Noah and the Whale

Noah and the Whale
Noah and the Whale performing at SXSW in Austin, Texas in 2011
Background information
Origin	London, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Indie rock, folk
Years active	2006–2015
Labels	Young & Lost Club, Cherrytree, Mercury
Associated acts	Laura Marling, Emmy the Great, Vampire Weekend, Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire, Orphan Colours, Little Mammoths
Website	http://www.noahandthewhale.com/
Past members	Charlie Fink Tom Hobden Matt "Urby Whale" Owens Fred Abbott Michael Petulla Doug Fink Laura Marling

Noah and the Whale were a British rock band from Twickenham, formed in 2006. The band's last line-up consisted of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (violin/keyboards), Matt "Urby Whale" Owens (bass guitar), Fred Abbott (guitar/keys), and Michael Petulla (drums). Doug Fink (drums), the brother of lead singer Charlie, and Laura Marling (backing vocals) were also past members of the band.

The band have played at a number of notable venues, including a sold out show at The Royal Albert Hall and festivals such as Coachella, Lollapoloza, Green Man and Glastonbury as well as headlining Wilderness Festival in 2013. They also toured with Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend and Phoenix, and played on shows such as Late Show with David Letterman as well as Later... with Jools Holland, The Graham Norton Show and The Andrew Marr Show.

The band released their debut album, entitled Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down, on 11 August 2008. The album peaked at Number 5 on the official UK Albums Chart and has received mostly positive reviews. The album featured a brass accompaniment, provided by Jon Carvell (trombone) and Sam Kinrade (trumpet). The band’s original line-up also included Laura Marling, who featured as backing vocals on the first album and performed with the band as much as her touring schedule allowed. In mid-2008, Marling left the band several months after the album’s release. However, she continued to collaborate with band member Tom Hobden, who played fiddle on her albums I Speak Because I Can and Short Movie