| Details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Rocket Club''
| 
* Release date: October 21, 2008
* Label: Feather Moon
|-
! scope="row"| ''American Serenade''
| 
* Release date: October 1, 2010
* Label: Feather Moon
|-
! scope="row"| ''North Country''
| 
* Release date: April 9, 2012
* Label: Feather Moon
|-
! scope="row"| ''Lucky''
| 
* Release date: March 13, 2014
* Label: Feather Moon
|-
! scope="row"| ''Come On Home''
| 
* Release date: February 1st, 2023
* Label: Feather Moon
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="1"| Peak positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="60"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]<ref>"[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rocket-club-mn0001904857/awards Awards]", Allmusic. ((Retrieved|access-date=July 8, 2014))</ref>
|-
| 2009
| align="left"| "One More Day"
| 49
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''American Serenade''
|-
| 2010
| align="left"| "One Thing Beautiful"
| 51
|-
| 2011
| align="left"| "North Country"
| 52
| align="left"| ''North Country''
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! style="width:12em;"| Video
|-
| 2009
! scope="row"| "One More Day"
|-
| 2011
! scope="row"| "North Country"
|-
| 2012
! scope="row"| "Four Letter World"
|}

==References==
((Reflist|30em))

[[Category:American country music groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Minnesota]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2008]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Minnesota]]

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