London's Tugboat Captain pretty much conform to indie rules and regulations in tick box fashion on latest album Rut, their third in all.
The songs on Rut chug and chime in workmanlike fashion. They have an 'Oh well, best gone with it,' response to life's adversities which is commendable but also a little frustrating at times.'What if I'm just used to things not going my way,' they sing. 'What happens if tomorrow's like today? Please don't stay the same. Oh I just need a change.' Hmm. Ray Davies wrote plenty of songs about the masses resignation to their fate almost half a century ago. But did so with genuine poignancy that's lacking here.
This is certainly a characteristic of Indie sensibility, going back to obscure John Peel session in the Eighties. This is the real life, a chronicling of the mundane, something to tap your toes to while make yourself a morning cuppa and a slice of toast. Tugboat Captain do their job, but could do with a little more fire in their belly to my tastes. 'They're in a rut. They've got to get out of it.'
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