BEST OF 2014!

Some people really liked this year's album. Here are the Best Of lists that we are aware of:

Tim who buys too many records.

Kendra Sheetz at For the Love of Punk.

Top 25 Austin songs at Ovrld.com.

TOP 25 AUSTIN SONGS!

Me made Ovrld.com's list of the top 25 Austin songs of 2014.

"Couched in The Capitalist Kids’ signature fast and tight delivery it’s easy to miss the malaise behind these words, but as an opening track the song sets the tone for much of the rest of the album, still poppy and political, but a bit more introspective than previous offerings."

JANUARY POLAR VOR-TEX TOUR!

We hit the road next month for a short tour around Texas. You can find the Facebook event page here.

SHOW AT RED7 SAT 12/6!

We're playing this Saturday at RED7 with Direct Hit and Pears. Here's the facebook event.

COOL KIDS

A nice review of "at a loss" in Italian.

SAN ANTONIO 11/26!

CHAIN DRIVE SHOW 11/14!

WE LIVE IN HELL

If you know Portuguese, you can read this interview from a Brazilian site, We Live In Hell. Of course, if not, you can always use the Google Translate. It makes for some interesting phrases.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

AT A LOSS REVIEW

The new record is "absolutely recommended" by Tim PopKid at IBuyWayTooManyRecords.com.

SHOW 9/27!

SHOW 9/14!

ACOUSTIC VIDEO #2

YouTube video of Jeff with Rudy (from Everyday Destruction) performing Billy Bragg's She's Got a New Spell.

ACOUSTIC VIDEO

Here's a video of Jeff featuring Rudy playing Trains acoustic-style. Dig that triangle!

ITALY PIC

Found this photo of us playing in Milano, Italy at La Ligera.

ACOUSTIC SET 9/3

Jeff will be doing a rare solo acoustic set at this show:

NEW NOISE INTERVIEW

Here's that interview from last month's New Noise magazine.

CLOSER TO YOU MUSIC VIDEO

We made this music video on a whim the other day. It's pretty dum, but hey, people like dogs, so maybe it will go virulent on the internet.

AT A LOSS VINYL IS HERE!

The vinyl is officially here! Limited 100 on red, and plenty of classic, dignified black. Comes with a download code, and a full-color insert with lyrics and art. You can order them from the labels that were mentioned a couple posts ago, or you can always order them directly from us. You can get these along with all our merch at capitalistkids.bandcamp.com, or you can always e-mail us at thecapitalistkids(at)hotmail(dot)com and we can avoid the Bandcamp and PayPal fees. Either way, we hope you will buy this in some format, so that we will be allowed to make another. Thanks!

If you come across this magazine in your local independent record store (it could have either one of these covers), pick it up--there's an interview with Jeff (singer/bassist) in there somewhere. If you're interested in buying or subscribing: go here.

FOR THE LOVE OF PUNK LP REVIEW

There is a pretty darn favorable review of our new LP over at For the Love of Punk.

"Simply stated, At A Loss is a no-brainer addition to any pop punk top 10 list for 2014." Thanks, Ms. Sheetz!

PRE-ORDERS UP FOR THE NEW LP!

You can now order our new album, "at a loss" on black or limited red vinyl from any of the following three fine record labels:

It's Alive Records
Toxic Pop Records
Rad Girlfriend Records

If you like CDs, you can get one from It's Alive or directly from us. Or buy a download. We appreciate it.

LIVE RECORDING!

An audio recording of our "performance" at last year's Insubordination Fest is up on our Bandcamp page. Features a rare cover of a Bracket song.

SAN ANTONIO THURSDAY!

DEE CRACKS/CAP KIDS GROUP PHOTO

In Gay Paris. Photo by Kalle.

ON A BOAT!

Here's us playing on a boat in Rotterdam at Rotterdam Riot.

ACOUSTIC SONG

Here's some hidden camera footage of Jeff playing an impromptu acoustic song on a beach in Sori, Italy. This was the first time this song had been played in front of people. The guitar was a little out of tune.

Lyrics:
The moon's 330,000 km away
but when I walk outside at night, I see it plain as day
and some people once played golf up there, they say
and that's completely beyond my comprehension

and when I'm touring through Europe in May and early June
if we both walk outside, we can look up and see the same moon
I don't know how you could love such a goon
it's completely beyond my comprehension

EUROPE, HERE WE COME!

Still some empty dates, but the I'm OK, Euro Tour is about to begin!

9 TRACKS STREAMING

9 of the 14 tracks off of the new album are streaming on the Bandcamp. We're about to be on tour in Europe, so from May 7th - May 28th, mailorder will be on hold.

I'M OK, EURO TOUR

UNRELEASED DICKIES COVER STREAMING

We've uploaded an unreleased track from the at a loss recording sessions to the Bandcamp. In honor of us getting to play with the Dickies on May 2nd, here's our attempt at covering Out of Sight, Out of Mind. (We didn't do it justice, so it didn't make it onto the record.)

EURO TOUR DATES!

Here are (most of) the dates for our very-fast-approaching European tour. If you live in any of these places, we really hope you will come hang out with us. If/when the TBA dates get confirmed, we will post them here.

THE DICKIES!

We're very excited to be opening for one of our all-time favorite bands, the DICKIES on May 2nd at the Mohawk! Get your tickets here!

CD RELEASE TONIGHT!

According to AustinTownHall.com, our new album is "a pop punk gem of a record". The CD release show is tonight at Beerland. If you can't make it to the show, you can purchase a CD or a digital download here. If you're waiting for vinyl, it should be available in June.

TIGHT BROS SPLIT GETS 7.1/10

Here's a review of our split 7" with Tight Bros from Scene Point Blank.

