English baroque-pop quartet Tugboat Captain are finally able to promote their new album Rut with an extensive UK tour: "Each song is laced with something special, whether it is a break, spot-on harmonizing, a lick or an odd-ball middle-eight that works like a charm. They sing about spending the day in bed (C’mon! Haribo?), the upside of being lazy (No Plans (For This Year)) and taking short cuts to get out of an argument (Damned Right). Imagine the Village Green-era Kinks teaming up with the Magic Numbers. Quintessentially English music that sounds totally at ease and in control, while it is actually fucking hard to play".
Live dates:- 09/16 Ramsgate @ Ramsgate Music Hall
- 10/03 Leicester @ Firebug
- 10/09 Rainham @ The Oast
- 10/16 Oxford @ Fusion Arts Centre
- 10/17 Birmingham @ The Dark Horse
- 10/18 Newcastle @ Little Buildings
- 10/19 Glasgow @ The Hug & Pint
- 10/20 Manchester @ The Tallyrand
- 10/21 Cardiff @ The Moon
- 10/22 Bristol @ Exchange
- 10/24 Portsmouth @ The Wedge
- 10/26 Newquay @ Whiskers
- 10/27 Plymouth @ The Junction
- 10/28 Brighton @ The Prince Albert
HCTF review of Rut.
