Pete & the Pirates are a group of strapping young lads from the merry ol’ (Reading to be precise). And I stumbled upon them while checking Black Cab Sessions for a new update.

Suffice to say, I was wooed enough by their talented guitar rock (who would’ve thought some English kids could play catchy guitar rock…oh wait…). But there is a certain affable, kooky, cheek-pinchingly endearing aspect to it that almost makes me forget the bad experiences I’ve had with some of their peers’ more pretentious approaches to music.

Download these tracks and get swashbuckley with it:


Pete & the Pirates – “Bright Lights”

Pete & the Pirates – “Mr Understanding”

Pete & the Pirates – “Come On Feet”

Music videos after the jump

Pete & the Pirates – Knots

Pete & the Pirates – Mr Understanding

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