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Noah And The Whale: '2 Atoms In A Molecule'

Chances are you've heard at least one song by the London-based Noah and the Whale. Recently, the folk-rock band had its immutably cheerful tune "5 Years Time" featured in a Saturn SUV commercial. Clapping, whistling and ukulele play joyfully together with choruses capable of inducing a Diabetic coma from all the sugary sweetness. But there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes the world needs an extra dose of sunshine, and the members of Noah and the Whale make that their specialty.

2 Atoms in a Molecule

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Noah And The Whale: A Folk-Pop Band, Forever In Flux

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Noah And The Whale: A Folk-Pop Band, Forever In Flux

Noah and the Whale has inspired a devoted following ever since its first album landed in the British Top 10 in 2008. But success hasn't come easily, and its sound has changed constantly.

Noah And The Whale: A Folk-Pop Band, Forever In Flux

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Noah And The Whale: Tiny Desk Concert
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Tiny Desk

Noah And The Whale: Tiny Desk Concert

A few years ago, Noah and the Whale would have seemed like the last band to bring a drum machine to a Tiny Desk Concert. But here, the London band plugs in — and sweet simplicity still reigns.

Noah And The Whale: Tiny Desk Concert

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Sasquatch 2011: Noah And The Whale, Live In Concert

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Sasquatch 2011: Noah And The Whale, Live In Concert

The peppy Last Night on Earth caught Noah and the Whale fans off guard. But its new songs are conducive to amphitheater-based listening while beach balls bob around overhead.

Sasquatch 2011: Noah And The Whale, Live In Concert

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Noah And The Whale: Following Its Muse

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Noah And The Whale: Following Its Muse

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Noah and the Whale got its start at the leading edge of the current folk revival in the U.K. But the band's new album, Last Night on Earth, is full of fist-pumping, sing-along songs, engineered to make you move.

Noah And The Whale: Following Its Muse

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New Noise Rock From Polvo, Singer-Songwriter A.A. Bondy, Danish Pop And More

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New Noise Rock From Polvo, Singer-Songwriter A.A. Bondy, Danish Pop And More

On this edition of All Songs Considered: Chapel Hill band Polvo, new music from the Danish band Mew, singer-songwriter A.A. Bondy, an ambitious new album from the folk-rock group Noah and the Whale.

New Noise Rock From Polvo, Singer-Songwriter A.A. Bondy, Danish Pop And More

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