Weevil (band)

Weevil were a British indietronica duo from London, formed in 1999, consisting of Jonny Pilcher and Tom Betts.

Weevil
OriginLondon, England
GenresIndietronica
Years active1999 (1999)–2007 (2007)
LabelsWichita Recordings
Past membersJonny Pilcher
Tom Betts
Ambrose Seddon

History

After 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.[6]

Discography

Albums
  • Weevil (2001), Where It's At Is Where You Are
  • Drunk On Light (2004), Wichita
  • Unreleased (2007), Orphan

Singles, EPs
  • Fragile EP (2001), Orphan
  • "Half-Smile"/"Lapsed" Single (2004), Wichita
  • No-Harm EP (2004), Wichita

References
  1. Adams, Sean (2004) "Wichita Take Their Label's Music Machine on t'Road", Drowned in Sound, 29 June 2004, retrieved 2012-01-25
  2. Burns, Todd (2004) "Weevil Drunk On Light", Prefix, 15 April 2004, retrieved 2012-01-25
  3. Ranta, Alan (2004) "Weevil Drunk on Light", Tiny Mix Tapes, retrieved 2012-01-25
  4. "Drunk on Light - Weevil", Les Inrockuptibles, 31 March 2004, retrieved 2012-01-25
  5. Diver, Mike (2004) "Weevil Halfsmile", Drowned in Sound, 24 June 2004, retrieved 2012-01-25
  6. "Weevil Takes on the Tiger", musicplayer.com, May 2005, retrieved 2012-01-25
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