it's time to join the crew…
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After 2 thunderous EPs and a show-stealing victory in the Underdog Competition at Thekla, Land Captains have cemented their place as staples of the Bristol heavy music scene. With the release of earworm single Turn It Up at the end of 2023, the band began a new chapter, raising a middle finger to misogyny in the music industry and building a community of open-minded and open-hearted fans. This is a new Land Captains; the same dug-in groove, the same signature onstage silliness, but bigger, braver and more dramatic. With a new sound and new music on the horizon, 2024 is set to be the year Land Captains take over...
It's time for anger with purpose, and humour without hatred.
It's time for serious songwriting and passionate storytelling, all wrapped up in the primal power of live performance.
It's time to join the crew.
Who We Are
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Music opens us up to each other; we find ourselves at our most vulnerable point, at the rawest edge and open to danger.
Connection, through creativity, is how LAND CAPTAINS explore storytelling. It is that opportunity to feel less alone; to feel that collective confidence and make sense of the world, not only for the band but for the listener. Songs come from the depths of life, embracing both ANGER WITH PURPOSE and HUMOUR WITHOUT HATRED. When we allow ourselves to be open – to have that moment of certainty knowing that this is who we are – we can have an honest conversation about our stories, challenge ourselves, and CELEBRATE OUR CONNECTION TO EACH OTHER.
Music is EMOTION.
Music is CONNECTION.
Music is POWER.
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LAND CAPTAINS, after their previously successful release Delta, took this ethos of open and emotive community to a new level with their follow-up EP HALF MEASURES, released in April 2022.
“Music is where we can own our emotional freedom and fearlessly explore dark and distant corners. Half Measures explores a raft of ideas and stories, some funny and some from dark places, we’re really excited for people to hear it!"
Every song on the EP tells a different story, but there is a common commentary on human connection:
this is EMOTION, CONNECTION and POWER.
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As the band prepare to enter the studio for an ambitious new project, they reflect on where the music is taking them next:
"Our new songs reflect a darker, angrier Land Captains; angry at the world, angry for each other. Injustice should always be called out and fought against, but we have to fight together."
In the spirit of connection, something central to the values of LAND CAPTAINS, this band is and will always be about the energy of live performance and sharing the stage with their audience. These songs have been written to be experienced live; words, music and raw energy combined.
“This isn’t a them and us, this is just US."
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