The Hornblower Brothers

The Hornblower Brothers
The Hornblower Brothers, 2010
Background information
Origin	Brighton, East Sussex, England
Genres	Indie pop, indie folk, anti-folk
Years active	2007–2010, 2015–present
Labels	Static Caravan Recordings / Pap Records / Bell Boy Records / One Inch Badge / Cherryade Records
Members	Nathaniel Forrester Alistair Johnstone Michael Baser John Stokdyk
Past members	Gary Cox James Emery Antony Groves
Website	The Hornblower Brothers on Bandcamp

The Hornblower Brothers are a four-piece band based in Brighton, England. Their debut EP Adventures in the National Geographic was released on Bell Boy Records in October 2009. They released the single "Give and Receivers" / "Ghost of Kerouac" on Static Caravan Recordings on 19 April 2010. In 2010 the band took a break before reforming early in 2015.

The Hornblower Brothers returned to action in 2016 with a new EP Free Range for Bleeding Heart Recordings, and a live session on Marc Riley's BBC Radio 6 Music. The band subsequently released the An Uncomprehensive Retrospective (2008–2016) compilation album and a follow-up single "Popping Round The Bend" on its own Pap Records label.

Musical style

The Hornblower Brothers style has often been compared to Half Man Half Biscuit ^[1] and Jeffrey Lewis, mainly due to the prominent use of satirical lyrics and an off-kilter pop style.

Discography

Singles/EPs

• "Popping Round The Bend" / "Asthma Attack" – Pap Records (2018)
• Free Range EP – Bleeding Heart Recordings (2016) ^[2]
• "Give and Receivers" / "The Ghost of Kerouac" – Static Caravan Recordings (19 April 2010) ^[3]
• Adventures in the National Geographic – Bell Boy Records (2 November 2009)

Album

• An Uncomprehensive Retrospective (2008–2016) – Pap Records (2017)

Misc.

• Marc Riley live session on BBC 6 Music (2016) ^[4]
• "Mossy Epitaph", on the compilation album Sea Monsters – One Inch Badge Records (2011) ^[5]
• Marc Riley live session on BBC 6 Music (2010) ^[6]
• "Christmas Song", on the compilation album A Very Cherry Christmas Volume 6 – Cherryade Records (2010)
• "Christmas Song", on the compilation album Krampus Is Coming – One Inch Badge Records (2009)

Members

Current members Nathaniel Forrester – vocals, guitars, keyboards (2004–present) Alistair Johnstone – drums, percussion, guitar, vocals (2004–present) John Stokdyk – bass guitar, whistling (2015–present) Michael Baser – keyboards, melodica (2015–present)

Former members Gary Cox – keyboards, melodica (2005–2010) James Emery – bass guitar (2005–2010) Antony Groves – drums, percussion (2005–2010)

References

1. "The Hornblower Brothers, Latest Music Bar, Manchester Street, Brighton, Apr 11". The Argus . Retrieved 7 June 2020.
2. "Bleeding heart recordings". Bleedingheartrecordings.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
3. "Static Caravan Recordings VAN 214 – Hornblower Brothers – Give and Receivers". Staticcaravan.org. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
4. "BBC Radio 6 Music – Marc Riley, The Hornblower Brothers". Bbc.co.uk. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
5. "One Inch Badge - Label". Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
6. "BBC Radio 6 Music – Marc Riley, 17/03/2010". Bbc.co.uk. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

External links

• The Hornblower Brothers' Bandcamp page
• 2010 Interview with Gigwise
• Review of "Adventures In The National Geographic" on The Skinny
• Interview with Brighton Source