Weevil (band)

Weevil
Origin London, England
Genres Indietronica
Years active 1999 (1999)–2007 (2007)
Labels Wichita Recordings
Past members Jonny Pilcher
Tom Betts

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

Singles, EPs

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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