Weevil (band) explained

Weevil
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	London, England
Genre:	Indietronica
Years Active:	–
Label:	Wichita Recordings
Past Members:	Jonny Pilcher Tom Betts Ambrose Seddon

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

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

Notes and 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