Captain Face – ‘Awesome! No Way!’
Sprouting forth from the wilds of Kinmundy, Aberdeenshire, jocular five piece Captain Face unleash their assault on an unsuspecting world with debut single ‘Awesome! No Way!’
The high octane, high pitched A side, borrowing though it does from everyone from Queens of the Stone Age to the B52’s, via The Darkness, certainly makes an impression, a particularly catchy bass hook and shout-a-long vocals wedging their way into the subconscious after the first listen.
Unfortunately, the supporting songs don’t quite match up. Jazz/rock crossover ‘Big Hands, Small Pocket’ doesn’t quite get its conflicting musical and vocal styles to either blend or create a satisfying clash.
Acoustic number ‘Horace’s Tea Party’, a lament about an irritating girlfriend, also fails to convince. Lines such as “lose that woman – strap on a pair” smack of mildly disgruntled teenage boys sitting in their bedroom trying to jam the blues.
Nonetheless, if your music collection is crying out for some Kinmundy based artistry (and whose isn’t?) ‘Awesome! No Way’ is out now from Fat Hippy records, with a mini album due for release in the summer.
Annie McLaughlin
The high octane, high pitched A side, borrowing though it does from everyone from Queens of the Stone Age to the B52’s, via The Darkness, certainly makes an impression, a particularly catchy bass hook and shout-a-long vocals wedging their way into the subconscious after the first listen.
Unfortunately, the supporting songs don’t quite match up. Jazz/rock crossover ‘Big Hands, Small Pocket’ doesn’t quite get its conflicting musical and vocal styles to either blend or create a satisfying clash.
Acoustic number ‘Horace’s Tea Party’, a lament about an irritating girlfriend, also fails to convince. Lines such as “lose that woman – strap on a pair” smack of mildly disgruntled teenage boys sitting in their bedroom trying to jam the blues.
Nonetheless, if your music collection is crying out for some Kinmundy based artistry (and whose isn’t?) ‘Awesome! No Way’ is out now from Fat Hippy records, with a mini album due for release in the summer.
Annie McLaughlin
