Capital Theatre (band)
Capital Theatre | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Rock, Alternative |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | Reslau Records |
| Members | Paul Reid, Adam Stevenson, Roy Oliver |
| Website | http://capital-theatre.com |
Capital Theatre (kAp-uh-tl thEE-uh-tuhr) is a rock band based in New Zealand made up of vocalist, pianist, and guitarist Adam Stevenson, vocalist and guitarist Roy Oliver, and vocalist and drummer Paul Reid.[1]
Career
[edit]Beginnings and formation
[edit]Stevenson, Oliver, and Reid met at a band jam night called Sing Sing at the Pony Club, a disguised, underground gentlemen's club. The owner, Brooke Howard-Smith, established the club in 2007 in Auckland, New Zealand, as a space for concerts he was hosting.[2] The venue received criticism in the press including “a decrepit cesspool” and a “70s porn den”.[2]
A Hero’s Journey
[edit]The band started recording their original songs in early 2020 with Guns N' Roses music producer, Mike Clink, out of NRG Studios in Los Angeles.[3] Due to the COVID-19 shutdown, they were forced to relocate back to New Zealand where, after a six-week lockdown, they reconnected with Clink virtually, and worked remotely out of Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios using FaceTime and a live audio stream.[4] The band finished the recording process and released the single, “Force To Fight”, on November 3 of the same year.[4]
The debut album from Capital Theatre, A Hero’s Journey, was released on June 24, 2022.
Since then, they released four additional singles off the album, one of which (titled "Delicately Poised") they shot a music video for in Barcelona due to New Zealand being under lockdown restrictions. The video was shot at the underground adult entertainment club, Bagdad, while the band recorded their part back at home in New Zealand. The footage was merged to create the final video, which was co-directed by the band, along with Bruno Amaral Pereira and Julie Gomez of Kalapa Studios, and Alex Hargreaves (responsible for shooting the New Zealand footage).[5][3]
Capital Theatre is signed to Reslau Records.[6]
Discography
[edit]| Year | Album | Song Title | Chart Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kings and Queens of Our Own Empire - Single | Kings and Queens of Our Own Empire | |
| Force To Fight - Single | Force To Fight | ||
| 2021 | Long Way To Fall - Single | Long Way To Fall[7] | |
| People - Single | People | #43 US Alternative (Mediabase)[8] | |
| FIRE - Single | FIRE[9] | ||
| 2022 | Delicately Poised - Single | Delicately Poised | #1 NZ Radioscope Rock Chart[10] |
| #47 US Alternative (Mediabase) | |||
| A Hero's Journey[11] | Fait Accompli[12][13] | #54 US Alternative (Mediabase), #39 US Active Rock (Mediabase)[14] | |
| Second Skin[13] | |||
| Time[13] | |||
| Better Than This[13] | |||
| Save a Stranger[13] |
References
[edit]- ^ Desk, TV News. "Capital Theatre Announces 'A Hero's Journey' Album". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Mr show pony - Entertainment News". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ a b "PipemanRadio Interviews Capital Theatre - The Adventures of Pipeman". iHeart. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Rock Band Capital Theatre Release Debut Single | Artist News | NZ Music Commission". nzmusic.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "New Zealand Alternative Rock Trio Capital Theatre Share Provocative Video For "Delicately Poised"". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "Capital Theatre". Reslau Records. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ AmplifyMM (2021-05-13). "CAPITAL THEATRE Release "Long Way To Fall" Single". Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "Login to All Access | Breaking Radio News and Free New Music".
- ^ Capital Theatre - FIRE | iHeart, 2021-07-27, retrieved 2022-08-19
- ^ "Rock Airplay: May 15 2022 – RadioScope". Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "Capital Theatre Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ Major, Michael. "VIDEO: Capital Theatre Reveal 'Fait Accompli' Music Video". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ a b c d e A Hero's Journey, 2022-06-24, retrieved 2022-08-19
- ^ "Mediabase 24/7 - 7 Day Charts". Retrieved October 17, 2022.