The Hornblower Brothers, a four-piece rock band based in Brighton, England, formed in 2007. Their music, characterized by satirical lyrics and an off-kilter pop sound, has often been compared to Half Man Half Biscuit and Jeffrey Lewis. Their debut EP Adventures in the National Geographic was released on Bell Boy Records in 2009. In April 2010, they released the single "Give and Receivers"/"Ghost of Kerouac" on Static Caravan Recordings. The band took a hiatus in 2010 before reforming in early 2015. They returned to action in 2016 with the EP Free Range for Bleeding Heart Recordings, followed by a live session on Marc Riley's BBC Radio 6 Music. Subsequent releases included the compilation album An Uncomprehensive Retrospective (2008â2016) (2016) and the single "Popping Round the Bend" (2017).