Weevil | |
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Origin | London, England |
Genres | Indietronica |
Years active | 1999 | –2007
Labels | 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.
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. [ dead link] [6]