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Who is in the band?
We are Martin Toner (guitar, theremin and vocals), Ash West-Mullen (guitar, theremin and vocals), Todd Wood (bass), Stan Broadhead (keyboards and samples) and Sidecar Swampy (drums).
How did Alright the Captain! come about?
Ash and I had been jamming with our previous drummer (James Davies) and we set about getting a bassist (Todd) so we could develop a few of the songs. We made a MySpace page and quickly came up with the name which is a stupid in-joke from back in Northern Ireland, it just means "You alright? how's it going?". If we had all originally been from the East Midlands we'd probably have been called 'Ayup me duck!'. We kept working at it and got a few more guys on board, Stan on keyboards and our newest member Swampy on drums.
Describe your Music?
We all listen to different stuff and in the practice room we try to write what comes naturally and avoid conventions but you still end up sounding slightly like the bands that influence you. You could point out parts in our songs that sound like Mr Bungle, Biffy Clyro, Tool and some post-rock stuff like Slint but at the end of the day, its progressive rock with electronic, pop and ambient influences.
Any memorable moments on tour?
We went to Northern Ireland to play a couple of gigs, I’d booked the tickets but Stan's flight was later than ours. The rest of us were chilling out waiting for him to arrive when we got a text saying he wasn't going to be able to make it as his name was Graham. Turns out that Stan (the name on his plane ticket) is his nickname but it just never came up in conversation! He wasn’t allowed on the flight and we had to play all our gigs there without him. We won’t make that mistake again in a hurry!
What last made you cry?
We're not an emo band
What last made us laugh?
Some emo band
Opinion on the local scene?
At the moment the local scene is really thriving. There are so many wicked bands that are worth checking out right now, a few of our personal faves are Yes My Ninjas!, Double Handsome Dragons, The Wickets, Union Station Massacre, Fists and You Slut!
Alright the Captain! on Myspace
