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(last updated 04/03/2025)
many small artists i grow to love are incredibly sparse for information
online; the INFODUMP post series is my attempt to host as much
of my personal research regarding these artists as i can. these posts are intended to be returned to and updated!
i try to add sources where i can (using the "[src]" format for readability's sake), but please understand that this is fan-created work and it is not official in any capacity. thanks!
i try to add sources where i can (using the "[src]" format for readability's sake), but please understand that this is fan-created work and it is not official in any capacity. thanks!
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| Our First American Friends lineup: (L-R)
David Catmur, Xoey Fourr, Sean Bamberger Photoshoot for the "Propeller" single, 2009 |
Tubelord were a math pop ("pop music for rock kids") band from
Kingston upon Thames, England formed in 2005 by college friends Xoey Fourr and
David Catmur. Through a revolving door of additional members (primarily
bassists), the band released two full-length studio albums as well as a
lengthy list of EPs and singles before the band's planned dissolve on New
Year's Eve in 2012.
Members:
Previous members:
Xoey Fourr (vocals, guitar)
Active in Tubelord: 2005 - 2012
Aliases: Joey Fourr, Joseph Prendergast, Jo
Associated acts: Xoey Fourr, Joey Fourr, Not Sorry
Aliases: Joey Fourr, Joseph Prendergast, Jo
Associated acts: Xoey Fourr, Joey Fourr, Not Sorry
David Catmur (drums, backing vocals)
Active in Tubelord: 2005 - 2012
Aliases: Dave Catmur
Aliases: Dave Catmur
Tom Coulson-Smith (bass)
Active in Tubelord: Early 2010 - 2012
James Elliot Field (keys)
Active in Tubelord: 2010 - 2012
Olev "Ollie" Saunders (bass)
Active in Tubelord: 2005 - Early 2008[src]
Damien Gabet (bass)
Active in Tubelord: Late 2009
Discography
*listed in chronological order
Square (2007)
Type: EP
Released: 2007
Format(s): CD
Recorded: [unknown]
Length: 10:06
Label(s): [none, self-released]
Track listing:
- "Arm Watches Fingers" (2:43)
- "Propeller" (3:29)
- "The Death of a Digital Alarm Clock" (3:11)
- "Ultra-Machine" (4:11)
- Tubelord - writing, recording
- Jamie Field - producer, engineer
- Alan Welsh - producer, engineer
Notes: First CD release (graph paper artwork) was limited to 300
copies[src], later pressings used new art. On March 25th, 2025, the Square EP was added to streaming services with new artwork alongside the release of Better than Romance, see below.
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| Original release |
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| 2025 streaming reissue cover |
"Feed Me a Box of Words" (2008)
Type: Single
Released: March 31st, 2008[src]
Format(s): Vinyl (7"), CD-R
Recorded: [unknown]
Length: 9:02 (Vinyl), 13:22 (CD-R)
Label(s): Big Scary Monsters [BSM 055]
Track listing (Vinyl):
- "Feed Me a Box of Words" (4:56)
- "Obstacles" (4:10)
Track listing (CD-R):
- "Feed Me a Box of Words" (4:56)
- "Obstacles" (4:10)
- "Night of the Pencils" (4:16)
Personnel: [unknown]
Audio:
YouTube
Notes: 7" vinyl release (limited edition of 500 copies[src]) contains "Feed Me a Box of Words" backed with "Obstacles", while a bonus
free CD-R included in the package contains both tracks as well as "Night of
the Pencils".[src]
"Wasp's Nest" / "Night of the Pencils" (2008)
Type: Split single
Released: August 4th(?), 2008[src]
Format(s): Vinyl (7"), CD-R (advance copies)
Recorded: [unknown]
Length: 6:13
Label(s): Banquet Records [BANQUET012]
Track listing:
- Tellison - "Wasp's Nest" (2:58)
- Tubelord - "Night of the Pencils" (4:15)
Personnel: [unknown]
Audio:
Bandcamp
Notes: Split 7" vinyl single release with Tellison for their
July/August 2008 tour. Advance CD-R copies claim a release date of August 4th,
but I'm not sure if this is what actually happened, as it would have released
over halfway through the tour.
