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The band consists of Charlie (vocals, guitar), Doug (drums), Tom (fiddle), and Urby (bass), and after a handful of singles, have released their first album, Peaceful The World Lays Me Down in August 2008. Laura Marling and Emmy The Great were members of the band before going solo, although they both continue to perform with the band occasionally with Marling recently splitting her time between her solo work and Noah and the Whale. They have been compared to The Magic Numbers, The Little Ones, The Postal Service, and Belle & Sebastian.
The band cite both punk rock and folk as influences.
Their name is a marriage of the title of one of the band's favorite films, "The Squid and the Whale," and the name of the director (Noah Baumbach). They are avid fans of the film director Wes Anderson, who helped produce "The Squid and the Whale" alongside Noah Baumbach. Their e-mails, and many of their MySpace blog posts, are signed "Sic Transit Gloria".
The band performed on Jeremy Warmsley’s internet television show, Welcome to our TV show, and have made several appearances at festivals including Leeds, Latitude, SXSW, and Glastonbury. They also plan on playing a mini US tour, most likely around their Lollapalooza performance, though the dates have not been officially announced.
In May 2008, the band's side-project, "The A Sides" performed a one-off show at The Push Club.
Their album, "Peaceful, the World Lays me Down" has received positive reviews, and was released on August 11th.