There�s some things you certainly may need to know about Captainface. They�re named after a Boer War casualty (officer Captainface of the imperial Light Horse Regiment to you). They hail from Kinmundy (nope..us neither) and they peddle a peculiar blend of Politico-punk funk and hard rock. So far, so odd. �BOOM�, the bands debut lp, sees them reeling against the 80�s inspired synth poppers flooding the indie disco and going it on their own. Opener �You..Yes,you� sees them digging at shmindie fashionistas via rusty Rage Aganist The Machine riffs and hammond squelches, toppled with a trembling semi-falsetto shriek and you�ve got one of the oddest sounding acts this writer has heard in a long time. Local ode �The kinmundy stagger� sees Vocalist Euan Wemyss� somewhat unflattering Cali accent spit venom over a loose rock n roll jaunt, sounding as though it could all cave in, any minute. Captainface clearly revel in this level of difference though, from the apocalyptic LP cover (bombs, nuclear burrows, �BOOM�- geddit?) to the rather ramshackle song structures, it�s clear to say they won�t be following in the footsteps of a certain Dundee lot with a penchant for never changing their jeans. But so much as you can applaud Captainface for their social stance and eager two-fingered salutes to all, sadly �BOOM� just doesn�t have the impact of an atomic bomb, it�s possibly more akin to a slingshot-sting.
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