ARTIST · INDIE / FOLK

Noah and the Whale

Violin sighs and choirboy harmony—wistful London stories patched with subtle electricity.

Indie folk
Alternative rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down balanced whimsy with earnest coming-of-age sketches.

The First Days of Spring leaned cinematic as arrangements widened.

Charlie Fink’s writing rewarded headphone reads and festival singalongs alike.

Clean streaming preserves bow noise, room breath, and picked guitar transients.

Noah and the Whale took their name from the film The Squid and the Whale. Charlie Fink, Tom Hobden, Fred Abbott, Urby Whale, and Michael Petulla built an audience with 5 Years Time, a jaunty ukulele-driven single.

The First Days of Spring (2009) was a break-up album and a darker record. Last Night on Earth (2011) and Heart of Nowhere (2013) followed.

Interesting facts about Noah and the Whale

01 English indie folk band formed in Twickenham, London in 2006.
02 Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down (2008) included 5 Years Time reaching broad UK audiences.
03 The First Days of Spring (2009) adopted a more expansive, filmic tone.
04 The band’s name comes from the film The Squid and the Whale.
05 The First Days of Spring (2009) was a break-up album.