Captain Buckles is a crew of veteran New Orleans sidemen that released its debut full length album Hurry Up on November 14, 2025 on streaming, digital download and cassette. Steeped in the eclectic blend of styles that have come out of the Crescent City with elements of funk, jazz, blues and psychedelic improvisational rock, Captain Buckles’ new album demonstrates the band has a style of their own. The members of the band have played with each other previous in line-ups touring and backing the likes of Samantha Fish, John “Papa” Gros, Russell Patiste and others. The group is comprised of New Orleans natives Rob Davis and Ezell Smith Jr., Floridian Alex Mallet, Los Angeles born Smitti Supab and Phil Breen originally from Pennsylvania but all have been playing professionally in the Big Easy for several years. The record was recorded at Dockside Studio in Maurice, Louisiana where Dr. John and B.B. King once laid down some music onto tape and it captures the natural chemistry and energy between the musicians and their ability to fuse styles and play to an evolving dynamic and organically shifting rhythms. The recording of Hurry Up was funded in part by a grand from the Threadhead Cultural Foundation.
Listen to our interview with bassist Smitti Supab on Bandcamp and follow Captain Buckles at the links below.
Captain Buckles on Apple Music
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