‘Contact Fix’ is the highly-anticipated follow-up to Alright the Captain’s debut album‘ SNIB’ after being successfully crowd-funded via Kickstarter in just 12 days it also marks the first release with Jamie Cattermole on drums. Recorded at Snug Recording studio in Derby with Richard Collins, of You Slut! fame it’s set for release on 2nd February.
‘Contact Fix’ shows a developed sound but should still be instantly recognizable to fans of the band as it captures the progression of the trio, their song writing, structures and their musical ability. The album showcases more mature compositions while still exploring the bands mathy jazz sound. The video for first single ‘Ben & Barbara’ was posted online in November and can be viewed here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAryDEGFGY0
Now in December the band have posted a new track online to coincide with them announcing a run of UK tour dates in January, February, March and April next year. ‘HBT’ has been featured on a new compilation from Musical Mathematics alongside the likes of Axes, Dad Rocks!, Talons, Trojan Horse and Waking Aida, which can be listened to here –
https://musicalmathematics.bandcamp.com/track/hbt
Masterfully combining virtuosic instrumentation with unabashed musical experimentation, Derby-based trio ATC have all but effortlessly established themselves as a sonic force to be reckoned with, thanks to their uniquely imaginative brand of math-rock. Their sprawling and varied career has seen them sharing stages with post-rock luminaries including Mono, toe, 65daysofstatic, Pelican, Tera Melos, ASIWYFA, Maybeshewill, Adebisi Shank, This Will Destroy You, ZU, Holy Fuck and many more.
The band’s jazz-inflected craft is brilliantly propelled by an unrestrained restless energy and bold sense of boundlessness that recognises zero confines. Melding intricate fretboard tangents with summoning rhythms, noise rock throw-downs with delicate, effects-laden passages and painstaking instrumental majesty with an intent-drenched zeal, the band’s music evokes everyone from Don Caballero, Giraffes? Giraffes! and Slint to Tera Melos, June of 44 and toe.
With a busy touring schedule lined up for 2015 with the band playing shows all over the UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe you can expect to see Alright the Captain in a city near you very soon!!
UK TOUR DATES – 2015
11th January – Stag & Hounds, Bristol
16th January – The zombie Hut, Corby
24th January – The Macbeth, London
30th January – JT Soar, Nottingham
31st January – The Fox & Newt, Leeds
1st Feb – Riff-fest @ The ruby lounge, Manchester
7th Feb – Artsmith Studios, Derby
11th Feb – Bar Bloc, Glasgow
12th Feb – Opium, Edinburgh
13th Feb – Drouthy’s, Dundee
14th Feb -Cellar35, Aberdeen
15th Feb – Northumberland Arms, Newcastle
20th Feb – Gullivers, Manchester
21st Feb – Rock Formations presents, Liverpool
5th March – The Wild Rover, Aachen
6th March – Bang Bang, Brussels
7th March – JH Reflex, Sint Lievens-Houtem, Belgium
8th March – Music City, Antwerp
11th March – Aloud Music Festival, Barcelona
21st March – The Good Ship, London
26th March – Maguires, Liverpool
4th/5th April – Strangeforms festival, Leeds
17th April – The Full Moon, Cardiff
18th April – The Mad Ferret, Preston
LISTEN TO ‘HBT’ – https://musicalmathematics.
