- The Capricorns
Infobox Musical artist
Name = The Capricorns
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =Grayslake ,Illinois
Genre =Indie rock ,Power pop
Years_active = 2000-2006 Capricorns Summer (Goals, Plans, Hopes), a blog entry from MySpace|thecapricorns]
Label =Paroxysm Records ,Banazan Records
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URL = wayback|http://thecapricorns.com/
Current_members = Heather LynnKirsten NordinePast_members =
The Capricorns are a
indie rock band consisting of Heather Lynn and Kirsten Nordine. They formed their band in the spring of 2000 [http://paroxysmrecords.com/bands/capricorns/ Paroxysm Records: The Capricorns] ] , playing on vintageCasio keyboards purchased at garage sales.http://www.thecapricorns.com/questions.asp (wayback|http://www.thecapricorns.com/questions.asp)] They write pop songs which one of their labels described as combining "infectious hooks with 'dear diary' lyrics". [ [http://www.banazan.com/capricorns.html :. Banazan Records .: ] ] They are originally from the small town ofGrayslake, Illinois .Band history
On the band's website, Lynn commented on their start and early success::When we started making music, it was just for fun. We knew that Kirsten would be moving away in a few months and i would be focused on my writing. We didn't anticipate that people would be so into our music or that we would ever end up putting out records. It's really rad that people like us so much, but because we didn't start a band to become famous or to get signed or whatever we aren't necessarily motivated by the same things that other bands are.
Nordine and Lynn traveled to
Cincinnati, Ohio to record their first album, "The Capricorns Are Gonna Get You", a now-out of print cassette released on their own label.Jason Barnett , ofParoxysm Records , heard the record, and offered them a record contract.The duo's last album, "Pure Magical Love", was released in January 2006. A winter tour that coincided with that album's release ended early after Lynn's car "blew up"; in an April 2006 MySpace blog entry (their most recent blog entry
as of December 2007 ), Lynn implies the duo is no longer active::Sorry it's been so long since our last update. During our winter tour my car blew up and we had to cancel the remaining cities. It's been difficult to do shows since then, and now Kirsten is moving to New York....even if we never update the website and never play shows and live in different cities, we are still together...Discography
*"The Capricorns Are Gonna Get You", circa 2000, "out of print"::The Capricorns' song "Steve and Tiffanie" culled from "The Capricorns Are Gonna Get You!" is on the
Kill Rock Stars compilation album "Tracks and Fields", April 6,2004 . [ [http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=KRS401 "Tracks and Fields"] from theKill Rock Stars online store]*"In The Zone", 2001, Paroxysm Records:#The New Sound ( [http://paroxysmrecords.com/sounds/The%20Capricorns%20-%20The%20New%20Sound%20(www.paroxysmrecords.com).mp3 MP3] from the label's website):#Nintendo Song:#Geeky Pop Song:#Remote Control:#In The Closet:#The Longest Drive:#Stay Awake:#Nathan II:#Song For 18:#The Back Room:#Teenage Boyfriend:#Pretty Girls ( [http://paroxysmrecords.com/sounds/The%20Capricorns%20-%20Pretty%20Girls%20(www.paroxysmrecords.com).mp3 MP3] from the label's website):#In The Zone
*"Go The Distance", July2003 , Banazan Records [ [http://www.banazan.com/ban009.html "Go the Distance"] , from theBanazan Records website] :#Sunset Over Malibu:#Beatbox:#'Mickey Baby:#You'll Never Be Mine:#Recyclone:#Slow 80's Song:#Prisoners of Love:#Yeah, So?:#Everywhere I Go:#New York Is Burning
*"Pure Magical Love", January2006 , Paroxysm Records:#Pure Magical Love ( [http://paroxysmrecords.com/sounds/The%20Capricorns%20-%20Pure%20Magical%20Love%20(www.paroxysmrecords.com).mp3 MP3] from the label's website):#Vega City:#The Sailor:#Don't Close Your Eyes:#Runaway ( [http://paroxysmrecords.com/sounds/The%20Capricorns%20-%20Runaway%20(www.paroxysmrecords.com).mp3 MP3] from the label's website):#Call Me Down:#Rilya:#Ghosts:#End of the World Love SongReferences
External links
*allmusicguide | id=11:wzfuxqq0ldae
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