Captain Chemical send Deep Six into the strange waters of comedy rock

Captain Chemical’s Deep Six is the kind of release that understands weirdness is only useful when it has songs underneath it. Released on 6 June, the Tucson project tags the album around alternative, comedy, rock, country, indie, indie rock and punk. That is a gloriously messy combination, but it also explains the appeal. Comedy rock can go wrong very quickly when the joke is the only thing holding the song together. Deep Six looks more interesting because it seems to treat humour as another instrument rather than the whole arrangement. The genre mix points toward a loose, slightly chaotic record where country twang, punk impatience and indie-rock craft can all occupy the same bar stool. In a daily release cycle full of dramatic emotional statements, Captain Chemical offer another useful independent tradition: songs that know life is ridiculous and choose to lean into the absurdity with guitars plugged in.

Source: https://captainchemicalband.bandcamp.com/album/deep-six