Get Cape Wear Cape Fly

Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly is the nom-de-plume of Southend, U.K., singer-songwriter Sam Duckworth.

The one-time hardcore show promoter turned acoustic-emo songwriter comes across as a 21st-century Billy Bragg--without the overtly political song content--not least because of the broad Estuary English delivery.

Duckworth maintained the intensity of the hardcore scene that spawned him, while adding a much-needed dimension of intimacy and sensitivity.