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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | EMI, Gentlemen Recordings[1] |
| Members | Rik Flynn Clare Szembek Alex Yeoman Reuben Humphries |
| Past members | Mario Athanasiou |
Captain are a Britishalternative rock band from London, England, who formed in 2004.[2] Influenced by groups such asThe Smashing Pumpkins,The Beach Boys,My Bloody Valentine andThe Cure,[3] their music has also been compared by critics toPrefab Sprout,The Beautiful South andDeacon Blue.[2][4] The band initially signed arecording contract with At Large Records and released their debut single "Frontline" with thatlabel in December 2005.[4][5] Soon after, the group signed toEMI Records and achieved minor success in 2006 with theirsingles "Broke" and "Glorious", which reached numbers 34 and 30 on theUK Singles Chart respectively. TheirTrevor Hornproduced debut album,This Is Hazelville, was released on 14 August 2006 and reached number 23 on theUK Albums Chart.[4]
On 5 May 2008, Captain released "Keep an Open Mind" as the lead single from their forthcoming second album,Distraction, which had a tentative release date of July 2008.[6] But before it could be released, the band were dropped by EMI (along with many other acts on its roster) as a part of a restructuring plan following the company's purchase by the private equity firm, Terrafirma.
Captain never split up, but chose to work on other projects to keep their enthusiasm for music. Singer/guitarist Rik Flynn and drummer Reuben Humphries formed a new band called More Diamonds,[7] whilebassist Alex Yeoman andkeyboardist/singer Clare Szembek went on to form the group Misdirectors.[8]
The band have discussed making a new record for some time but never had the opportunity due to many differing work commitments. They planned to release a second album in 2012.[9]
Throughout 2012 and 2013, Captain recorded some tracks at Half-Ton Studios in Cambridge. In March 2014, Captain posted some videos of new songs (including a cover ofThe Lotus Eaters' "The First Picture of You") on their Facebook page.[citation needed]
Lead guitarist, Mario Athanasiou, died in early 2016.[10]
Captain returned in 2017 with the album,For Irini, and continued to remain active via Facebook.[citation needed]
They released the song "High Beams" on 17 March 2023. An album is to follow.[10]
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