The Hornblower Brothers

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

[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.

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