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"I Am Azerrad" (2008)
Type: Single
Released: September 29th, 2008[src]
Format(s): Vinyl (7"), CD-R
Recorded: [unknown]
Length: 7:23 (Vinyl), 10:54 (CD-R)
Label(s): Big Scary Monsters [BSM065]
Track listing (Vinyl):
- "I Am Azerrad" (3:22)
- "Dun Dun Dun, Scissor Rocks and Tonne" (4:01)
Track listing (CD-R):
- "I Am Azerrad" (3:22)
- "Dun Dun Dun, Scissor Rocks and Tonne" (4:01)
- "Synthesize" (3:31)
Personnel: [unknown]
Audio:
YouTube
Notes: 7" vinyl release (limited edition of 500 copies) contains "I Am
Azerrad" backed with "Dun Dun Dun, Scissor Rocks and Tonne", while a bonus
free CD-R included in the package contains both tracks as well as a demo
of "Synthesize".[src] The vinyl copies of this release
were packaged with unique, handmade sleeves created by the band.[src]
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| Assortment of 7" vinyl copies |
"Propeller" (2009)
Type: Single
Released: 2009
Format(s): Vinyl (7")
Recorded: [unknown]
Length: 5:39
Label(s): Hassle Records [HOFF 079S]
Track listing (Vinyl):
- "Propeller" (3:31)
- "Cartwheels in Delaware" (2:08)
Personnel:
Sleeve artists:[src]
- Tom Gauld
- Malarko
- Jack Hudson
- Hanna Andersson
- Thr33 Designs
- Tom Dorkin
- Jack Teagle
- Joakim Ojanen
- Chris Bianchi
- Casey Raymond
- Katie Rose Gill
- Ghris Getliffe
- Mark Turbochainsaw
- SCN DMG
- Lewes Herriot
- Home of the Horror
- Sergei Sviatchenko
- Kate Copeland
- Gemma Correll
- Dan Reeves
- Ben Aslett
- Elee Teague
- Anthony Zinonos
- Larua Bird
- Thomas Keegan
- Tom Edwards
- Kraffhics
- Two Ducks Disco
- Tom Marshall
- 3D Glasses Design
- Tom Hudson
- Stacey Hatfield
Audio:
Spotify
Notes: Similar to the "I Am Azerrad" single, 7" vinyl copies of
"Propeller" were released with unique, handmade sleeves, with the band
enlisting help from a wide range of artists this time around.
Our First American Friends (2009)
Type: Album
Format(s): CD, Vinyl, CD-R (advance copies)
Recorded: December 2008 - February 2009 at the Pierce Rooms
(Hammersmith, London, UK) and LivingstonStudios (Wood Green, London, UK)
Length: 40:52
Label(s): Hassle Records [HOFF080], Alcopop! Records [ALCOPOP156]
Track listing:
- "Your Bed Is Kind of Frightening" (3:52)
- "Somewhere Out There a Dog Is on Fire" (3:46)
- "Night of the Pencils" (4:14)
- "Stacey's Left Arm" (4:09)
- "Propeller" (3:33)
- "He Awoke on a Bench in Abergavenny" (4:15)
- "I Am Azerrad" (3:31)
- "Cows to the East, Cities to the West" (3:39)
- "Synthesize" (4:13)
- "Our First American Friends" (5:36)
Personnel:
- Tubelord - writing, recording, performing, group vocals
- Xoey Fourr (credited as Joseph Prendergast) - writing, vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, programming, Casio VL-1, set design
- David Catmur - vocals, drums, violin, viola, Casio VL-1, chimes, glockenspiele
- Sean Bamberger - screams, bass guitar
- Caroline Court - additional strings (violin, viola)
- Rob Stanley-Smith - additional strings (cello)
- Alan Welsh - group vocals
- Tristan Ivemy - producer, engineer
- Darren Simpson - assistant engineer
- Jamie Field - assistant engineer, group vocals
- John David - mastering
- Kraffhics - design, set design, photography
- Stacey Hatfield - photography
- Stuart Clarke - management
Notes: Tubelord's first full-length studio album. Released on
Hassle Records in 2009, reissued on vinyl in 2018 by Alcopop! Records, and
reissued 2020 again by Hassle Records (alongside later EP
Tezcatlipōca).
