A quick reminder – we’re playing the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool on Monday 22nd May at 9pm and the Cavern Club opposite at 11pm (that’s tomorrow!). Both are free entry and there are loads of other bands on at both venues all evening! We won’t be wearing leathers but we will be playing 2 different sets, so it’s …
Overwhelmingly positive reviews so far from the UK, USA and Europe: “Possibly my favourite record of the entire week; whatever you’re doing , if humanly possible, stop doing it, close your eyes and marvel at Skin by Captain Wilberforce” – Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music “Timeless, inventive and peerless songcraft” – Across the Universal “If there is any justice in …
We’ve had a fantastic response from online radio here, in Spain and in the USA. This is on top of the plays we’ve had on the brilliant 6 Music here in the UK. We’d like to say thanks to everyone at the following stations for their support: BBC 6 Music Snap, Crackle, POP! Oregon University Plastico Elastico Pure Pop Radio …
Thanks to everyone who came to the launch at the Brudenell yesterday, we loved playing in the main room (having been promoted from the games room, possibly for good behaviour!). Shatner kicked off the evening in style with a rambunctious 45 minutes of hook and riff heavy pop before we came on and did our thang. We couldn’t have done …
At the Brudenell Social Club, Doors 7:45pm, £4 includes a download of the new album! 9:45pm – 10:45pm – CaptainWilberforce 8:45pm – 9:30pm – Shatner Need more persuasion? Read the Powerpop News review of Black Sky Thinking.
Get yourselves to KoolKat Musik right now and you’ll soon be in possession of the album in that most compact of formats, the CD. They look pretty good (imho) with artwork from our multi-talented guitarist / producer / design guru Rob and yours truly. And of course, you get a bonus 5 track CD of songs from acoustic radio sessions, …
Just found out there’s been a slight delay in the manufacture of the new CDs, so please hold fire on ordering with KoolKat until further notice. However you can still get the download from our Bandcamp page this very instant! And the t-shirts are flying off the shelves too – so if you have the urge, place your order asap …
Finally, it’s out today. Black Sky Thinking, our 4th album is available on Bandcamp now. You can download it for free, or pay us what you think it’s worth – you can imagine which we’d prefer, but honestly, just get yourself a copy! The CD is available via KoolKat Musik, so if you want a copy, please contact them here. Finally, …
If you’ve been following our Facebook page, as I can only assume you have been, you may have noticed that we are now officially a real band as we have t-shirts for sale. The design was created with the help of OR8 Design and looks rather smart if you ask us. You can get your hands on one of these fine …
With a week to go til the new album is officially released, it’s typical of us that we’ve run into a hiccup. Carl is currently hospitalised, possibly as a tribute to Spinal Tap, but more likely as he’s waiting for a major operation. This has obviously had an impact on our gig schedule – we’re going to postpone the Northampton …
Seeing as it’s a month before the official launch of the album, here’s a treat for you – you can now stream the full album on Soundcloud here. We’d love to hear what you think, so add your comments to the tracks – and of course, tell as many people as possible using the magical powers of social media! Remember …
With the album due out on 27th March, we’ve booked some gigs to celebrate – here they are (with more to be added soon!) 25th March – Birmingham, Actress and Bishop 5th April – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club 6th May – Northampton, Three Horse Shoes 13th May – London, Spice of Life See …
This is the nearest thing to a Christmas song that I’ve written , so it’ll have to do… Have a fantastic day!
So, two bits of fantastic news. Firstly, Black Sky Thinking is going to be released on CD in the USA by The Kool Kat Music label. It’s the first Captain Wilberforce album to get an official release in the US – in fact until now all our albums and EPs have been self released through our Blue Tuxedo label, so …
(Apart from the website being functional again, which it is!) The new album “Black Sky Thinking” is now mastered and the artwork is nearly ready. It will be officially released in March 2017, which isn’t the schedule we were hoping for, but hey, that’s the way it goes sometimes! We’re all really excited that the two re-mastered EPs hang together …
As you can see there’s a bit of a technical hitch with the website at the moment – transferring web hosts etc. Should be all working in time for a big announcement next week. Exciting isn’t it?
Hopefully if you’ve liked the Captain Wilberforce Facebook page (course you have!) you’ll have seen that we’re playing the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool tomorrow evening (Monday 23rd May). We’re actually playing 2 gigs tomorrow evening – the first at about 6:30pm and the second about 9pm across the road at the Cavern Pub. As the gigs are part …
…to Max, our new bass player. Or Massimiliano if we’re being precise – we had to import him all the way from Italy! So along with me, and completing our live line-up is the irrepressible Carl, who’s been with me since before recording “Everyone Loves a Villain” and Rob who’s on his second stint with me on guitar. You’ll get …
