DOWNLOAD: Capgun Coup - "Sitting on the Sidewalk" (MP3)

Capgun Coup’s sophomore release Maudlin (Team Love) is a near perfect slice of lo-fi garage rock that owes an equal debt to both late 60’s era Bob Dylan and The Modern Lovers.

The band’s music is raw and energetic and, over the course of this new disc, skips across styles and genres seamlessly. Musical styles range from the languid, ‘Pavement-ish’ “Farnam Street” to the indie-pop melodic harmonies of “Pretty City” to the raw garage-punk of “Bad Bands”. Capgun Coup has built a strong reputation a high-energy live act and all of the songs on this new disc should translate well to the live stage.

Going back to the Jonathan Richman/Bob Dylan reference earlier, vocalist Sam Martin can certainly turn a lyrical phrase. He isn’t exactly the most politically correct with songs like “Wish I Was A Fag” and “Bad Bands” but these aren’t Fear-style lyrics here. The band is rather reflecting on reflecting on the current state of society. Songs like “Sitting On The Sidewalk” and “Now That I’m Home” are essentially updated takes on the Dead Boys “Ain’t Nothing To Do” and The Ramones “Now I Want To Sniff Some Glue”.

Maudlin is compelling album that has been growing on me with each repeated listen.

Capgun Coup is out on tour with Cursive starting at the end of the month. Here is the upcoming tour dates:

NOV. 24 -- LAWRENCE, KS, BOTTLENECK
NOV. 25 -- SPRINGFIELD, MO, OUTLAND BALLROOM
NOV. 27 -- DENTON, TX, HAILEY'S
NOV. 28 -- AUSTIN, TX, MOHAWK
NOV. 29 -- MCALLEN, TX, CINE EL REY
DEC. 01 -- BATON ROUGE, LA, SPANISH MOON
DEC. 02 -- NEW ORLEANS, LA, ONE EYED JACKS
DEC. 03 -- MOBILE, AL, ALABAMA MUSIC BOX
DEC. 04 -- PENSACOLA, FL, SLUGGO'S
DEC. 05 -- ORLANDO, FL, THE SOCIAL
DEC. 06 -- GAINESVILLE, FL, COMMON GROUNDS
DEC. 07 -- ATLANTA, GA, LENNY'S
DEC. 08 -- OXFORD, MS, PROUD LARRY'S
DEC. 09 -- LITTLE ROCK, AR, THE REV ROOM
DEC. 10 -- FAYETTEVILLE, AR, GEORGE'S MAJESTIC LOUNGE
DEC. 11 -- COLUMBIA, MO, MOJO'S
DEC. 13 -- OMAHA, NE, WAITING ROOM

Links:
Capgun Coup's MySpace Profile