At the risk of aging all parties involved, I belong to the elite club who eagerly lapped up the well-turned phrases, melodies, and musical vibes of Todd Capps’s cassette under his band name Holden. That was in the mid-’90s.
Fast-forward to now, and the multitalented and multifaceted Capps, now 58 and fully engaged in his musical path, has officially released his debut solo album, Everything Must Go. One of the finer albums produced in our fair town, Capps’s coup is a polished, well-crafted album fortified by infectious hooks and good spirits, but also injected with proper pop punk energy, richly layered vocals, and smart designs all around.
Capps’s musical life has found him playing for years, recording and touring with the indie band Bad Astronaut, and lending his keyboardist savvy with various projects, including Lagwagon and the kitschy-cool lounge project Swinging Moods with singer Spencer Barnitz. Over many years, he secured his place in the world of film and TV scoring, but the inner pop maestro had to emerge, which it does masterfully on the new album.