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 Sam Duckworth, aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Sam Duckworth (Also occasionally known as Charles Khoo) | |
| Born | January 30, 1986 (age 21) | |
| Origin |  Southend, Essex, England |
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| Genre(s) | Alternative rock, folktronica, indie | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer/songwriter guitarist |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, acoustic guitar, laptop | |
| Years active | 2004–present | |
| Label(s) | Atlantic Records | |
| Website | Official website | |
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly is the the stage name of English artist Sam Duckworth and his band. Duckworth grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and has supported bands such as Funeral for a Friend, The Magic Numbers and Feeder. Duckworth was signed to Atlantic Records in March 2006, after playing many gigs, both with punk rock band Silverskin and himself. Duckworth's main influences include Billy Bragg,At The Drive-In, Dartz!, Lemon Jelly and Blur, and his favourite bands are among Green Day, Supergrass, Athlete, Funeral for a Friend, Alkaline Trio, Story Of The Year and Saves The Day. In January 2007, Sam was nominated for best solo artist at the annual NME Awards, up against Lily Allen, Jamie T, Jarvis Cocker and Thom Yorke, although he did not win. His band is as follows: Duncan James (drums), Alex Ariel (bass) and Quin Mathews(Guitar).
Sam is well known for his debating. He has had run-ins with the BNP after a racist attack in a nightclub two years ago, and has since become an avid supporter of Love Music Hate Racism. He has been to many speakings and concerts involving this. He has also shown dislike for everything from Ikea to Halfords, where he was employed until 2006.
As of September 2005, Duckworth has been managed by Paul Bonham of Truck Records.
During a Live Lounge performance for Radio 1, Duckworth informed Jo Whiley that his stage name comes from a ZX Spectrum magazine which featured a solution for the Batman computer game and one of the sections of the solution contained the header "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly". In March 07, Sam played for the NMEs SXSW tour in Texas, USA, which, for four days, had over 4000 bands playing in clubs in Texas. He played his slot on the 15th March 07 at Stubbs Barbeque despite having been in hospital just hours before with bronchitis. He commented to the audience: "I've been holed up in the hospital down the street with bronchitis, so excuse me if my voice sounds like shit,".
Later on in March, Get Cape will play yet another tour across the UK, covering: Sunday 25th - Glasgow, Academy Monday 26th - Liverpool, Academy Tuesday 27th - Bristol, Academy Wednesday 28th - Norwich, UEA Friday 30th - London, The Forum
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly is set to enter a UK studio next week to record the follow-up to last year's debut album, The Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager. The new album will be titled Searching For The How's And Why's and is tentatively slated for a fall release. "We're in the process of finalising 12 to 14 demos," Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly mastermind Sam Duckworth told NME.COM. "It addresses similar themes to 'The Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager'," he explained. "It says I don't have the answers but it's still important to ask the questions. "It might take a thousand questions to get the answers, but if we don't at least ask the questions, it's easy to get complacent," he said.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Atlantic Records, 2006) #26 UK
- Searching For The Hows And Whys (Atlantic Records, Autumn 2007)
[edit] Early releases
- Demo 1 (2-track demo, self-released, 2004)
- Split with The Remarkable Rocket (3" CD, BSM Records, 2004)
- Split with Dave House (10" EP, BSM Records/Gravity DIP, 2006)
[edit] Major EPs and singles
- Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly (EP) (BSM Records, 2006)
- "I-Spy"/"Call Me Ishmael" (Atlantic Records, 2006)
- "Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part One)" (Atlantic Records, 2006) #38 UK
- "War of the Worlds" (Atlantic Records, 2006) #39 UK
- "I-Spy" (Atlantic Records, March 2007) #37 UK
[edit] Music videos
As of August 2006, four Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. songs have music videos, which are featured on, amongst others, the MTV network; though more notably MTV2 and VH2.
"I Spy" is somewhat a spoof of a British Saturday morning kids show. Where Duckworth is introduced by a creature that looks like one of the Fimbles and so continues to play on a seat surrounded by kids and various other characters like a stereotypical popstar.
"Call Me Ishmael" depicts an "escape" from everyday work, showing different people from different careers entering an underground tunnel network, along with Duckworth. At the end of the video, Duckworth emerges in a Job Centre, and is promptly asked by an employee to "Take a Number and a seat, please"; an anti-climax to the up-beat feeling of the rest of the song.
"Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager, Part One" (Chronicles for short) depicts Sam Duckworth with other band members playing in a casual environment, inside of a house — wherein it is later revealed that a number of red strings lead into. The bulk of the video consists of various people from different walks of life following one of these strings into the house. At this point, the crescendo of the song kicks in, and a more gig/party like atmosphere is assumed. The video ends by depicting the "morning after" with many people asleep, and Sam Duckworth still playing into a phone, quietly, next to a huge ball of red string.
"War of the Worlds" shows Duckworth in a warehouse sitting singing the song whilst workers busy themselves setting up poles in which their function are not known until the climax of the song, at which point they explode around Duckworth and spew out various colours of paint.
[edit] Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager
Get Cape's debut album, Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager has been described as an indie–emo fusion, suggesting that it blends the line between emotional rock and indie music. The album was very well received by critics and even made Q and the NME’s top 100 albums of 2006.
Track Listing
- "Once More With Feeling"
- "An Oak Tree"
- "The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager" (Part 2)
- "I-Spy"
- "The Lighthousekeeper"
- "War of the Worlds"
- "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly."
- "Glasshouses"
- "Whitewash is Brainwash"
- "Call Me Ishmael"
- "If I Had £1 For Every Stale Song Title I'd Be 30 Short Of Getting Out Of This Mess"*
- "The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager" (Part 1)
[edit] Other contributors
Although not a band in the conventional sense, other musicians who record on GCWCF's tracks are:
- Mikey Glenister - Cornet
- Andy Theakstone - Drums
- Luke Leighfield - Violin
- Rachel Drayson - Cello
- Chris Bradshaw - Various
