captainwilberforce

Captain Wilberforce
Download the album on iTunes - HERE
Listen to the album in full on cdbaby.com - HERE
Formed after an impetuous fit of song-writing one weekend early in 2004, multi instrumentalist / vocalist Simon Bristoll, aka Captain Wilberforce, has come a long way in a short time. Early demo mini-album Dreams of Educated Fleas more than hinted at The Captain's song writing potential: Beat Magazine wrote -"Incredibly confident and accomplished, alluring, evocative and hypnotic, it's a tantalising glimpse of what lies ahead".
The next piece of the puzzle was debut album proper Mindfilming released in April 2005. With it's intricate but instant melodies and articulate lyrics it was universally critically lauded by website / Magazine reviewers from across the globe.
"Mixing rock, folk, and pop conventions with an edgy ease (and doing so in the 16-minutes-a-side whirlwind pace of the '60s vinyl era), Captain Wilberforce crafts darkly beautiful three-minute gems and links generations all at the same time." Amplifier Magazine (USA)
"Explosive guitar dominated power-pop which does not shy away from dramatic multilayered overdubbing and windmill power chords" www.geiger.dk (Denmark)
"Each song is a brightly polished, alluring, fuzzy pop gem waiting to be discovered." www.heathenangel.co.uk (UK)
In January 2006, having played the songs in an acoustic setting for a few months, Captain Wilberforce was nominated for Open Mic Artist of The Year at the Leeds Independent Music Awards. Gigs in Leeds, Birmingham and London followed and in May 2006 The Captain played 2 sell out shows at Liverpool's Cavern Club as part of the International Pop Overthrow Festival.
Captain Wilberforce songs have been played on numerous radio stations throughout Europe and the USA and recently The Fashion Channel (USA) licensed 2 songs from the album to use on their shows.
Everyone Loves a Villain, the new album is released June 2nd. Check out 2 of the songs (above). It's already had some excellent reviews:
“It's really well done and my mind starts to think of names like Jon Brion, Brendan Benson, Josh Fix, Squeeze, Jason Falkner and Tim Finn. 4 Stars…. A very good album.” – melodic.net
“It’s still grounded in the finest British pop influences e.g. the Beatles, the Who (by way of Guided By Voices), XTC, Barrett, Bowie, Costello, Hitchcock et al. The highlights come thick and fast. Make sure you decide to possess this essential recording.” – powerofpop.com
“It’s really good… and it’s a damned sight better than whatever you’re hearing on your local “modern rock for people with kids” radio station”. – RetroLoFi.com
“'Everybody Loves A Villain' by Captain Wilberforce is a superb piece of British pop-rock that deserves to do well - every minute a pleasure - every inch a winner - tremendous stuff!!” – ToxicPete.co.uk
“I urge you to check out this album, it's one for all you pop kids out there.” – Russellsreviews.co.uk