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Infinite Georgia: The New Rookin Record

Help Rookin make our new album.

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Infinite Georgia: The New Rookin Record

Infinite Georgia: The New Rookin Record

Infinite Georgia: The New Rookin Record

Infinite Georgia: The New Rookin Record

Infinite Georgia: The New Rookin Record

Help Rookin make our new album.

Help Rookin make our new album.

Help Rookin make our new album.

Help Rookin make our new album.

Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey
Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey
Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey
Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey
1 Campaign |
Brooklyn, United States
$3,503 USD 36 backers
70% of $5,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

WHO IS ROOKIN AND WHY DO THEY NEED ME

Rookin is a band of five friends who make historical folk-rock music and not much money. Some call it Americana; some call it dad-rock; and some call us from blocked numbers in Indiana demanding we pay off our debts or lose our knees. We began this journey awhile ago with a class project, a song cycle about the American civil war. At that point, we knew we would become very famous people. So we made some EPs, and released our debut LP, Unionism, on indie label Medical Records last year. And we thought, surely, by this point, we would be rich. We were mistaken.

It has come to our attention that Rookin is not a money-making proposition. In fact, quite the opposite. In July alone, we made $0.58 apiece. In the eyes of the IRS, Rookin is a puzzle. If we are audited, it will be because some money-minded man at the IRS simply wants to know why we have not filled the grievous money sink hole at the center of our wallets with cement and gone on to lives of purely compensated labor. And yet, Mr. Moneyman, here we are -- we are still compelled to make Rookin music, so much so that, less than a year after releasing Unionism, we had a whole other album's worth of material ready to go. So we went to New Hampshire, to an A-Frame house on a lake, a studio called Xanadeux. There, with ride-or-die producers Alex Allinson & Joe Dusenbury, synth guru Tony Norton, and bassist Z Hayes, we recorded the beginning of a record. We've been calling it Infinite Georgia.

We've been recording it in Boston since then; and in Brooklyn with producer Jeff Fettig. It sounds very different than Unionism. It took us three years to make that record, and in that time we became a proper band that plays together and isn't afraid to make things sound weird and wild. Some of the songs are brand new; some have been around for a long time and are only now ready to record; some of them we wrote live in the studio. We're very excited to share this music with everyone. 

INFINITE GEORGIA, FINITE CASH

We need to raise about $5,000 to cover the initial studio fees, money for our production team, and some of the money it will cost to get the record mastered. We will try to make this record even if we don't reach our goal, but we could use the help, and want to make this a process to be celebrated and shared. We came up with a bunch of things we'd like to give away to our friends and loved ones, and have priced them out here. We would be glad to have you join us on this never-ending journey to bring the long-held dream of Rookin closer to its fullest fruition.

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Rükn: An Extraordinary Journey

Rükn: An Extraordinary Journey

$25 USD
We've been a band since Junior year of college. We've made a lot of music, much of which we've removed from the Internet because who needs to see the sausage getting made -- especially when the meat in the sausage is mainly poorly expressed emotions? Here is every Rookin song ever made. From the Civil War song cycle to the demos of Unionism.
Included Items
  • DIGITAL BOX SET
Estimated Shipping
November 2019
5 claimed
(L) Teal shirt & Digital set

(L) Teal shirt & Digital set

$50 USD
Get a large teal ferris wheel t-shirt and a digital box set of every Rookin song ever made -- even the ones deleted from the Internet!
Included Items
  • DIGITAL BOX SET
  • LARGE TEAL SHIRT
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
2 out of 5 of claimed
Ships to United States of America
(S) Teal shirt & Digital set

(S) Teal shirt & Digital set

$50 USD
Get a small teal ferris wheel t-shirt and a digital box set of every Rookin song ever made -- even the ones deleted from the Internet!
Included Items
  • DIGITAL BOX SET
  • Teal shirt (s)
Estimated Shipping
Original: December 2020
Current: December 2019
4 out of 9 of claimed
Ships to United States of America
(M) Teal shirt & Digital set

