Captain We're Sinking...deserves to be heard

Captain We're Sinking is a punk rock band out of Scranton, Pennsylvania.  As the biography says on their Facebook page, they are "four strapping young men who write songs about the dangers of getting too close to wild animals."  Obviously, this is not what they do, but I found that biography funny so I figured it was worth mentioning.  Anyway, they do consist of four members being Bob Barnett, Leo Vergnetti, Zack Charette, and Bill Orender. I am 99% sure that Bob, the lead singer, is Greg Barnett's brother.  Greg is one of the lead singers of The Menzingers which is a band that I discussed in an earlier post.

Bob Barnett has an amazing voice and one that is very distinct.  The song that I first heard by this band is "Crushed by Milwaukee's Best".  It is still one of my favorites by them and I think it portrays Barnett's voice very well.  You can hear the passion in his voice throughout the song.  Like his brother Greg, he uses slight screams in their songs to add even more emotion.  I am not personally a fan of when artists scream, but both the Barnett brothers have perfected a subtlety in their screaming that makes it enjoyable.  As I mentioned, I find that it simply adds to the emotion of the song.

"Crushed by Milwaukee's Best" has very powerful lyrics as well.  Though, I may be wrong, it seems to be about a boy who has been bullied and after a while contemplates suicide.  The first three lines go as follows:

This is forced and I am drowning now,
I'm buried underneath the ground
and I've learned that my face, it molds into my hands.

These lines show that boy is struggling and feels like he's suffocating from the pressure he's under.  I think the line "I've learned that my face, it molds into my hands" is very powerful in that it is a very visual depiction of someone that is upset.  People rest their face on the palms of their hands all the time when upset and in despair.  The fact that his face molds into his hands shows his face is constantly in that position and he is constantly feeling upset.  The song then goes to talk about how after ten years, he can not deal with it anymore and decides to commit suicide.  The song also depicts the strong relationship that the boy had with his mother very well.  While I do really like this song, it is just one song.  I would definitely recommend checking out others as they are all pretty good.  The band actually just came out with a new EP a couple months ago as well.