Owen and Hobbs both grew up in the village of Wendover, Buckinghamshire. They met when they were still in school and started writing songs together. They began writing and recording songs for The Boy Least Likely To in the summer of 2002. The group created the independent label Too Young to Die as a means to release their music. Their first release was the 7" single "Paper Cuts" in 2003. They released three singles and completed the recording of their debut album before they played any live shows. Their debut album The Best Party Ever was released in the UK in February of 2005. The album was released in the United States in late Spring 2006.
The Best Party Ever was included in the Pitchfork top 50 albums of 2005 and was number 8 in the Rough Trade Shop top 100 albums of the same year.
They are known for the colourful characters that they use in their artwork, which are drawn by Jof Owen's brother, Tim. The artwork for their second album features 3D versions of the drawings that have been knitted.
The band describe their own sound as "Country Disco". They were included in the top ten bands of 2006 in Rolling Stone magazine, and described as sounding like what would happen "if all your childhood stuffed animals got together and started a band."
In October 2006 they toured the United Kingdom with Razorlight.
The touring band commonly included: Alistair Hamer, dr., Adam Chetwood, gtr., Anthony Bishop, bs., Bahar Brunton, keys/vio., Amanda Applewood, keys./bvs/cakes.
In September 2006 they began work on their second album, and in February 2008 the band posted two new songs from their upcoming album on their Myspace.
The Law Of the Playground was then released on April 14 2009.
Website: http://www.theboyleastlikelyto.co.uk
Label: http://www.tooyoungtodierecords.com
Fansite: http://www.thegirlleastlikelyto.com
Monsters
The Boy Least Likely To Lyrics
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Holding hands with other monsters
And attempting to be human beings
Shuffling around the shops
And waving at balloons
This town is full of monsters
Sitting on park benches
Licking chocolate off their chubby little fingers
And I don't know why
It is they scare me but they do
And the thing that really frightens me
Is that all my friends from school
Are turning into monsters
Picking patterns out for curtains
Making friends with all the other monsters
Pushing little baby monsters
Around the shops in prams
This town is full of monsters
Peeping out from under parked cars
In multi-storey car park
Evil little eyes like fairy lights
Blinking in the dark
This town is full of monsters
Making out with other monsters
Picking sweet corn out of their teeth
Dipping pissy little fingers
In the pick 'n' mix
And I don't even know why
It is it scares me but it does
And the thing that really frightens me
Is that the people I used to love
Are turning into monsters
Getting married having babies
Telling me how great their life is
And how happy I would be if I could
Just be more like them
The Boy Least Likely To's song Monsters is a poignant commentary on the fear of conformity and growing up. The lyrics describe a small town filled with monsters, using vivid imagery to portray the strangeness and otherness of everyday life. The monsters are portrayed as holding hands and attempting to act like human beings, shuffling around the shops and waving at balloons. They haunt parks benches, indulging in simple pleasures and striking up friendships with other monsters. Everywhere the singer looks, he sees their shapes and faces, and he is filled with dread.
The tone shifts in the second verse as the singer realizes that the monsters are people he knows, including his former friends from school. He observes their mundane routines and their domestic lives with a mixture of horror and sadness. They are still the same people, but they have become monsters in his eyes. The fear of losing oneself to conformity is a common theme in music and literature, and the song captures this sentiment beautifully.
Overall, Monsters is a song that highlights the complexity and nuance of life. It is a rumination on the fear of change and the disillusionment that comes with growing up. The monsters in the song represent the unknown and the familiar, and the singer's fear of becoming one of them is palpable.
Line by Line Meaning
This town is full of monsters
The town is filled with people who are not really 'human.'
Holding hands with other monsters
These non-human individuals are interacting with each other, forming relationships.
And attempting to be human beings
Despite not being truly human, they try to blend in and behave like regular people.
Shuffling around the shops
These monsters are moving around the stores in a slow or lazy way, perhaps going through the motions without real purpose.
And waving at balloons
They could be doing something as innocuous as waving at balloons, a reminder that these monsters may still have childlike tendencies.
Sitting on park benches
These non-human creatures can be found sitting idly on benches in the park.
Eating little packets of Sultanas
They consume snacks like small packets of raisins, without evident care or concern.
Licking chocolate off their chubby little fingers
These creatures are eating sweets and may have small or chubby fingers.
Peeping out from under parked cars
These monsters are hiding below parked cars, perhaps in wait of something.
In multi-storey car park
The monsters can be seen in the multi-level garage.
Evil little eyes like fairy lights
These creatures have eyes that look spooky like tiny fairy lights.
Blinking in the dark
Their eyes blink in the darkness with an eerie effect.
Making out with other monsters
These monsters engage in physical activity with each other, such as making out.
Picking sweet corn out of their teeth
They eat with careless abandon and may end up with food stuck in their teeth.
Dipping pissy little fingers in the pick 'n' mix
These creatures have dirty fingers and they dip them into the pick 'n' mix bowl.
And I don't know why it is they scare me but they do
The artist is frightened of these monsters but cannot explain why this is so.
And the thing that really frightens me
The biggest fear the artist has is not the monsters, but the people around them.
Is that all my friends from school
The singer's friends from school are the ones who scare them the most.
Are turning into monsters
The singer's friends from school are becoming like the monsters they see around town.
Picking patterns out for curtains
The artist's friends are no longer focused on things that used to interest them and instead are selecting patterns for curtains.
Making friends with all the other monsters
People are gravitating towards the non-human individuals and spending time with them.
Pushing little baby monsters around the shops in prams
The people are treating their monster children like human infants, taking them to the shops in prams.
Getting married having babies
The singer's friends from school are getting married and having children.
Telling me how great their life is
The artist's former friends seem to be living happy lives.
And how happy I would be if I could, just be more like them
The singer feels pressure to conform and be more like their former friends, who are now like the monsters he or she fears.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: JONTHAN OWEN, PETER HOBBS
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