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'{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2011}} {{Use British English|date=May 2011}} {{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]], [[United Kingdom]] | Genre = [[Indie folk]], [[indie rock]], [[Pop Rock]], [[Bluegrass music]]<ref>[http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2009-05-01&section=4&id=7 On 'World,' Noah and the Whale blow indie scene out of the water - The Bowdoin Orient]</ref> | Years_active = 2006&ndash;present | Label = [[Young & Lost Club]], [[Cherrytree Records]], [[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]], [[Mercury Records]] | Associated_acts = [[Laura Marling]], [[Emmy the Great]], [[Johnny Flynn]], [[Jesse Quin & The Mets]], [[Pull Tiger Tail]], [[Slow Club]] | URL = | Current_members = Charlie Fink<br />Tom Hobden<br />Matt "Urby Whale" Owens<br />Fred Abbott<br />Michael Petulla | Past_members = Doug Fink<br>[[Laura Marling]]<br>[[Emmy the Great]]<br />Jack Hamson | Notable_instruments = }} '''Noah and the Whale''' are an [[English people|English]] [[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> The band consists of Charlie Fink ([[vocals]], [[guitar]], [[ukulele]]), Tom Hobden ([[fiddle]]/[[Keyboard instrument|keys]]), Matt "Urby Whale" Owens ([[bass guitar]]), Fred Abbott ([[guitar]]/ [[Keyboard instrument|keys]]), and Michael Petulla ([[drums]]). == History == ===Early Years and ''Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down'' (2006-2008)=== The name 'Noah and the Whale' is a combination of the title of one of the band's favourite films, ''[[The Squid and the Whale]]'', and the name of the film's director , [[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''; 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]]''. After the release of a few singles the band's debut album, entitled ''[[Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down]]'', was released on 11 August 2008. The release made it to Number 5 on the official [[UK Albums Chart]] and has received mainly positive critical reviews.<ref name="Elan">Elan, Priya (2008) "Noah and the Whale - Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down" (review), [[The Times]], 2 August 2008</ref> [[Emmy the Great]] sang for short periods with the band, while the brass accompaniment on the CD is provided by Jon Carvell ([[trombone]]) and Sam Kinrade ([[trumpet]]). Lillie Flynn (sister of singer [[Johnny Flynn]]) and Rebecca Taylor of [[Slow Club]] have also filled the role of female vocalist during tours. Doug Fink, brother of singer, Charlie, originally played drums but left to pursue a career as a doctor. Until mid-2008, [[Laura Marling]] was a member of the band and performed with them as much as her solo touring schedule allowed. She also performed the background vocals on the band's debut album but left the band several months after its release. PENIS ;) The band has been compared to [[Neutral Milk Hotel]], [[Bonnie Prince Billy]] and [[Belle & Sebastian]],<ref>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 cites 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> They have 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]], the [[Cambridge Folk Festival]], [[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> 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 First Days of Spring'' (2009)=== From January 2009 onwards, the band started work on their second full length LP, entitled ''[[The First Days of Spring (album)|The First Days of Spring]]''. Along with the album release, Charlie Fink wrote and directed a film that runs the entire length of the album, also entitled ''The First Days of Spring''. Fink decided not to feature female backing vocals on their second LP due to the painful but inspiring departure of Laura Marling to pursue a solo career. Her separation from the band did however inspire a change from their traditional sound, signaling a new direction in the bands music and lyrics. The album was released on 31 August 2009, a little over a year after their debut. Three days prior to the release Doug Fink, brother of lead singer Charlie, announced he would be leaving the band to pursue a career in medicine. At the same time Fred Abbott was brought in on second guitar/piano and Doug was temporarily replaced by former [[Pull Tiger Tail]] drummer Jack Hamson. "The First Days of Spring" was the first single release from the album and was made available for download from the band's website,<ref>[http://www.noahandthewhale.com/FDOS.html First Days of Spring information from the band]</ref> while the first official single entitled "Blue Skies was released on 24 August 2009 after the song received its first airplay on [[Zane Lowe]]'s [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] evening show earlier in the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/97443/noah_&_the_whale|title=Noah & The Whale - Blue Skies|accessdate=2009-08-28|date=21 August 2009|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref> The band played the 2009 [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] on the main stage, as well as a variety of other venues on their current tour. On 30 September 2009, [[BBC News]] reported that the band's equipment including guitars, bass instruments and their drum kit, were stolen from a car park near the Club Academy in [[Manchester, England]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8283684.stm | work=BBC News | title=Band devastated by guitar theft | date=30 September 2009 | accessdate=20 May 2010}}</ref> The theft occurred on the night of 29 September 2009. The equipment was recovered in late December 2009.