When the first lockdown of 2020 was introduced, Peterborough punk band Fuzz And The Felts ground to a halt.
With members split between Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, band life as they knew it wasn’t going to be possible for quite a while.
But with plenty of time on their hands and their creative juices flowing, Kings Lynn-based guitarist Simon Bailey and bassist Stephen Potter formed a new band, Das Kapitans.
Taking their cues from influences like Fugazi, The Melvins, Sonic Youth, Blur and Joy Division, the pair created a new band which combines punk, post-punk, lo-fi, garage and electro sounds.
They decided to embark upon an ambitious project of releasing 12 full albums in 12 months. The first, Joulukuu (it’s Finnish for December) was released on January 1, and can be downloaded from Bandcamp, as well as being available on all streaming services.
Album number two, titled #2, was released in early February across all platforms, and the monthly release schedule will continue for the rest of the year through 2021.
That’s not all: they’ve also released a special Valentine’s single, Future Love, and last week brought a new four-track EP, Four More Songs, on Istanbul-based label Kafadan Kondak Records.
Album No 3, Blah Blah Blah, will be released on Monday, March 1, and number four is now being recorded. A couple of the tracks on the new EP particularly remind me of IDLES, so if you want to get some new music into your life, they’re well worth a listen. Drop by their Bandcamp page HERE.