For the Grandparents (2009)
Type: Album
Released: December 10th, 2009[src]
Format(s): CD
Recorded: [unknown]
Length: 34:38
Label(s): [none, self-released]
Track listing:
- "Your Bed Is Kind of Frightening" (3:23)
- "Somewhere Out There a Dog Is on Fire" (3:47)
- "Night of the Pencils" (4:06)
- "Stacey's Left Arm" (4:01)
- "Propeller" (4:48)
- "He Awoke on a Bench in Abergavenny" (2:21)
- "I Am Azerrad" (3:46)
- "Synthesize" (3:39)
- "Our First American Friends" (4:47)
Personnel:
"All instruments recorded and performed in a well lit room
by:"
- CD credits: "All instruments recorded and performed in a well lit room by:"
- Xoey Fourr (credited as Joseph Prendergast)
- Sean Bamberger
- David Charles Catmur
- Jamie Field
- Bandcamp credits:
- Xoey Fourr - songs, lyrics, writing
- Tubelord - performance, producer
- James Elliott Field - engineering
- Tristan Ivemt - producer
Notes: Acoustic rendition of
Our First American Friends (apart from "Cows to the East, Cities
to the West", an already acoustic song) released on CD (limited numbered
edition of 300) and sold alongside a tote bag. It was seemingly also bundled
with some purchases of Our First American Friends. On March 11th, 2025, For the Grandparents was added to digital streaming services with new cover artwork alongside the announcement of Better than Romance (see below).[src]
"Stacey's Left Arm" (2010)
Type: Single
Released: February 22nd, 2010[src]
Format(s): Cassette
Recorded: [see Our First American Friends above]
Length: [unknown]
Label(s): Hassle Records, Banquet Records[src]
Track listing:
- "Stacey's Left Arm" (4:09)
- "Stacey's Left Arm (Lemmy Ashton remix)" (5:22)
- "Stacey's Left Arm (Scrubber Fox Calm Right Leg remix)"
- "Stacey's Left Arm (Bass Clef remix)"
Personnel:
- Lemmy Ashton - remixing
- Scrubber Fox - remixing
- Bass Clef - remixing
- [see Our First American Friends above]
Audio:
YouTube: "Stacey's Left Arm (Lemmy Ashton remix)"
Notes: Post-album single release for "Stacey's Left Arm" on cassette
(limited to 100 copies[src]) which includes three additional remixes of the song. The single is likely
the LP version of the track[src], while seemingly only the Lemmy Ashton remix is circulating online.
Tezcatlipōca (2010)
Type: EP
Released: August 2010[src]
Format(s): CD, Vinyl (7"), CD-R (advance copies)
Recorded: Early 2010
Length: 9:15 (standard)
Label(s): Hassle Records [HOFF107]
Track listing:
- "Arbor" (3:16)
- "Ratchet" (2:58)
- "Bazel" (3:00)
Personnel:
Notes: 7" vinyl release includes CD. Reissued
on vinyl in 2020 by Hassle Records alongside a reissue of
Our First American Friends.
"Pennyroyal Tea" (2011)
Type: Single
Released: April 28th, 2011
Format(s): [Digital only]
Recorded: [unknown]
Label(s): [none, self-released]
Track listing:
- "Pennyroyal Tea" (3:17)
Audio:
YouTube
Notes: Digital SoundCloud single release of a session cover of Nirvana's
"Pennyroyal Tea". Removed from SoundCloud in 2025, despite not appearing on the Better than Romance compilation.
"4T3" (2011)
Type: Single
Format(s): [Digital only]
Recorded: [see Romance below]
Recorded: [see Romance below]
Label(s): [none, self-released]
Track listing:
- "4T3" (3:53)
- "Vessels" (3:37)
Personnel: [see Romance below]
Audio:
SoundCloud, [see Better than Romance below]
Notes: Digital single for "4T3" backed with
Romance outtake "Vessels".
Romance (2011)
Type: Album
Released: October 10th, 2011[src]
Format(s): CD, Vinyl
Length: 38:42
Label(s): Pink Mist [PM002]
Track listing:
- "Over in Brooklyn" (3:26)
- "Never Washboard" (3:31)
- "4T3" (3:53)
- "Charms" (3:32)
- "Here Is Nothing" (3:23)
- "Go Old" (3:00)
- "My First Castle" (3:07)
- "Ignatz" (1:53)
- "Waterworld" (4:16)
- "In Greenland" (4:28)
- "Tidy Diggs" (4:09)
Personnel:
- Tubelord - recording, producer, performing
- Xoey Fourr (credited as Joseph Prendergast) - guitar, vocals, percussion, keyboard, artwork concept, design/layout
- David Catmur - drum kit, percussion, backing vocals
- Tom Coulson-Smith - bass guitar, percussion
- James Elliott Field - piano, keyboard, percussion, engineering, mixing
- Choir and handclaps
- Rachael Vixtoria Allen
- Alan Welsh
- Rachel Welsh
- Sean Bamberger
- Jo Bongard
- Sara Cox
- Oliver Gurner
- Tristan Haffenden
- Becca Häkkinen
- Zoe Hellewell
- Andy Hurst
- Thomas Lebeau Morley
- Katie Malco
- Shona McKay
- Derek Noble
- Sophia Probert
Notes: Tubelord's second and final full-length studio album. Title
sometimes rendered as "r o m a n c e".
