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Leave The Capital

About Me

"I'll keep on building these ships till they get me the hell out of here" - Matchsticks

Heartfelt melodies, shimmering live shows, emotive, piercing lyrics.

A Leave the Capital biography begs for explanations of trauma, and inspirations of long lost love. Yet when quizzed for their influences and convictions, the answer given is certainly unexpected. They simply put it down to Old flames and Friday nights.

The jovial response says a lot about Leave the Capitals casual attitude to the impending success lurking around the corner, but belies a band that treats the music they write with the utmost seriousness.

Comparisons with fellow expansionists Doves, Elbow and Interpol have brought the band a healthy following in their hometown of Cardiff. Yet while they share the grand ambition of Doves and the subtle tendencies of Elbow, Leave the Capital have a sound that is distinctly their own.

Musically, they draw on much more diverse influences such as Sigur Ros, Pink Floyd and Wilco, while the swirling mix of lost and found noises that undercuts their sound has more to do with the production methods of Four Tet or Bjork. All this comes together to form a sound that can be both delicate and intense, but always compelling.

Support slots with Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs and Editors coupled with airplay from Radio 1 DJs Huw Stephens and Steve Lamaq has seen the band pick up a great deal of respect, with record companies and publishers from both sides of the Atlantic expressing keen interest in the band in recent months.

Earlier this year the band turned down an offer to play at the SXSW festival in Texas in order to concentrate on writing a new batch of songs in their recently complete self-built studio. The new songs, with titles like Sleeping Pill, Amelie and Take Cover tell tales of heartbreak and regret, glory and ambition; and while they share the typical fragile stance of Leave the Capital, they offer glimpses of change, seeing Leave The Capital explore different depths of unrivalled hope and hysteria.

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Member Since: 10/4/2005
Band Website: leavethecapital.com
Band Members: Leave The Capital are:
Ben - Vocals,Guitar
Chris - Lead Guitar, programming
Nick Dacey - Programming, Synths
Additional Musicians: String quartet
Influences: Bjork, Sigur Ros, Nick Drake, Portishead, Interpol, Pink Floyd, Beck, Radiohead, Mum, Low, Massive Attack, Neil Young, DJ Shadow, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, People In Planes , Super Furries, etc etc

Sounds Like: Mercury Rev meets Explosions in the Sky, with a bit of Mogwai meets Mum, followed by a bit of Portishead meets At the Drive-in
Type of Label: None

My Blog

BBC1 radio session thursday, gig friday....

Session in Wales/ Gig in Wales 'Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done, and he rested on the seventh ...
Posted by Leave The Capital on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:30:00 PST

single & video news & A PLEA FOR HELP!

 Hello again...Please help! We've been shortlisted to receive regular play of 'Matchsticks' on BBC 6music through Steve Lamacq's 'Rebel Playlist and we need your votes!  Please send Mr Lamac...
Posted by Leave The Capital on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:04:00 PST

and we all raise a festive glass...

Hello all, Just wanted to get a quick note out there to say Happy Christmas and all that malarkey... We should probably have done it a bit sooner than this but when we weren't rehearsing we were shopp...
Posted by Leave The Capital on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:32:00 PST

Giggedy Giggedy!

Hello you, just a quick note to let you know what's happening LTC-wise.   We have two shows coming up at the end of the week:   Thursday 16th November Camden Barfly Onstage 9.45pm £6 &nbs...
Posted by Leave The Capital on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:28:00 PST

Cast Your Votes: XFM Unsigned

Howdy... We really really need your help (again!)!  We've been picked as one of the bands to feature on this weeks Xfm Unsigned, which is great... but in classic LTC fashion we've also managed ...
Posted by Leave The Capital on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:39:00 PST

We need you!

Hello...Just a quick round up of things... The single has been pressed and has gone out to radio.  It's already picked up plays from XFM and a few regional programmes, but we need to make s...
Posted by Leave The Capital on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:50:00 PST

The Um Bongo machine saved his life...

Hello Again... Almost getting the hang of this 'blogging' lark now so just wanted to come on to say a few things that you may or may not know about already... but before I do that, I just want to say ...
Posted by Leave The Capital on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:21:00 PST

Making music in a room in Cardiff

Hello all,   Don't really know how to start with these blog things, but given they seem to be the 'new black' I thought I'd better give it a go.   Anyway, I know it seems we've been quieter ...
Posted by Leave The Capital on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:34:00 PST