Dark Captain Light Captain / Miracle Kicker

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Driven by a quest for killer vocal harmonies and a constant desire to make their hearts beat slightly faster than normal, Dark Captain Light Captain descend on the world with their debut album, Miracle Kicker.  Coming together in the long, dark London winter of 2006, Dark Captain Light Captain warmed themselves against the plummeting temperatures and ever-darkening evenings by huddling around a laptop for heat. Delirious from a constant stream of strong black coffee, tobacco, and self-doubt, their music was born into the world, and over time, evolved and expanded into a much more muscular live sound with a brass section. The legendary beats of Chin Keeler (Quickspace) give the songs a gently pulsing, almost Can-like drive.  On Miracle Kicker, the band's sentiments range from malignant and accusatory to wildly optimistic, with comparisons varying from Kings of Convenience to The Violent Femmes. Co-produced by Robin Proper-Sheppard (The God Machine, Sophia) and Dan Lea (By The Fireside), the ten-track album showcases Dark Captain Light Captain's penchant for spine-tingling harmonies, electronic drones, gently picked folksy guitar, and huge psychedelic closers.  "There are countless acts out there weaving folk-tinged melodies and circling acoustic guitars with electronic chimes and beats, but you'll have to go a long way to hear it done with this amount of emotion and originality or with such delicate vocal harmonies.... A magical EP through-and-through." --Mixmag (5/5 rating, Single of the Month)   "Refreshing is the word here; simple, clever, refreshing, breezy, beautifully mesmeric, time-stopping, uplifting, liquid songs lovingly crafted and catching the light just right." --Organ

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