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'{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Noah and the Whale | Img = Noah and the Whale.jpg | Img_capt = Noah and the Whale, including [[Laura Marling]] performing in 2007. | Img_size = | Landscape = Yes | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Twickenham]], [[London]], [[England]] | Genre = [[Indie folk]] | Years_active = 2006&ndash;present | Label = [[Cherrytree Records]], [[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]] | Associated_acts = Laura Marling, Emmy The Great, Johnny Flynn | URL = | Current_members = Charlie Fink<br />Doug Fink<br />Tom Hobden<br />Matt "Urby Whale" Owens | Notable_instruments = }} '''Noah and the Whale''' are an [[Indie folk]] band from [[Twickenham]], [[London]], [[England]] formed in 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=http://liveon35mm.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/noah-and-the-whale/|title=Noah and the Whale « Live on 35mm|publisher =Valerio Berdini|accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref>. == History == The band consists of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Doug Fink (drums), Tom Hobden (fiddle), and Urby Whale (bass), and after a few singles, released their debut album, ''[[Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down]]'' in August 2008. [[Laura Marling]] and [[Emmy The Great]] sang for short periods with the band and the brass accompaniment on the CD is provided by Jon Carvell (trombone) and Sam Kinrade (trumpet). Marling still occasionally performs with the band as her schedule from her solo touring allows. She performs background vocals on most of their debut record. They have been compared to [[Neutral Milk Hotel]], [[Bonnie Prince Billy]] and [[Belle & Sebastian]].<ref name="guardian1">Lester, Paul (2007) "[http://music.guardian.co.uk/newbands/story/0,,2216174,00.html New Band of the Day 233: Noah & the Whale]", [[The Guardian]]</ref>, and the band cite both [[punk rock]] and [[folk Music|folk]] as influences.<ref name="bbc">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/08/28/noah_and_the_whale_londoncalling_feature.shtml "About Us"], [[BBC]] London</ref> Their name is a marriage of the title of one of the band's favourite films, ''[[The Squid and the Whale]]'', and the director of said film's name ([[Noah Baumbach]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://breakthruradio.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/artist-of-the-week-noah-and-the-whale/|title=Artist of the Week: Noah and the Whale « BreakThru Radio Blog|publisher =BreakThru Radio Blog|accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref>. They are also avid fans of the film director [[Wes Anderson]], who helped produce ''The Squid and the Whale'' alongside Baumbach; the group's e-mails, and many of their MySpace blog posts, are signed [[Sic transit gloria mundi|"Sic Transit Gloria"]], a phrase frequently used in Anderson's film ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]''. The band performed on [[Jeremy Warmsley]]’s internet television show, ''Welcome to our TV show'', and have made several appearances at festivals including [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Leeds]], [[Latitude Festival|Latitude]], [[SXSW]], [[V Festival]] and [[Glastonbury festival|Glastonbury]].<ref name="noize">Morton, Lewis, "[http://www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk/2008/02/noah-and-whale-interview.html Noah and the Whale - Interview], Noize Makes Enemies</ref> They also plan on playing a mini US tour, most likely around their [[Lollapalooza]] performance, though the dates have not been officially announced. They are currently scheduled to play Coachella 2009 on the Friday date. <ref>http://www.coachella.com/event/lineup//noah-and-the-whale</ref> In May 2008, the group's side-project, The A Sides, performed a one-off show at The Push Club.<ref name="nme">"[http://www.nme.com/news/noah-and-the-whale/36315 Noah And The Whale announce side project]", [[NME]]</ref> The band's debut album, ''Peaceful, the World Lays me Down'', was released on August 11 and has received a mainly positive critical response.<ref name="Elan">Elan, Priya (2008) "Noah and the Whale - Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down" (review), [[The Times]], [[2 August]] [[2008]]</ref>. Since January 2009, the band has been in the studio working on their second full length LP. The new album has been described as more electric than previous works and there will be a running narrative throughout the album describing the disillusion of a relationship. Along with the album release, Charlie Fink is making a film that will run the entire length of the album. The film is tentatively entitled [[First Days of Spring]] and will be recorded some time in April. The band has also decided that there will be no female backup vocals on their second LP.<ref>[http://www.baeblemusic.com/featuredarticle/exclusiveinterview:noahandthewhale Baeble Music: Exclusive Interview with Noah and the Whale 03/10/09]</ref> The album is due to be released on August 31st 2009 and has been confirmed by the band on their whalemail messages. ''The First Days of Spring'' will be released a little over a year after their debut. ''The First Days of Spring'' will be the first single release from the album of the same name and is available for download from the bands website. <ref>[http://www.noahandthewhale.com/FDOS.html First Days of Spring information from the band]</ref> ==Singles== *"[[5 Years Time]]" (2007) *"[[2 Bodies 1 Heart]]" (2008) *"[[Shape of My Heart (song)|Shape of My Heart]]" (2008) *"[[5 Years Time]]" (2008) **This song was used in a 2008 [[Saturn Corporation|Saturn]] Outlook television commercial, as well as in a promotional commercial for the 2008 film ''[[Yes Man (film)|Yes Man]]'' ==Albums== *''[[Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down]]'' (Vertigo, 2008) [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] #5<ref>{{cite journal |title = The Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 23 August 2008 |journal = [[ChartsPlus]] |issue = 365 |pages= 5–8 |accessdate = 2008-08-20 |publisher = IQ Ware Ltd |location = Milton Keynes}}</ref> *''[[Noah And The Whale Presents The A Sides]]'' (Mercury Records, 2008) *''[[The First Days of Spring]]'' (August 31st 2009) ==Chart== {|class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Single !colspan="2"| Chart |- | [[UK Singles Chart]] | [[Irish Singles Chart]] |- |rowspan="2"| 2008 |Shape of My Heart |align="center"|94 |align="center"|- |- |[[5 Years Time]] |align="center"|7 |align="center"|10 |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.noahandthewhale.com Official website] * [http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/noah-and-the-whale_0808.htm Interview] at [http://www.musicomh.com/ musicOMH] * [http://www.thecommenttree.com/2008/12/noah-and-whale-interview.html The Comment Tree interviews Noah and the Whale] * [http://platformsmagazine.com/contents/?p=60 Interview] on [http://platformsmagazine.com/ Platforms Magazine] * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05bdCNzW_T4 Jazzy the cockatoo dances to ''5 Years Time''] on [[YouTube]] * Abbot, Stephen (2008) "[http://music.guardian.co.uk/festivals/story/0,,2275271,00.html Noah and the Whale, FREEDM Studio, Roundhouse, Camden, London (review)]", [[The Guardian]] *[http://plus1tv.com/music/timeline-noah-and-the-whale/ Appearance on Plus1TV.com] *[http://www.blogotheque.net/Noah-and-the-Whale,4150 Take Away Show on Blogotheque] *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3475289/ Charlie Fink's IMDb page] *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1450322/ First Days of Spring at IMDb] [[Category:English musical groups]] [[de:Noah and the Whale]] [[pt:Noah and the Whale]] [[sv:Noah and the Whale]]'