Get Cape. Wear cape. Fly

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager
  UK 26th 
gold
gold
09/30/2006 (4 weeks)
Searching for the Hows and Whys
  UK 30th 03/22/2008 (3 weeks)
Get Cape. Wear cape. Fly
  UK 89 09/25/2010 (1 week)
Singles
The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager
  UK 38 09/16/2006 (4 weeks)
War of the Worlds
  UK 39 12/09/2006 (3 weeks)
I Spy
  UK 37 03/17/2007 (2 weeks)
Find the time
  UK 33 03/15/2008 (1 week)

Get Cape. Wear cape. Fly is the name of the band project of the British musician Sam Duckworth (born January 30, 1986 in Southend , Essex; full name Samuel Lloyd Duckworth ). The unusual name comes from a description of the solution for a Batman computer game: fetch a cape, put on a cape, fly.

background

The politically active half-Burmese Duckworth first made a name for himself through festival appearances and concerts. During a performance in Manchester in 2005, the Atlantic Records label noticed him and signed him.

With his debut album The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager he was able to introduce himself successfully and reached number 26 on the UK album charts. With the following singles and the second album Searching for the Hows and Whys (2008) he was able to establish himself successfully in the British Top 40.

He plays a mixture of folk music and electro, his lyrics are critically committed. He has performed at the major festivals Glastonbury and South by Southwest, among others . In 2007 he was among the nominees for Solo Artist of the Year at the NME Awards .

Discography

Albums

  • The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (2006)
  • Searching for the Hows and Whys (2008)
  • Get Cape. Wear cape. Fly (2010)
  • Maps (2012)
  • Young Adult (2018)

Singles / EPs

  • Get Cape. Wear cape. Fly (EP, 2005)
  • I-Spy / Call Me Ishmael (2006)
  • The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part One) (2006)
  • War of the Worlds (2006)
  • I-Spy (2007)
  • Find the Time (2008)
  • Keep Singing Out (2008)

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
  3. ↑ Guardian Blog ( Memento from January 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Get Cape. Wear cape. Fly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Duckworth, Samuel Lloyd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English folk singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Southend , Essex, England