(M) Teal shirt & Digital set

$50 USD
Get a medium teal ferris wheel t-shirt and a digital box set of every Rookin song ever made -- even the ones deleted from the Internet!
Included Items
  • DIGITAL BOX SET
  • (M) Teal shirt
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
3 out of 8 of claimed
Ships to United States of America
(L) Red shirt & digital set

(L) Red shirt & digital set

$50 USD
Get one of the last four iconic large red shark t-shirts and a digital box set of every Rookin song ever made -- even the ones deleted from the Internet! Some people tell us this shark looks like it's having a nervous breakdown.
Included Items
  • DIGITAL BOX SET
  • (L) Red shark shirt
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
1 out of 3 of claimed
Unionism vinyl & Digital set

Unionism vinyl & Digital set

$70 USD
You'll get a a first edition vinyl of our debut LP, 'Unionism,' and a digital download of every Rookin song ever made,. You can look a gift horse in the mouth over at rookin.bandcamp.com, or wherever music streams.
Included Items
  • DIGITAL BOX SET
  • UNIONISM VINYL
Estimated Shipping
February 2020
2 out of 20 of claimed
Ships to United States of America
Handwritten Lyrics&digital set

Handwritten Lyrics&digital set

$100 USD
Choose your favorite Rookin song, and receive a handwritten lyric sheet, and a bit of the story behind how the song was made (with primary source documents where applicable) by email. Submit your selection via the options on this form and/or booking@wearerookin.com (if you want a custom order). Also includes a digital box set of all Rookin music.
Included Items
  • DIGITAL BOX SET
  • Lyrics sheet
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
2 out of 20 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Acoustic Song & Digital Set

Acoustic Song & Digital Set

$100 USD
We'll send a lo-fi acoustic recording of the Rookin song of your choice to you along with every Rookin song ever recorded -- even the ones we have removed from the Internet.
Included Items
  • DIGITAL BOX SET
  • Acoustic recording
Estimated Shipping
Original: November 2019
Current: December 2019
0 out of 25 of claimed
CUSTOM HISTORICAL SONG

CUSTOM HISTORICAL SONG

$225 USD
Adam & Ben will write and record a lo-fi song sketch about the historical event of your choosing. Do your worst. Email booking@wearerookin.com to choose your song. Tell us whether you'd be comfortable with our sharing your song & name (it's fine to keep it to yourself). You may also request a digital box set at this email address.
Included Items
  • Song on historical event
Estimated Shipping
January 2020
5 out of 10 of claimed
Dinner & show

Dinner & show

$800 USD
Adam & Ben will make Rookin's classic spaghetti and supply a couple bottles of wine for you and up to three friends, and then play an hour long acoustic set for you in Rookin's Manhattan apartment. Email booking@wearerookin.com with questions. Okay, it's Marcella Hazan's sauce. Also you can have the digital box set if you want.
Included Items
  • Dinner & show
Estimated Shipping
Original: February 2020
Current: March 2020
1 out of 3 of claimed
Exec. Producer, vinyl, set

Exec. Producer, vinyl, set

$1,000 USD
For $1,000, we will credit you as Executive Producer on 'Infinite Georgia,' to be listed wherever we put it online / if we sign with a label that makes physical copies. We will also send a vinyl copy of 'Unionism.' Also, a digital box set of all Rookin songs. If possible, we will throw in a shirt. Email booking@wearerookin.com with questions.
Included Items
  • DIGITAL BOX SET
  • UNIONISM VINYL
  • EP Credit
Estimated Shipping
May 2020
0 out of 2 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
SONG ABOUT YOU

SONG ABOUT YOU

$4,000 USD
Some of the greatest art yet produced was commissioned by wealthy people seeking a testament to their greatness. Are you such a person? Would you like Rookin to write a song about your accomplishments and best qualities and share the rough recording with you? This perk can be yours. Just email booking@wearerookin.com with biographical details.
Included Items
  • Song about me
Estimated Shipping
Original: December 2019
Current: January 2020
0 out of 1 of claimed

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