Captain Phoenix

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Captain Phoenix
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Indie pop, pop rock
Years active	2004–present
Label(s)	Kind Canyon Records (UK)
Associated acts	Page 44
Website	www.captainphoenix.com
Members
Ben Burrows Luke Keyte Nick Hill Ross Curnow

Captain Phoenix are a UK indie pop rock band, from London, originally from Winchester, Hampshire. The band consists of singer and bassist Ben Burrows, lead guitarist Luke Keyte, guitarist Nick Hill, and drummer Ross Curnow.

1 History
2 Discography
3 Members
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Captain Phoenix are a London based indie rock band, originally form Winchester. The band formed in 2004 before signing to indie label Kind Canyon. They have since released four singles:- 'Living On The Guestlist', 'Pistols And Hearts' (No. 29 - BBC Indie Chart), 'Loneliness' and 'Stand By'. The band have had critical acclaim from such publications as NME^[1], The Sunday Times and The Daily Star. They have also had exposure on BBC Radio 2 from both Dermot O'Leary and Steve Lamacq.

Lead singer Ben Burrows is younger brother to Andy Burrows, drummer of Razorlight. They supported Razorlight at a secret gig at The Railway Inn, Winchester when Razorlight previewed second album material.

Captain Phoenix have toured the UK extensively, and toured Japan for the first time in November 2007. They supported The Kooks for three dates at the end of January 2008, as part of the warm up tour for their upcoming album Konk.