"the boy least likely to's child's eye perspective on english anorak pop, sunny west coast harmonies, belle and sebastiany folk, country, and soul, is now certifiably theirs, just theirs." - pitchfork
"if all your childhood stuffed animals got together and started a band, it might sound like the boy least likely to" - rolling stone magazine
"the only true twee pop heirs to belle and sebastian" - spin magazine
our new single is called the summer of a dormouse and it's coming out on the rough trade shop's very own for us label. it's available as a limited edition seven inch and there are only five hundred of them and it's only available from the rough trade shop and the cover has a drawing of a dormouse enjoying its summer holidays on it. click the link to buy. hurry now.
don't worry if you don't live in the uk, the rough trade shop have a fantastic mail order department that will happily ship it to you anywhere in the world. it comes backed with our version of the another sunny day classic, i'm in love with a girl who doesn't know i exist.
the a side is also included on the new rough trade shops indie pop 09 compilation, which has got twenty four other songs on. and it's amazing. so if you haven't got a record player then you should probably buy that. the b side is only available on the seven inch though. probably best to buy both anyway. click the link to buy the cd.
our new album the law of the playground is out to buy now. it's available from lots of different places online and in the shops too. if you buy it from the rough trade shop it comes with an exclusive limited edition seven track bonus cd of b sides and rarities.
in the usa it is available to order from insound on cd and exclusive limited edition vinyl and it also comes with an exclusive mp3 of a song not on the album called grown ups lie
click below to buy it from insound
the best b sides ever is also available to buy as a limited edition cd now in the usa. if you want to go into a shop and buy it then you can from all good record stores. click the link below to find the store nearest to you
in the uk the law of the playground is also available from itunes for just £4.49 and it comes with the bonus track grown ups lie
you can also download it from napster, emusic and the amazon mp3 store.
finally it is available in the usa on itunes and napster and all those other places people go to download things
click the little button below to buy it from itunes in america
we hope you like the new album
sorry it took so long
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the boy least likely to
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the story so far
once upon a time there lived a band called the boy least likely to. there were two of them. one of them was called jof and the other one was called peter. jof writes all the words and sings, and peter writes all the music and plays all the instruments. sometimes they play live, and when they do they have five of their friends playing their songs with them.
they met when they were still at school and grew up together in the middle of the english countryside in the small buckinghamshire village of wendover. they spent their teenage years scouring countryside car boot sales for rare dexys seven inches and lee hazlewood albums. reading ted hughes, anne sexton and smash hits magazines. watching john hughes films and old videos of top of the pops. all the time putting together a collection of weird and wonderful instruments found in second hand shops, craft fairs and the early learning centre. when they were a bit older they started their own record label called too young to die to put out their records and released three seven inch singles before releasing their debut album, the best party ever. it was recorded in the heart of the english countryside on a dusty old eight track machine with seminal producer bobby charm. a lot of people seemed to genuinely really like the album when it came out, and it was included in pitchfork's top fifty albums of the year and in the rough trade shop's top ten albums of the year. a while later they signed a deal with a proper record label and released another three singles that had already been released before and toured the uk and the usa.
the album is available in all record shops in the uk now. and in america it is available in all the best independent record shops now and on itunes usa. to find the nearest shop to you in the usa just go to www.thinkindie.com.
strongly influenced by the independent bands of the 1980s, the songs bring to mind the post punk playfulness of altered images, aztec camera, dexys midnight runners, and orange juice. a charming rural pop sound with banjos, glockenspiels, recorders and fiddles thumping away in a quirky indie folk style. the music is heartfelt and uplifting with unique and sweetly eccentric lyrics. they make disco music with a country heart. sublime pop moments tinged with an english folk eccentricity. sad songs that can't help but make you smile
their new album is called 'the law of the playground' and it will be released on 9th march in the UK and 14 april in the USA.
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Every time I go to the movie theaters I see the Coca Cola commercial with ya'lls song in it I get SO excited. I'm always like "Thats The Boy Least Likely To! I Love them! Ahh!"
Yo the boy least likely to, Whenever I listen to your music. I feel like singing too. But your talent is unmatched. How much time you spend to rehearse per day the boy least likely to? Love ya. Jane PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
Hey, come and have a listen to the title track, download it free, burn it on
a CD and give it to a friend in Christmas card. Album available in January.
Hope all is well in your worlds and hope to see ya's in the next
decade...Best of to ya. Steve H
I was at the cinema today and a coke commercial came on before the film started. I had been zoning out, but suddenly a LOVELY song started playing, and I shouted OH MY GOD.
You have made me embarrass myself once again. I'll blame you. It's easier.
p.s. It made me smile to hear such a lovely song played in front of everyone x
Peace Sunday, June 5, 1982, Rose Bowl, no nukes - nuclear disarmament - stop nuclear madness concert - NYC - Central Park - June 12, 1982, 1,000,000 person march and rally for Nuclear Freeze. Photography and presentation by Curtis Rainbow. 'Give Peace a Chance' music by Achim Schultz. Inspiration by Yoko Ono. Dedicated to John Lennon.
My Dear the boy least likely to, I want you to know that your music and your songs are my passion. I am addicted. There is something that pulls me towards them. Keep it up the boy least likely to. Jane PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
If you could, please spare a moment to enjoy the newest work from Oakland-based musician Dave Smallen. His new album titled 'Everything Changes and Nothing Changes' will be available everywhere on December 1st.
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