"This is a 7” for the Lookout Records-schooled pop fans out there, more in tune to vocal melodies and verse chorus verse and less into the whoa-ohs and dirty sweatshirts."

REVIEW OF CAP KIDS/TIGHT BROS SPLIT

Here's a nice review from Razorcake Issue #79:

CAPITALIST KIDS, THE / THE TIGHT BROS: Split: 7”
Both Capitalist Kids and Tight Bros play first class, 1990s pop punk in the vein of Squirtgun. It’s precisely the sort of record that can be used to confront anti-pop grumps with a rock solid “bet you can’t listen to this without dancing” proposition. There’s nothing but aggressive joy here. If those of us who don’t hate fun have our way, pop punk is coming back, goddamn it! –Art Ettinger (Toxic Pop)

ONE QUESTION INTERVIEW

Jeff was asked one question for Scene Point Blank's One Question Interview series. Unfortunately, it was not a question he had an answer for. So, like the great Sarah "I may not answer the questions the way that either the moderator or you want to hear" Palin, he talked straight to the American People.

NEW STICKERS/BUTTON!

We have new stickers and our first-ever button! So, when you're ordering the new CD from our Bandcamp page, be sure to add to your cart 2 stickers and 1 button for an extra dollar. We appreciate your support.

EURO TOUR UPDATE [UPDATED 4/23]

Here's the latest update on our European tour dates. A couple of dates are still being finalized, so please check back.

Thu 8 May @ Venster99, Wien (AUT)
Fri 9 May @ TBA (GER)  / probably Mainz!
Sat 10 May @ ROTTERDAM RIOT, Rotterdam (NED)
Sun 11 May @ Imposture, Lille (FRA)
Mon 12 May @ La Mecanique Ondulatoire, Paris (FRA)
Wed 14 May @ TBA, Grenoble (FRA)
Thu 15 May @ La Ligera, Milano (ITA)
Fri 16 May @ Freak Out Club, Bologna, (ITA)
Sat 17 May @ BAM Fest, Fidenza (ITA)
Sun 18 May @ Sori, Genova (ITA) 
Mon 19 May @ Arci Camalli, Imperia (ITA)
Tue 20 May @ Beatz, Bad Ragaz (CH)
Wed 21 May @ Widder, Winterthur (CH)
Thu 22 May @ Bla, Bonn (GER)
Fri 23 May @ Bacchus Cafe,Geel (BEL)
Sat 24 May @ JH Lido, Grobbendenk (BEL)
Sun 25 May @ TBC, Utrecht (NED)
Mon 26 May @ TBA, Amsterdam (NED) 

CD RELEASE SHOW!

Geordi has come from the future, and he's brought with him futuristic "Compact Disc" technology!

CDs UP FOR PRE-ORDER!

Over at OUR BANDCAMP PAGE there are six songs streaming off the new album, and you can now pre-order the CD. They will ship on or around April 8th, but the minute you purchase one through Bandcamp, you'll get a digital download of the whole thing. When the CD shows up, be sure to put it in your computer to access the sweet lyric sheet PDF.

Of course, for all you vinyl buffs, the LP will be coming along in June, so you're free to wait for that. (But for only $7, why not pick up a CD, too?...)

ALBUM RELEASE DATES/EURO TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT

Watch the video in fullscreen mode at 720p if you want to read the lyrics.

Sorry we don't have the specific tour dates for you right now, but check back with us soon. By the way, that lyric card in this video was taken from the 16-page PDF booklet that you will get when you purchase the CD or digital download. A lot of love was put into that thing, so hopefully it sweetens the deal for you.

SAN ANTONIO SHOW THIS FRIDAY!

Another beautiful flyer by Nation of Amanda. It used to say "Prince" in the second slot there, but Prince cancelled and we took their spot. I know a lot of San Antonians are bummed they won't see Prince, but we're still going to have fun.

NEW TUNE STREAMING!

Hear the new jam "Body-Snatchers" off of our upcoming album "at a loss" streaming exclusively at DyingScene.com.

LIVE SHOT

High energy rock show captured by Andrew Rangel

NEW ALBUM TRACK REVEALED!

The first teaser track off of our fast upcoming release is available for streaming on our Bandcamp page! The album should be released digitally and on CD very soon, with a vinyl release to follow soon thereafter. The LP will be released jointly by It's Alive, Toxic Pop, and Rad Girlfriend Records! We think this is our best stuff to date, so we hope you guys will enjoy it.

Dapper

We apologize for how drunk we were at Friday's show at the Badlands. But we WILL NOT apologize for how sexy Braden's outfit was.

photos by Daren

RAMONES RAMONES

Here's another review of our split with TIGHT BROS at PunkNews.org. The Ramones are mentioned about five times. We think the reviewer should get some new music references. Tight Bros do not sound like the Ramones.

NEW SHIRTS & HOODIES!

Cool new t-shirts featuring Dugg the drummer are available on our Bandcamp merch page! And not only that but...

                                              

No one asked for them, and now they're finally here! Capitalist Kids hoodies! The zipper kind (the good kind)! This is the most limited edition thing we've ever released. Better act quick!

ATOMIC LEG DROP INTERVIEW!

An interview with Dugg and Jeff over at Atomic Leg Drop Zine. Michigan's punk-n-wrestling connection?

Tight Bros split review

This reviewer at Just the Tip thinks we gracefully make the Bee Gees' "Claustrophobia" our own. Not sure I agree, but it's a nice thought.

INFEST PHOTO

Here's a picture of us playing at Infest from Careless Distribution. We'll be playing there again on January 19th with Red City Radio, Elway, Direct Hit, Closet Drama, and Came and Took It. Come hang out!