Alright The Captain

Alright The Captain

Alright The Captain are a Derby-based trio known for instrumental math rock with experimental and post-rock elements. Their music combines intricate guitar work, shifting rhythms, noise rock passages and quieter, effects-heavy sections, and it is presented without vocals.

Style and sound

The group’s output is described in terms of virtuosic playing, jazz-influenced writing and a restless approach to structure. Their sound draws comparison with artists and bands including Don Caballero, Giraffes? Giraffes!, Slint, Tera Melos, June of 44 and toe, and it is associated with math rock, math-core, instrumental and post-rock.

Career and releases

Alright The Captain build a reputation through a wide live circuit and share stages with acts such as Mono, toe, 65daysofstatic, Pelican, Tera Melos, And So I Watch You From Afar, Maybeshewill, Adebisi Shank, This Will Destroy You, ZU and Holy Fuck. Their debut album is SNIB, and a follow-up is set for release in early 2015.

Reception

Coverage of the band emphasises their technical approach, energetic performances and varied song structures, with particular attention paid to their ability to move between heavy, chaotic sections and more spacious instrumental passages.