The Boy Least Likely To
U.K. duo the Boy Least Likely To was one of the freshest and most exciting indie pop groups to surface in the mid-decade. The group is made up of singer/lyricist Jof Owen and Pete Hobbs. Owen writes the words and sings them; Hobbs writes the music and plays it. Formed in the English countryside (specifically Wendover), the Boy Least Likely To is influenced by country storytellers like Marty Robbins, C-86 indie pop groups like the Pastels and Television Personalities, and turn-of-the-century pop groups like Belle & Sebastian and Kenickie.
They began releasing records on their own Too Young to Die label in 2003. The Papercuts 7" was first; then came the incredibly good Be Gentle with Me/Hugging My Grudge later in the year. The Fur Soft as Fur single followed in 2004 and the Best Party Ever album (which contained many of the songs released as singles) was unleashed in February of 2005. The record garnered some good reviews and lots of attention from blogs, all of it well deserved. Live shows in the U.K. and Europe were undertaken to support the album, and the rest of 2005 saw re-releases of Papercuts and Hugging My Grudge on 7", and a U.K.-only release of Monsters. The Best Party Ever was issued in America in early 2006 and the band toured the U.S., both as an opening act for James Blunt and as a headliner.
After a long delay, the duo's second album, The Law of the Playground, surfaced in spring of 2009. To celebrate the holidays in 2010, they released a full-length album of Christmas songs -- some traditional, some the duo composed --titled Christmas Special. Before their next album, the duo decided to switch things up and set aside the instruments they had used to create their music in favor of electronic gear. Out went the banjos and ukuleles, in came cheap drum machines and wonky old synths, though their trademark cheerful songwriting style stayed about the same. The fourth album, The Great Perhaps, was self-released in early 2013.
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The Best Party Ever
Pop - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 19.07.2005
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It Will Still Be Christmas
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 06.11.2020
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The Christmas Special
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 15.05.2014
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The Greatest Hits
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Young and Stupid am 30.11.2018
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The Best Party Ever
Pop - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 19.07.2005
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The Wrong End of a Rainbow: A Collection of B Sides and Rarities
Pop - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 20.07.2020
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The Law of the Playground
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 14.04.2009
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The Great Perhaps
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 21.04.2013
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Hugging My Grudge
Pop - Erschienen bei Too Young To Die am 06.06.2005
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Monsters (Armand Van Helden Vocal Mix)
Rock - Erschienen bei Too Young To Die am 25.09.2006
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Be Gentle With Me
Pop - Erschienen bei 19 Entertainment am 24.09.2005
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Paper Cuts
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Too Young To Die am 26.09.2005
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Monsters (Armand Van Helden Remix)
Dance - Erschienen bei Too Young To Die am 25.09.2006
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Be Gentle With Me
Pop - Erschienen bei 19 Entertainment am 24.09.2005
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It Could've Been Me
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 03.05.2013
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Things Are Looking Up
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 08.06.2021
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One of These Days
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Young and Stupid am 19.10.2018
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Get Into The Summer
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 20.07.2021
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Hugging My Grudge
Pop - Erschienen bei 19 Entertainment am 21.08.2006
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The Dead Dog Memorial Song
Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show, The Boy Least Likely To
Pop - Erschienen bei Absolute Radio am 05.07.2013
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Climbing Out Of Love
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei The Boy Least Likely To am 14.04.2013
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