Good news! The Kansas City band named after an adorable critter and responsible for the catchy song “The Wimp,” as well as being a favorite of fellow indie act Baths, is making new music. Capybara‘s back and wants to make 2011 the Year of the Capybara, but the guys need some help to make new music possible. 
Capybara toured and released its debut, Try Brother, in 2009 to much acclaim, but in 2010, the future of Capybara became a bit of a mystery. The band kind of disappeared in 2010 and with the local success of Darin Seal‘s Saharan Gazelle Boy, rumors circulated of the break-up of Capybara.
Says Capybara, “We were asked frequently, ‘When is the next Capybara show?’ ‘When is the next Capybara album coming out?’ and ‘Why are you still living with your parents?’ But we didn’t really have good answers for those questions. About two months ago, however, we realized that if we were going to make music our livelihood, this is the best possible time to do it.”
So, the band is releasing new music in 2011. It might be an album, a series of EPs, or just an insane amounts of random songs. To make this music, they need money to put into it and so they’ve set up a Kickstarter. If you donate, the band is giving back to you. $1 let’s you download Try Brother and gets your name on the album artwork of the new release. $5 gets you everything at the $1 level and a monster drawing from Joel. Other rewards range from music lessons, dinners and personalized songs, depending on what you donate. You can learn more and make a donation at the band’s Kickstarter here.
