Weevil were a British indietronica duo from London, formed in 1999, consisting of Jonny Pilcher and Tom Betts.
Weevil | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Indietronica |
| Years active | 1999–2007 |
| Labels | Wichita Recordings |
| Past members | Jonny Pilcher Tom Betts Ambrose Seddon |
History
editAfter releasing their self-titled debut album in 2001, were signed by Wichita Recordings. In 2004 they toured as part of Wichita's 'The Music Machines' touring package along with Bravecaptain and Her Space Holiday.[1] Second album Drunk on Light was released in 2004, prompting comparisons with The Postal Service, Four Tet, and Aphex Twin.[2][3] Les Inrockuptibles described the album as having elements of shoegazing and "cut and paste electronica".[4] "Halfsmile" was released as a single in June 2004.[5]
Portions of "Bytecry" from the album Drunk On Light were used for the Mac OS X Tiger intro video, which usually plays on the first bootup of any Mac installed with Mac OS X 10.4. [dead link] [6]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Weevil (2001), Where It's At Is Where You Are
- Drunk On Light (2004), Wichita
- Unreleased (2007), Orphan
Singles, EPs
edit- Fragile EP (2001), Orphan
- "Half-Smile"/"Lapsed" Single (2004), Wichita
- No-Harm EP (2004), Wichita
References
edit- ^ Adams, Sean (2004) "Wichita Take Their Label's Music Machine on t'Road Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine", Drowned in Sound, 29 June 2004, retrieved 2012-01-25
- ^ Burns, Todd (2004) "Weevil Drunk On Light", Prefix, 15 April 2004, retrieved 2012-01-25
- ^ Ranta, Alan (2004) "Weevil Drunk on Light", Tiny Mix Tapes, retrieved 2012-01-25
- ^ "Drunk on Light - Weevil", Les Inrockuptibles, 31 March 2004, retrieved 2012-01-25
- ^ Diver, Mike (2004) "Weevil Halfsmile Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine", Drowned in Sound, 24 June 2004, retrieved 2012-01-25
- ^ "Weevil Takes on the Tiger", musicplayer.com, May 2005, retrieved 2012-01-25
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