Captains of the Citadel

19th June 2009
BAR RUMBA, Picadilly

Doors: 7.30pm
Captains onstage: 10pm
Admission: £6 / £5 with flyer

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Named after a group of anonymous individuals of whom Shakespeare's Othello chose to hang out with over a night of sex with his wife, South London's Captains of the Citadel deliver a twisted sort of faux-pop, with edgings of delta blues and punk; the sound of a band staggering their way back to London's red light district after sharing a prison cell with The Fratellis, The Pixies and John Lee Hooker in some offshore Caribbean tax haven. Captain Ad's lyrics put an investive spin on the quirks and nuances of British romantic life with wry humour and a delicate charm - either by exploring the suppressed passion that bubbles under the surface of middle-England's leafy commuter-town suburban nightmare, or satirically exposing London's Primrose Hill Gang and the twenty-first century obsession with z-list culture..

"Charming, aimless, and not without a sense of wonder - with songs that spiritedly crawl from one chord change to another with a few gallant spurts of messy guitars and crashing drums..." - The Guardian

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::14 June 2009::

This Friday sees Captains of the Citadel return from the suburbs to headline at Bar Rumba in Picadilly, the new home of Dead or Alive Promotions following the demise of The Metro (RIP). COTC will be onstage at 10pm. Beer will be available from 7.30pm. Soak it up y'all! Uh!

::04 May 2009::

Captains of the Citadel are super stoked to announce the release of 'Bouncing Off The Walls' - three brand new studio tracks, recorded in January and February of this year! Click on the links below to download the tracks for free (right-click, 'save target as'), or use the audio player on the right to listen now!

01. Bouncing Off The Walls
02. The Internet Doesn't Sleep
03. She's Hot

::22 February 2009::

Whilst COTC are holed up in the studio putting the finishing touches on their latest discographical adventure, check out what Rich Pickings from Arctic Reviews had to say about the Captains' classic 'How to Dismantle Yourself EP':

"The church of modern day indie is a broad one, where it's perfectly acceptable for Korg toting flouro wastrels to unleash bleep-gasmic post rave, before the DJ next spins another one by a bunch of lairy bomber jacketed proles shouting about birds, beer and bother.

Captains of The Citadel - South Londoners Adam Ross Hunt, Derek Williamson, Timothy Hunt and Thomas Herbert - have chosen a path less well trodden, fusing elements of grunge with that great, vitriolic stab of punk energy which thankfully the Americans never quite got..."

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"How to Dismantle Yourself [EP] is basically a collection of great drinking songs that make you want to rock out, while you’re at the darkest dive bar in town. The band’s latest track “Lacy Bra Song”, is without a doubt their best work yet, with its sexy keyboards, jazzy bass and wicked guitar riffs. A few other notable tracks are radio friendly “The Party’s Always the Same”, the grungy feel of “Water” and “How to Dismantle Yourself” with its wicked chord progression and peppy vocals..."

Consequence of Sound :: Allison Franks
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"...whilst the quiet-loud songwriting chassis is as comfortably familiar as a weekend sweatshirt, the four piece are less than content to be post-emo wannabes. This is music to stare up into the night sky and scream along to, especially on the anthemic Tara, which bristles with a better-loud chorus and good old fashioned guitars piled on guitars. Hunt's words are frequently torn between life affirmation and pathos-soaked world-watching..."

Arctic Reviews :: Rich Pickings
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"The overall tone of the album is fairly dark, but the swing-like "Heaven FM" works so well that it's disconcerting when the Captains slip into something like the brooding "I Live With Ghosts" - not in a bad way, but in the way that eating a bag of Revels makes for a constantly disconcerting experience. To tediously extend the metaphor this album IS a bag of Revels with all the coffee ones removed - a good thing..."

Punktastic.com :: Ben
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To download, right-click and select 'Save target as'.
	Bouncing Off The Walls [2009] 01. Bouncing Off The Walls 02. The Internet Doesn't Sleep 03. She's Hot
	Lacy Bra Song [2008] 01. Lacy Bra Song 02. The Party's Always The Same "The band’s latest track “Lacy Bra Song”, is without a doubt their best work yet, with its sexy keyboards, jazzy bass and wicked guitar riffs..." read... -Consequence of Sound
	How To Dismantle Yourself EP [2006] 01. How to Dismantle Yourself in 3.51 02. Tara 03. Urban Rules 04. Water "This is music to stare up into the night sky and scream along to, especially on the anthemic Tara, which bristles with a better-loud chorus and good old fashioned guitars piled on guitars..." read... 4/5 Stars - Arctic Reviews

Bar Rumba , Picadilly Friday 19th June 2009 Support from Gabriella, Dead Social Club... Doors: 7.30pm - Captains onstage: 10pm Admission: £6 / £5 with flyer Click here for map!

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As featured on Xfm new music show Xposure with John Kennedy:

Lacy Bra Song
The Party's Always The Same!

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"Captains of the Citadel is yet another one of the many new and exciting bands we’ve found this year hailing from Indie-rock music’s new hotspot, London. The dazzling foursome is very reminiscent of 90’s grunge rock music, collecting many of the spunky elements we came to love and adore when played by bands like Collective Soul, Pearl Jam and Incubus. "

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