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'Everyone Loves a Villain' "Packed with memorable riffs, soaring melodies and even a few surprises this is a remarkably confident album...4/5" More from Rock'n'Reel Magazine "Takes us back to a 1979 where clever songwriting craftsmen like Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe were turning up the distortion and recasting their Beatles inspired songcraft as New Wave" More from Uncut Magazine "This is songwriting on par with Neil Finn, Elvis Costello and Andy Partridge." More from HabloEnnui.com "So let me put it simply: if Michael Penn or Jon Brion had grown up in Leeds instead of L.A., this is what they would sound like." More from AbsolutePowerPop "There's not a duff track here, but special attention should really be directed at the title track which is both reminiscent of and as good as anything on Sgt Pepper" More from Net Rhythms "Brendan Benson, Matthew Sweet, ELO, Starbelly, Velvet Crush, some Jellyfish, the pop-side of Radiohead`s "The Bends" and XTC all wrapped up a bit of glammy British swagger" More from NotLame.com "Power pop fans are already in on the secret...But music fans of any persuasion should give the good captain a spin. You may just be pleasantly surprised.4/5." More from MusicOMH "A stunner here is "The Girl Who Broke Her Own Heart" which could be called the classic Brit-pop ballad. 8/10" More from Powerpopaholic "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." More from PowerOfPop "Right from the beginning, this album is a little gem, recalling quite vividly the harmonies and slightly preppy vocals of those myriad Britpop bands from the summer of 1995." More from AllGigs.com "'Everyone Loves A Villain' may well be a universal truism, but it's also an accurate title for the rogueishly fine pop sounds contained within. Go on, be a devil and indulge." More from Whisperin'AndHollerin' "Like Tilbrook, Bristoll knows melody and has a refreshing appreciation for songwriting craft." More from Amplifier Magazine "sounds like a poppier and less-depressed Elliott Smith with a little Costello grit sprinkled with a dash of Buckley musical atmospherics." More from Ink19 "there are some fantastically whistleable melodies, and truly lovely chord changes at work" More from Leeds Music Scene "a fantastic set of songs that sound like what you might get were you to stick Squeeze, the Beatles and Jellyfish in a blender." More from On the Trail of the Great "I urge you to check out this album, it's one for all you pop kids out there." More from Russell's 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" More from melodic.net "CW comfortably nestle up against new popsters like Jackdaw 4 and Eureka Machines – happily part of the new people’s popular front." More from Vibrations Magazine "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" More from RetroLoFi "'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!!" More from Toxic Pete "The most obvious of those listed as ‘inspiration’ are The Beatles and Elliot Smith, for the songs are all pretty but at its best Simon Bristoll’s voice can channel the bittersweet timbre of Smith" More from New Noise "His Elliot Smith-esque vocals dance pleasantly over songs that cherry pick influences from the past 40 years of music." More from The Skinny "Beautifully realised pop." More from Daily Music Guide "Americana indie that would sit happily alongside Aimee Mann and Michael Penn." More from Room13 "Highlights include ‘The Girl Who Broke Her Own Heart’ which uses darker undertones to better effect than anything else on the album, allowing it to stand out and ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ which perhaps best exemplifies the layered harmony effect that Captain Wilberforce favours" More from Subba-Cultcha Reviews of the debut album 'Mindfilming' Reviews of the demo 7 track mini album 'Dreams of Educated Fleas' Live Reviews |