Noah and the Whale
UK indie folksters Noah and the Whale will be mixing it up at this summer’s festival with a set full of fun, fun, fun in the sun! With a Top 10 single (’5 Years Time’ hit number 7 in the UK charts in summer 2008) under their belts and a frisky, sing-along-sound that belies the darker undercurrent of their lyrics, the London based four-piece promise to bring something a little special to their performance at Port Eliot.
Exploring themes more likely to be seen in a poem by John Donne Noah and the Whale have been wooing new folk fans since their first gig in 2006. The four piece are a musical oxymoron. Marrying joy with morbidity their tracks have the knack of inducing tears and smiles within the same beat let alone bar; never before has death sounded so melodic. No wonder one of their biggest influences is original celebrator of sadness Morrissey.
Frontman Charlie Fink’s precoccupation with all things metaphysical – life, love, death, time – and strong sense of narrative – whether that be strolling around a zoo in the sunshine or throwing a new born baby to the wolves - is beautifully backed up by his brother Doug on triangle and tambourine, string prodigy Tom Fiddle on classical violin and the simultaneous bass guitar and glockenspiel playing Urby Whale.
Noah and the Whale have come along way since gigging in corners, on table tops and even inside cupboards. They have played 150 shows in less than 18 months, recorded their first album, Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down, and had a top ten hit. So if you want to learn about the shape of your heart and give a little love in the process seek Noah and the Whale out at this year’s Port Eliot and celebrate broken hearts and inevitable death with a jolly old knees up.
“Noah and the Whale are still confounding the public but their new single looks set to be a global smash.”
The Times
“Never mind the whistling and harmoniums, their kindergarten anti-folk is heavier than it sounds, with most of Fink’s clap-along ditties addressing the usual big issues like love and death and hanging round zoos with your girlfriend while you pretend to be James Dean.”
The Guardian.co.uk
Links:
- Noah and the Whale’s Myspace page
- A selection of Noah and the Whale videos
Video:
Noah and the Whale - FIve Years Time
2 Bodies 1 Heart
