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Frontline. .Captain were formed in London in late 2004. They perform a range of alternative rock/pop songs, getting their musical influences from The Carpenters, Burt Bacharach, The Smashing Pumpkins and The Beach Boys. They are currently signed to EMI records and BMG Publishing..The band are London based but Mario is from Athens, Greece, Rik was born in London but has lived in many places including South Africa, Reuben is from Corby, Clare from Devon and Alex from ... MORE
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Every sunday kids...its album of the week!Let me know if you've got it, love, hate it, want it, recommend stuff similar, or just adore that one song but hate the rest. ARTIST: CaptainHAILING FROM: LondonALBUM: This is Hazelville (debut)SOUNDS LIKE: Billy Corgan jamming with Deacon Blue while Duran Duran argue with Death Cab for Cutie.TAGLINE: The British, 80's, better version of Stars. This, for me, was one of those impulse buys. I heard the opening chords of 'Glorious... MORE
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Captain are a difficult band to write about without bias. On one hand they have a very Keane-esque ability to produce unerringly catchy indie-pop songs. Their sound is dominated by the boy-girl lead vocals of Rik Flynn and Clare Szembek. Nothing shows this off better than their biggest single to date, the wonderful Broke which you can see in video form thanks to the wonders of YouTube: Broke shows off their ability to create breathtaking musical landscapes,... MORE
