I’m not afraid to say it: most modern music is crap. Nearly everything I hear on the radio makes me cringe. “People actually listen to this garbage?” It’s one of the reasons I don’t subject myself to mainstream music anymore; which means I have to go about discovering music in other ways.
Two of my favorites are little projects called the Music Genome Project and gnod. I’ve been using both these little gems for a couple of years now, and my library has expanded to include some music I’d never have experienced otherwise.
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. is one of those bands that falls under that category. It’s not so much a band as the brainchild of one Sam Duckworth, a 22-year old musician from Essex, England. Wikipedia describes his Get Cape’s genres as Alternative Rock, Indie and Folktronica. That’s right, Folktronica. Get Cape is a cross between Conor Oberst and Moby, with the intelligence and songwriting ability of Elliot Smith.
Naturally, I was excited to learn that Get Cape put out new material, as I loved his first full legnth album: The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager. Duckworth’s second album, Searching for the Hows and Whys, is just as good as the first. He delivers tracks with messages about media sensationalism and excessive consumerism in such a way as make a point, but to not be overwhelming. Standout tracks include “Moving Forward”, an acoustic guitar driven song about a relationship gone south, “Could’ve Seen It All”, a haunting track about a life wasted, and “Waiting for The Monster to Drown” – but I’ll leave this one up for interpretation.
http://www.getcapewearcapefly.com/
5 of 5 thumbs up.
