The Boy Least Likely To
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The Boy Least Likely To are *indie rock* duo, consisting of composer and multi-instrumentalist *Pete Hobbs* and lyricist and singer *Jof Owen*.
Owen and Hobbs both grew up in the same small village of *Wendover* in Buckinghamshire in *England*. They met when they were still in school and started writing songs together. They began writing and recording songs for *The Boy Least Likely To* in the summer of 2002. The group created the independent label *Too Young to Die* as a means to release their music. Their first release was the 7″ single “Paper Cuts” in 2003.
Their debut album The Best Party Ever was released in the UK in february of 2005 and in the US in late spring 2006. They controversially toured opening for James Blunt, something the band decided to do because they “thought it would be funny” for a band that came from a such an indie perspective to tour with such a mainstream pop artist.
They are known for the colourful characters that they use in their artwork, which are drawn by Jof Owen’s brother, Tim.
The band describe their own sound as “Country Disco”. They were included in the top ten bands of 2006 in Rolling Stone magazine, and described as sounding like what would happen “if all your childhood stuffed animals got together and started a band.”
In September of 2006 they began work on their second album.
*Discography*
Albums
* The Best Party Ever (CD) - Too Young to Die - 2005
Singles
* Paper Cuts b/w Sleeping With a Gun Under My Pillow - Too Young To Die 2003
* Be Gentle With Me - Too Young To Die 2003
* Fur Soft as Fur - Karma Lion - 2004
* Hugging My Grudge - Too Young to Die - 2004
* Paper Cuts - Too Young to Die - 2005
* Little Donkey - Too Young to Die - 2005
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