Pete & The Pirates

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Pete & The Pirates
Origin	United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Indie Pop Indie Rock
Years active	2007 – present
Label(s)	Stolen Recordings
Website	www.peteandthepirates.co.uk/
Members
Thomas Sanders Pete Hefferan David Thorpe Pete Cattermoul Jonny Sanders

Pete & The Pirates are a British indie rock group based in Reading, United Kingdom ^[1] Their first full length album Little Death was released on February 17, 2008. The band consists of Thomas Sanders (vocals), Pete Hefferan (vocals and guitar), David Thorpe (guitar), Pete Cattermoul (bass) and Jonny Sanders (drums). ^[2]

[edit] Critical Reception

Their music has been described by NME as "perfect pop without the pretence." ^[3] Pitchfork gave Little Death an 8 out of 10 saying "Even if you'd be loathe to admit it to your friends, "Dry Wings", with lines like, "Time for bed/ Find a girl and go to bed/ Close your eyes/ Stars are falling from the sky," is mighty affecting-- a winking galaxy of jangled wist, sweet, staggered harmonies and a gawky, yearning sense of wonder." ^[4] The Guardian gave the album 3 out of 5 stars saying, "this eclecticism does make Little Death feel like the work of several different bands. No matter. There is imagination to spare here, as well as the occasional winning lyric." ^[5] Litte Death has an average rating of 74 on metacritic.com ^[6]