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Multiple issues|refimprove =June 2009|notability =June 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Captain| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = London , England | genre = Alternative rock | years_active = 2005–2009| label = EMI Records|EMI | associated_acts =| website = http://www.myspace.com/CaptainTheBand MySpace page| current_members =| past_members = Rik Flynn Clare Szembek Mario Athanasiou Alex Yeoman Reuben Humphries Captain are an alternative rock band from London, England, who formed in early 2005.cite web|last=Collar|first=Matt|title=Captain Biography|publisher= Allmusic |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/captain-p296629|accessdate=2010-12-09 Influenced by groups such as The Smashing Pumpkins , The Beach Boys , My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine and The Cure ,cite web|title=Captain bio|publisher= Clash (magazine)|Clash |url= http://www.clashmusic.com/artists/captain|accessdate=2010-12-11 their music has also been compared by critics to Prefab Sprout , The Beautiful South and Deacon Blue .cite web|last=Mawer|first=Sharon|title=This is Hazelvillle album review|publisher= Allmusic |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-hazelville-r852085/review|accessdate=2010-12-09 The band initially signed a recording contract with At Large Records and released their debut single "Frontline" with that Record label|label in December 2005.cite web|last=Glynn|first=Lee|title=Captain - Frontline (At Large) release information|publisher= Gigwise.com |url= http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/tracks/11262/Captain-%E2%80%93-Frontline-At-Large-Released-051205|accessdate=2010-12-11 Soon after, the group signed to EMI Records and achieved minor success in 2006 with their Single (music)|singles "Broke" and "Glorious", which reached numbers 34 and 30 on the UK Singles Chart respectively. Their Trevor Horn Record producer|produced debut album, This Is Hazelville , was released on 14 August 2006 and reached number 23 on the UK Albums Chart .
On 5 May 2008, Captain released "Keep an Open Mind" as the lead single from their forthcoming second album. The second album, Distraction , had tentative release date of July 2008 for it,cite web|last=Siwicki|first=John|title=Captain interview|publisher=ComfortComes|url= http://www.comfortcomes.com/2008/05/11/captain/|accessdate=2010-12-09 The band were released by EMI along with many of its roster when Terrafirma the private equity firm purchased EMI as a part of its restructuring plan.
Captain never split up, but chose to work on other projects to keep their enthusiasm for music. Singer/guitarist Rik Flynn and drummer Reuben Humphries formed a new band called More Diamonds,cite web|title=More Diamonds Facebook page|publisher= Facebook |url= http://www.facebook.com/pages/More-Diamonds/159884714050725? ref=mf|accessdate=2010-12-09 while bassist Alex Yeoman and keyboardist /singer Clare Szembek went on to form the group Misdirectors.cite web|title=Misdirectors Myspace Page|publisher= Myspace |url= http://www.myspace.com/misdirectors|accessdate=2010-12-11.
The band have discussed making a new record for sometime but never had the opportunity due to many differing work commitments. The band plan to release a new album in 2012.Cite web |title=Captain on Facebook |url= http://www.facebook.com/wearecaptain
Members
Rik Flynn - Lead vocalist|lead vocals , rhythm guitar
