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ill starred captain are a wildhearted two piece band from port lincoln south australia, who have been making a name for themselves around the world after 9 years of constant touring, in australia,ireland and the u.k. The band consists of songwriter/guitarist/singer Scott Bassham and drummer Justin Francis,and while they share a two-piece setup with bands such as the mess hall and the black keys,they take their music many steps beyond the simple blues/rock blueprint,into the realms of folk,garage punk and psychedelic surf-rock. ill starred captain have released two independent releases on their "seawitch music" label, the "Bottlegreen Sky" e.p.(2001)and "Yeh-Nah" thier first full length album in 2005. Both records scored great reviews around the world,with uk fanzine "god is on the t.v." calling ill starred captain-"what happens when the white stripes meet white album era Beatles." the bands third release,"Black Swan Eye" is due out in october '09. Ill Starred Captain have shared