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Noah And The Whale
English indie rock band
Noah and the Whale were an English indie rock and folk band from Twickenham, formed in 2006 and dissolved in 2015. The band's last line-up consisted of Charlie Fink, Tom Hobden (violin/keyboards), Matt "Urby Whale" Owens, Fred Abbott (guitar/keys) and Michael Petulla (drums).
Doug Fink (drums), the brother of lead singer Charlie, and Laura Marling were also past members of the band. Their name is a play on director Noah Baumbach's 2005 film The Squid and the Whale.
Early years and Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down (2006–2008)
The band released their debut album, entitled Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down, on 11 August 2008. The album peaked at Number 5 on the official UK Albums Chart and has received mostly positive reviews. The album featured a brass accompaniment, provided by Jon Carvell (trombone) and Sam Kinrade (trumpet). The band's original line-up also included Laura Marling, who featured as backing vocals on the first album and performed with the band as much as her touring schedule allowed. In mid-2008, Marling left the band several months after the album's release. However, she continued to collaborate with band member Tom Hobden, who played fiddle on her albums I Speak Because I Can and Short Movie.
English folk rock band from Twickenham, London.
Charlie Fink - Vocals & Guitar
Doug Fink - Drums
Tom Hobden - Fiddle
Urby Whale - Bass
Laura Marling and Emmy The Great were also members before going solo, though both continue to perform with the band.
The band name is a marriage 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.
Also known as: Noah & The Whale, NoahAndTheWhale, 諾亞與鯨魚合唱團
From Discogs (free to use). Their entry
Liner notes
Noah And The Whale, the records, oldest first
Five Years Time EP
2007 ep
Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
2008 album
Noah and the Whale Presents the A Sides
2008 ep
The First Days of Spring
2009 album
Last Night on Earth
2011 album
Daytrotter Session
2012 ep
Heart of Nowhere
2013 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"5 Years Time", also known as "5 Years Time (Sun Sun Sun)", is the debut single by English folk rock band Noah and the Whale. Originally released on 22 October 2007 as the lead single from their debut album Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down, it became the band's first top 40 hit upon re-release on 4 August 2008.
Music video
The music video was directed by James Copeman. It features the band performing in a pub and dancing/playing in the park. During the video, Laura Marling, who provides backing vocals for the group, is seen playing a tin whistle and also giving the camera the two-fingers. The style of the video resembles a Wes Anderson film, using the same font the director uses in his films/music videos. Noah and the Whale are known to be fans of Anderson's work, and they named their band after the film The Squid and the Whale (2005), on which Anderson was a producer, as well as its director Noah Baumbach, a long term collaborator of Anderson's.
In popular culture
The song was used in a 2008 SunChips commercial, in a 2008 Saturn commercial and also featured in a Volkswagen Golf commercial in 2015. It was featured in an episode of the BBC One school drama series Waterloo Road in 2009, as well as an episode in series 3 of that same broadcaster's popular show Gavin & Stacey.
