2008 debut album from the British duo. Luscious, epic and British are not words you would usually associate with an Emo band. But I Was a Cub Scout are not your ordinary Emo outfit: they're two hardcore souls with passion and emotion dripping out of every pore. And it's this passion that has captivated audiences up and down the country. The duo, made up of Todd Marriott (vocals / synths / guitar) and William Bowerman (drums), have come a long way in the 18 months they've been together. They've supported bands like Babyshambles, Panic! At the Disco, Editors and Forward Russia, played to packed out audiences at Download and the Carling Reading and Leeds festivals and made one of the most life affirming albums of 2008, I Want You to Know That There Is Always Hope, which has been produced by Hugh Padgham (The Police / Phil Collins). in a climate of indie band soup, I Was a Cub Scout stand apart. A very British band raised on a diet of American music. XL.
Whether they like it or not, UK-based I Was a Cub Scout will be endlessly compared to the Postal Service. Besides the fact that both acts are duos, th...
Anna Britten - 19/Feb/2008
"It's all personal stuff", says Cub Scout frontman Todd Marriott. "I'll never be able to write songs that aren't about me." And there's the rub. Your ...
Tobias Kahn - 18/Feb/2008
Attention fans of Postal Service and Bloc Party... Say hello to your favourite new band. These two key predecessors' styles have been combined in a me...
Fiona McKinlay - 17/Feb/2008
The hype surrounding East Midlands duo I Was A Cub Scout seems to have abated recently. It's been a year a and a half now since their debut single We ...
Maddy Costa - 15/Feb/2008
It's a mystery that Phil Collins should continue to hold any sway over teenagers. Yet here are William Bowerman (drums) and Todd Marriott (everything ...
Ben Patashnik - 12/Feb/2008
If they gave marks for effort I Was A Cub Scout’s I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope wouldn’t just be Album Of The Year or even Decade, bu...