Captain Crimson - Remind (2016)

The Swedish hotbed of Orebro has already produced the likes of Truckfighters, Graveyard, Witchcraft and Blues Pills. Prepare to add Captain Crimson to this exceptional tradition. Formed in 2010 by vocalist Stefan Lillhager, formerly of Blowback, Captain Crimson draws inspiration from the classic sounds of The Groundhogs, Blue Cheer, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull and Cactus, meeting heavy boogie head on with a modern swagger that has carried over to their latest and third album, Remind, their first for Small Stone Records.

Remind follows their 2012 debut, Dancing Madly Backwards, which led them onto their first tour that Fall. Emerging with the lineup of Lillhager singing, bassist/backing vocalist Chris David (ReinXeed), guitarist Andreas Eriksson and drummer/organist Mikael Lath, Captain Crimson earned rave reviews for their blues riffing and killer hooks, and they did what any band worth their salt would. They kept touring.

Their second album, 2014's Ageless Time, aligned them to Moving Air Music and Nasoni Records and once again put them on the road. On the LP, they showcased a multifaceted songwriting process, benefiting from the contributions of each player working together to bolster the strengths of the whole, and with a stopgap jam session in Stockholm captured on a 2015 digital EP, they make their way into Remind having fully realized their vision of modern classic rock.

TRACKLIST

01. Ghost Town
02. Bells from the Underground
03. Love Street
04. Black Rose
05. Money
06. Drifting
07. Remind
08. Let Her Go
09. Alone
10. Senseless Mind