Captain, We're Sinking

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Captain, We're Sinking
Origin Scranton, Pennsylvania, US
Genres Punk rock, emo, indie rock
Years active2006–2018, 2022 (2006–2018, 2022)
Labels Run For Cover Records, Kind of Like Records, Evil Weevil Records, Kiss Of Death Records, Lock and Key Collective
Members
  • Bob Barnett
  • Leo Vergnetti
  • Ben Walsh
  • Bill Orender
Past members
  • Mike May (2006–2008)
  • Roberto Acosta (2009)
Zack (Rug) Charette (2006-2018)
Website captainweresinking.tumblr.com

Captain, We're Sinking is an American punk band from Scranton, Pennsylvania. They released three full-length albums. [1] [2] Singer Bobby Barnett is the brother of Greg Barnett who is one of the two singers in The Menzingers. Former drummer Mike May, formerly of Tigers Jaw, is the brother of The Menzingers' second singer Tom May. Leo Vergnetti, Bobby Barnett, Greg Barnett, Mike May, and Adam McIlwee, formerly of Tigers Jaw, had membership of the former ska punk band Kos-Mos of Scranton, Pennsylvania. They announced on Facebook that they were no longer an active band on February 12, 2018. [3]

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The band has since played a limited number of shows with Ben Walsh, singer and guitarist of Tigers Jaw, playing bass.

Members

Past members

Discography

Albums

EPs and splits

Compilations

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References

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