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8427485.stm | work=BBC News | title=Stolen band equipment recovered | date=22 December 2009 | accessdate=20 May 2010}}</ref> Their song, "Give a Little Love" was used in an episode of ''[[Cougar Town]]'' titled "Here Comes My Girl" which first aired on 25 November 2009. The single "Blue Skies" was also used in an episode of ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' titled "Some Roads Lead Nowhere" which first aired on 7 December 2009. ===''Last Night on Earth'' (2010 – present)=== In January 2010, it was announced that Noah and the Whale were heading to the recording studio soon to prepare their third album, for which the band was considering the title ''Old Joy'',<ref>I’m toying with the title ‘Old Joy’ at the moment but that will most likely change. [http://natwofficialblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/hello-first-off-sorry-for-such-lengthy.html Noah and the Whale]</ref> however, in an interview with the website SoonerMusic.com, lead singer Charlie announced that the album would be called ''[[Last Night on Earth (album)|Last Night On Earth]]''. On 3 December 2010 the band released a track from the upcoming album on their official website, titled "Wild Thing". The first official single from the album, "[[L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.]]", was released on 23 January 2011 and has (so far) peaked at number 14 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. ''Last Night on Earth'' was released on 7 March 2011 through [[Mercury Records]]. The song "Waiting for My Chance to Come" appears in the series 5 finale "Everyone" on the [[E4 (channel)|E4]] British teen drama ''[[Skins (TV Series)|Skins]]''. ==Discography== ===Albums=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Album details !colspan="5"| Peak chart positions !rowspan="2"| Certifications |- !style="width:4em;font-size:75%;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] !style="width:4em;font-size:75%"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm|title=Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 18th&nbsp;April 2011|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5y3tdDOlN|archivedate=19 April 2011|accessdate=23 April 2011}}</ref> !style="width:4em;font-size:75%"|[[Belgium|BEL (FLA)]]<br/><ref name="bel fal">[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Noah+And+The+Whale Discografie And The Whale - ultratio.be]</ref> !style="width:4em;font-size:75%;"|[[Irish Albums Chart|IRL]]<br><ref name="irish-charts.com">[http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Noah+And+The+Whale irishcharts.com - Discography Noah And The Whale]</ref> !style="width:4em;font-size:75%;"|[[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref name="us">[http://www.billboard.com/artist/noah-and-the-whale/982411#/artist/noah-and-the-whale/chart-history/982411 Noah and the Whale Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com]</ref> |- |2008 |align="left"| '''''[[Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down]]''''' *Released: 11 August 2008 *Label: [[Vertigo Records]] *Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]] | 5 || — || — || 32 || — | *[[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Gold<ref name="bpi">http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx</ref> |- |2009 |align="left"| '''''[[The First Days of Spring (album)|The First Days of Spring]]''''' *Released: 21 August 2009 *Label: Vertigo Records *Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]] | 16 || — || — || 19 || — | |- |2011 |align="left"| '''''[[Last Night on Earth (album)|Last Night on Earth]]''''' *Released: 7 March 2011 *Label: Vertigo Records *Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[music download|Digital Download]] | 8 || 86 || 74 || 11 || 135 | *UK: Gold<ref name="bpi" /> |- | colspan="9"|"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |} ===Singles=== {|class="wikitable" style=text-align:center; ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album |- style=font-size:smaller ! style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref>[http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=11730/ UK Chart Stats - Noah and the Whale] Retrieved 2011-02-27.</ref> ! style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"|[[Austria|AUT]]<br/><ref>[http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Noah+And+The+Whale Discographie Noah And The Whale – austriancharts.at]</ref> ! style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"|[[Belgium|BEL (FLA)]]<br/><ref name="bel fal"/> ! style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"|[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br/><ref name="irish-charts.com"/> |- | 2007 | align="left"|"[[5 Years Time]]" | — || — || — || — | rowspan="5"|''Peaceful, the World<br>Lays Me Down'' |- | rowspan="4"|2008 | align="left"|"2 Bodies 1 Heart" | — || — || — || — |- | align="left"|"[[Shape of My Heart (Noah and the Whale song)|Shape of My Heart]]" | — || — || — || — |- | align="left"|"5 Years Time" <small>([[reissue|re-release]])</small> | 7 || 59 || 72 || 10 |- | align="left"|"Shape of My Heart" <small>([[reissue|re-release]])</small> | 94 || — || — || — |- | 2009 | align="left"|"[[Blue Skies (Noah and the Whale song)|Blue Skies]]" | 95 || — || — || — | ''The First Days of Spring'' |- | rowspan="3"|2011 | align="left"|"[[L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.]]" | 14 || — || 54 || 26 | rowspan="3"|''Last Night on Earth'' |- | align="left"|"[[Tonight's the Kind of Night]]" | 67 || — || 66 || — |- | align="left"|"Life is Life" | colspan="4"|''8 August 2011'' |- | colspan="7"|"—" denotes a release that did not chart or has not been released |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==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] * [http://obscuresound.com/?p=3078 Noah and the Whale on Obscure Sound] * [http://theyshootmusic.at/posts/Noah_And_The_Whale Acoustic Session with 'They Shoot Music – Don't They'] *[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/folk-music-in-the-city-1547431.html The Independent: Feb 2009] {{Noah and the Whale}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Noah And The Whale}} [[Category:English indie rock groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 2006]] [[Category:English folk musical groups]] [[da:Noah And The Whale]] [[de:Noah and the Whale]] [[fr:Noah and The Whale]] [[it:Noah and the Whale]] [[nl:Noah and the Whale]] [[pt:Noah and the Whale]] [[sv:Noah and the Whale]]'