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Wendover, Buckinghamshire (2002 – present)
The Boy Least Likely To are an English indie pop/folk duo, comprised of composer/multi-instrumentalist Pete Hobbs and lyricist/singer Jof Owen.
Owen and Hobbs both grew up in the village of Wendover, Buckinghamshire. They met when they were still in school and started writing songs together. They began writing and recording songs for The Boy Least Likely To in the summer of 2002. The group created the independent label Too Young To Die as a means to release their music. Their first release was the 7” single “Paper Cuts” in 2003. They released three singles and completed the recording of their debut album before they played any live shows. Their debut album The Best Party Ever was released in the UK in February of 2005. The album was released in the United States in late Spring 2006.
The Best Party Ever was included in the Pitchfork top 50 albums of 2005 and was number 8 in the Rough Trade Shop top 100 albums of the same year.
They are known for the colourful characters that they use in their artwork, which are drawn by Jof Owen’s brother, Tim. The artwork for their second album features 3D versions of the drawings that have been knitted.
The band describe their own sound as “Country Disco”. They were included in the top ten bands of 2006 in Rolling Stone magazine, and described as sounding like what would happen “if all your childhood stuffed animals got together and started a band.”
In October 2006 they toured the United Kingdom with Razorlight.
The touring band commonly included: Alistair Hamer, dr., Adam Chetwood, gtr., Anthony Bishop, bs., Bahar Brunton, keys/vio., Amanda Applewood, keys./bvs/cakes.
Owen and Hobbs both grew up in the village of Wendover, Buckinghamshire. They met when they were still in school and started writing songs together. They began writing and recording songs for The Boy Least Likely To in the summer of 2002. The group created the independent label Too Young To Die as a means to release their music. Their first release was the 7” single “Paper Cuts” in 2003. They released three singles and completed the recording of their debut album before they played any live shows. Their debut album The Best Party Ever was released in the UK in February of 2005. The album was released in the United States in late Spring 2006.
The Best Party Ever was included in the Pitchfork top 50 albums of 2005 and was number 8 in the Rough Trade Shop top 100 albums of the same year.
They are known for the colourful characters that they use in their artwork, which are drawn by Jof Owen’s brother, Tim. The artwork for their second album features 3D versions of the drawings that have been knitted.
The band describe their own sound as “Country Disco”. They were included in the top ten bands of 2006 in Rolling Stone magazine, and described as sounding like what would happen “if all your childhood stuffed animals got together and started a band.”
In October 2006 they toured the United Kingdom with Razorlight.
The touring band commonly included: Alistair Hamer, dr., Adam Chetwood, gtr., Anthony Bishop, bs., Bahar Brunton, keys/vio., Amanda Applewood, keys./bvs/cakes.
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RideLife wrote:
love them love them looooove them!!!!!!!!
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:) i'm glad i hitched my apple wagon to your star, cute <3
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Cooooooooooooll Music !!!
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<3
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HervalMovement wrote:
Amazing!! estan magico el sonido del xilofono, + la flauta dulce y guitarras los adore =)
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eating_glass wrote:
The Best B Sides Ever is really the best.
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nicoomotion wrote:
i see spiders when i close my eyes. ♡
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Jewce wrote:
The new album is better than i could have ever imagined
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Juniorgro wrote:
the law of playground is a great album. magnificent.
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CooCooCachooo wrote:
Great new album ♥
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KimiHendrix wrote:
great group and great music. i reckon you guys with taste like yours might like The Lady Sails, they've actually just released their new album for free, they're slightly alternative/folk/rocky, and definetly worth checking out at least, http://theladysails.blogspot.com/
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lisztomaniaa wrote:
warm panda cola <3
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InASafePlace wrote:
Well. Real twee? Seriously!
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tonavin wrote:
Because it's a really good song?
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cwall wrote:
"Some review I read somewhere described them as sounding like if all the stuffed animals on your bed got together and formed a band. I'd have to agree." +1 billion
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mikehrawk wrote:
Interview with Jof Owen of The Boy Least Likely To: http://bit.ly/et73a
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Ponanza wrote:
ATTENTION LADIES: I enjoy this band.
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thegetsteady wrote:
reminds me of Portland band Archeology
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callasurgeon wrote:
they make me do this --> :)
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so. we're releasing a new single on november 9th. which is only a couple of weeks away now. it's called the summer of a dormouse and it's coming out on the rough trade shop's very own fo...
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