The Boy Least Likely To

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The Boy Least Likely To
The Boy Least Likely To
The Boy Least Likely To
Background information
Origin Wendover, England
Genre(s) Indie pop, country
Years active 2002-present
Label(s) Too Young To Die
Website http://www.theboyleastlikelyto.co.uk/
Members
Pete Hobbs, Jof Owen

The Boy Least Likely To are an English indie pop/country duo, comprised of composer/multi-instrumentalist Pete Hobbs and lyricist/singer Jof Owen.

Owen and Hobbs both grew up in the village of Wendover in 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 of 2006 they toured the United Kingdom with Razorlight.

In September of 2006 they began work on their second album.

The name of the band is often thought to be a play on the title of the Morrissey song, Girl Least Likely To.

In February of 2008, the band posted two new songs from their upcoming album on their MySpace. They also released a "I Box Up All The Butterflies" as a free download single. This album is expected to be released over the summer.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • "Paper Cuts b/w Sleeping With a Gun Under My Pillow" - Too Young To Die 2003
  • "Be Gentle With Me" - Too Young To Die 2003
  • "Fur Soft as Fur" - Karma Lion - 2004
  • "Hugging My Grudge" - Too Young to Die - 2004
  • "Paper Cuts" - Too Young to Die - 2005
  • "Little Donkey" - Too Young to Die - 2005 given away free to fans at Christmas
  • "Be Gentle With Me" - Too Young To Die - 2006 UK #62
  • "Hugging My Grudge" - Too Young To Die - 2006 UK #66
  • "Faith" - Too Young To Die - 2007 released as a limited edition download
  • "I Box Up All The Butterflies" - Too Young To Die - 2008 released as a limited edition free download

[edit] Trivia

  • Andy Burrows, the drummer for Razorlight plays drums on "Be Gentle With Me" and "Paper Cuts".
  • In June of 2006, The Boy Least Likely To covered "Faith" by George Michael
  • The b side of Be Gentle With Me was a cover of The Field Mice song "Between Hello And Goodbye".
  • The video for "Be Gentle With Me" features Rashida Jones from The Office & Boston Public.
  • "Be Gentle With Me" was featured in a season three episode of One Tree Hill and a season two episode of "Grey's Anatomy".
  • In April 2007 "Be Gentle With Me" was used in a commercial for British furniture retailer dfs.
  • "Be Gentle With Me" was used in a series of promotions for the film Juno featuring Ellen Page and Diablo Cody in late 2007.
  • "Be Gentle With Me" has been playing at the American clothing chain The Limited and will continue to play until January 2008.

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