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One Inch Badge Split Series Volume IV (2011)
Type: Split single
Released: 2011
Format(s): Vinyl (7")
Recorded: [unknown]
Length: [unknown]
Label(s): One Inch Badge Records [OIB019]
Track listing:
- Calories - "Incredible Visions"
- Tubelord - "Cows to the West, Cities to the East" (3:18)
- My Device - "Sea Robins"
- Oneida - "Economy Travel 2"
Personnel: [unknown]
Audio:
Internet Archive, [see Better than Romance below]
Notes: Split single shared with Calories, My Device, and Oneida as the
fourth installment of One Inch Badge Records' "Split" series. Contains an
electric re-recording of "Cows to the East, Cities to the West" from
Our First American Friends retitled as "Cows to the West, Cities
to the East". Limited to 450 total copies and includes a random one-inch badge
designed by a band present on the split (first 50 copies ordered from the OIB
webstore recieved a set of all four designs).[src]
"My First Castle" (2011)
Type: Single
Released: 2011
Format(s): Cassette
Recorded: [see Romance above]
Length: 15:51
Label(s): Pink Mist
Track listing:
- Tubelord - "My First Castle" (3:07)
- Tubelord - "Elle Barge" (2:52)
- Tubelord - "Death" (3:45)
- Rachael Allen - "Cute/Male" (0:44)
- Rachael Allen - "Random" (0:43)
- Andrew Parkes - "Cockermouth" (0:41)
- Andrew Parkes - "Dandelions" (0:47)
- Sam BW - "The Sea's Sand Castle" (1:54)
- Sam BW - "Wetter as It Dries" (1:14)
Personnel:
- Tubelord
- [see Romance above]
- Clinic
- Rachael Allen
- Andrew Parkes
- Sam Buchan-Watts (as Sam BW)
Audio:
Spotify, [see Better than Romance below]
Notes: Single for "My First Castle" backed with
Romance outtakes "Elle Barge" and "Death" as well as six
spoken-word poems performed by three poets from the London Arts collective
Clinic.[src] Released on pink and blue cassettes.
BEDROOM DEMOS (2013)
Type: Compilation
Released: June 27, 2013
Format(s): [Digital only]
Recorded: [various]
Length: 43:06
Label(s): [none, self-released]
Track listing:
- "Knowledge Power Pleasure" (3:45)
- "Go Old" (3:03)
- "Vessels" (3:41)
- "Tidy Diggs" (4:05)
- "In Greenland" (4:01)
- "Ignatz" (2:00)
- "Waterworld" (3:27)
- "My First Castle" (3:03)
- "Yr Bed is Kinda Frightening" (3:49)
- "Habberdashery" (3:00)
- "If Muji Made Love Songs" (2:46)
- "Pinnn" (0:40)
- "See Sides" (1:59)
- "Kids Need Heroes" (3:47)
Personnel: [unknown]
Notes: Compilation of unreleased home demos, mostly consisting of songs
and outtakes from Romance. First post-breakup Tubelord release.
