Here And Elsewhere - My Sad Captains

May 09
"Think a slowed-down Favours For Sailors, on downers...or something. A soothingly deep voice, big melodies, jolly choruses is what My Sad Captains do best. Moderately jangling guitars, too. Granted, most indie-pop (aside from miserabalists such as Hefner) has that 'Summery' feeling, but Here & Elsewhere is the type of album you'd stick on to soundtrack a boating trip to Regent's Park - or maybe Windemere for those of a Northern persuasion - on a May bank holiday weekend. Female doo-wah-ooh-wah backing pop up occasionaly to reinforce this notion." 7/10 Drowned In Sound

 

'here and elsewhere' is the debut album from my sad captains on stolen recordings. the album dances on the edge of beauty and sadness; gently building with grace and subtlety the lush guitars, layered organ and delicate percussion set the tone for the double voices to sweep you in. his evocative and clear tones and her lovely harmonies envelop and cushion the resigned melancholy to create a balance of sweetness and reflection. never falling into indulgence, threaded with almost invisible joy, it's the kind of record that stills you, changes the light in the room and makes you remember something from long ago you thought you'd forgotten. for fans of sparklehorse, pavement and stereolab. -Rough Trade

 

 "They may sound like they wear navy cardigans and cravats, attend Sunday School for kicks and their idea of a sick party is a picnic but this lot join the pantheon of indie groups that sound wet as fuck but are actually rather fine. Boy-girl harmonies ala Los Camp! (minus the grating lyrics) added to a Stuart Murdoch-like knack for melody and twisted wit equals a debut rich in tunes and skippedy-doo-dah fun. Yippee! 7/10
For fans of: Trumpets, Mojave 3, Religious pervs." -Liverpool Daily Post