Cap'n Jazz Lyrics
Short-lived but highly influential, Cap'n Jazz helped transform emo from a deeply underground punk subgenre into a more widely accepted subset of indie rock. Not terribly popular or well-known outside of the Midwest, Cap'n Jazz's main contribution was stylistic. They helped shift midwest-emo's always-elusive musical focus from post-hardcore prog-punk to an arty but more accessible pop-punk.
Their discography was as scant as it was rare, but that very obscurity helped build their underground legend through word of mouth, until a double-CD retrospective was finally issued several years after their breakup. By that time, most of the members had moved on to other, better-known midwest-emo bands, most notably Joan of Arc and the highly successful Promise Ring , which helped spread Cap'n Jazz's influence far beyond their original audience.
The first incarnation of Cap'n Jazz was formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States circa 1989, when brothers Tim Kinsella (guitar, vocals) and Mike ...
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