Unfortunately My Sad Captains have had to pull this one, but we've got Manchester's excellent Beep Seals instead.
THE BEEP SEALS
The Beep Seals formed many moons ago thanks to a mutual admiration of each other and a shared love of various things predominantly the rock band Pavement, visionary demi-god Todd Rundgren, the Animal Collective, long walks on rainy days, the sound of a really good fuzz pedal and the Beatles (obviously). Spending 2007 touring some of the world and cultivating a fearsome live reputation centred around the best drummer since Animal from the Muppets and vocal harmonies that'd make Brian Wilson punch Carl in the face; the Beeps somehow managed to release two sold out singles of pure psych-slacker pop as well. They are currently recording their debut longplayer with Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub at the controls.
"This could have been air-freighted from Athens, Georgia by Neutral Milk Hotel and gives you a feeling of endless summers and the gentle buzz" (SoundsXP)
http://www.myspace.com/beepseals