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 - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 19 lug 2005
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It Will Still Be Christmas
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 6 nov 2020
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The Christmas Special
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 15 mag 2014
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The Best Party Ever
Pop - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 19 lug 2005
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The Wrong End of a Rainbow: A Collection of B Sides and Rarities
Pop - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 20 lug 2020
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The Greatest Hits
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Young and Stupid il 30 nov 2018
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The Law of the Playground
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 14 apr 2009
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The Great Perhaps
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 21 apr 2013
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Hugging My Grudge
Pop - Pubblicato da Too Young To Die il 6 giu 2005
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Monsters (Armand Van Helden Vocal Mix)
Rock - Pubblicato da Too Young To Die il 25 set 2006
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Be Gentle With Me
Pop - Pubblicato da 19 Entertainment il 24 set 2005
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Paper Cuts
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Too Young To Die il 26 set 2005
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Monsters (Armand Van Helden Remix)
Dance - Pubblicato da Too Young To Die il 25 set 2006
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Be Gentle With Me
Pop - Pubblicato da 19 Entertainment il 24 set 2005
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It Could've Been Me
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 3 mag 2013
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Things Are Looking Up
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 8 giu 2021
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One of These Days
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Young and Stupid il 19 ott 2018
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Get Into The Summer
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 20 lug 2021
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Hugging My Grudge
Pop - Pubblicato da 19 Entertainment il 21 ago 2006
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The Dead Dog Memorial Song
Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show, The Boy Least Likely To
Pop - Pubblicato da Absolute Radio il 5 lug 2013
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Climbing Out Of Love
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da The Boy Least Likely To il 14 apr 2013
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