Pop Songs for Rock Kids (2013)
Type: Compilation
Format(s): Vinyl
Recorded: [see "Feed Me a Box of Words" and "I Am Azerrad" above]
Length: 32:49
Label(s): Big Scary Monsters [BSM147]
Track listing:
- "Half Man Half Amazing" (4:24)
- "Obstacles" (4:08)
- "Night of the Pencils" (4:15)
- "Feed Me a Box of Words" (4:54)
- "I Am Azerrad" (3:22)
- "Dun Dun Dun, Scissor, Rocks and Tonne" (4:01)
- "Stacey's Left Arm" (4:09)
- "Synthesize" (3:31)
Personnel: [see "Feed Me a Box of Words" and "I Am Azerrad" above]
Notes: Compilation album containing Tubelord's first two singles ("Feed
Me a Box of Words" and "I Am Azerrad") as well as their respective B-sides and
outtakes. Released on black/silver glitter vinyl, limited to 300 copies.[src] On March 11th, 2025, Pop Songs for Rock Kids was added to digital streaming services alongside the announcement of Better than Romance (see below).[src]
Better than Romance (2025)
Type: Compilation
Released: March 24th, 2025
Format(s): [Digital only]
Recorded: [various]
Length: 29:42
Label(s): [none, self-released]
Track listing:
- "De2" (1:36)
- "Half Man, Half Amazing" (4:18)
- "Cows to the West, Cities to the East" (3:18)
- "This Is It" (4:15)
- "Vessels" (3:37)
- "Elle Barge" (2:52)
- "Dun Dun Dun, Scissor Rocks and Tonne" (3:50)
- "Cartwheels in Delaware" (2:08)
- "Death" (3:45)
Personnel: [various]
Notes: Compilation album of (primarily) post-Our First American Friends b-sides and outtakes ("Half Man, Half Amazing" and "Dun Dun Dun..." are re-recordings). Originally announced on March 11th, 2025.[src]
Compilation appearances
- Happy Holy Roar (Cassette, UK, 2007; Holy Roar Records) - "Propeller"
- Lock the Rock (CD, UK, 2007; Xtra Mile Recordings/Big Scary Monsters) - "Arm Watches Finger"
- 50 Not Out (CD, UK, 2008; Big Scary Monsters) - "Half Man Half Amazing"
- South West Sound 2008: 23>25 April 2008 (CD, UK, 2008; Music Week) - "Night of the Pencils"
- 2000trees Cider Smiles Vol. 1 (CD, UK, 2008; Hide & Seek Records) - "Propeller"
- The Music Sounds Better with Huw: Volume 1 (Digital, 2009; Wichita) - "Somewhere Out There a Dog is On Fire"
- Sound Check 128 (CD, UK, 2009; Rock Sound) - "He Awoke on a Bench in Abergavenny"
- BSM '09 Collection (CD, UK, 2009; Big Scary Monsters) - "I Punched a Lion in the Throat"
- Pulled Apart by Horses cover
- ME-CD Nr. 0210 (CD, Germany, 2010; Musikexpress) - "Propeller"
- 残響 Record New Release Report Vol. 5 (CD, Japan, 2010; Zankyo Record) - "Your Bed is Kind of Frightening"
- 残響 Record Compilation Vol.2 (2xCD, Japan, 2010; Zankyo Record) - "Night of the Pencils"
- This Is Not Revolution Rock Compilation #1 (CD, UK, 2010; This Is Not Revolution Rock) - "The Death of a Digital Alarm Clock"
- Big Scary Monsters: 5 A-Side Football Tournament 2011 (CD, UK, 2011; Big Scary Monsters) - "If Muji Made Lovesongs (demo)"
Miscellaneous released tracks
- "Aromatic Faux Romantic" (3:58) (2009)[src][src]
- Audio: YouTube
- Demo written for Rainboliatric (event organized by Xoey Fourr/Tubelord) and released on a side blog of Xoey's.
- "Dig Stand Fall" (2:58)
- Audio: YouTube
- Seemingly very early demo that includes sections later re-used in "I Am Azerrad", origin unknown.
- "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (3:06)
- Audio: YouTube
- Wizzard cover, origin unknown.
- "This Is It" (4:14) (2012)
- Audio/Video: YouTube
- The "final" Tubelord song released in tandem with the band's planned breakup in late 2012, also received a music video. Later released on Better than Romance in 2025.
- "Tubelounge" (4:20) (2009)
- Audio: Internet Archive
- A recording of Blakfish and Colour playing a medley of Tubelord songs (...to Tubelord) over the phone. Released on the BSM 09 Collection compilation in 2009 under the artist name "Colourfish". Technically, this isn't a Tubelord song, but it's worth including on this list.
List of Tubelord songs
an attempt to collate all known songs by the band; for further info/links/sources regarding these songs please see the sections above.
- known alternate titles are listed separately but direct back to the final song
- a song's "primary" appearance is listed first, even if it wasn't the first place the song was released
- compilations are excluded from the appearances section unless deemed noteworthy
| Song title | Circulating? | Year | Appearance(s) | Length | Notes |
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| "4T3" | yes | 2011 | Romance "4T3" single |
3:53 | |
| "Arbor" | yes | 2010 | Tezcatlipōca | 3:16 | |
| "Arm Watches Fingers" | yes | 2007 | Square | 2:43 | Sometimes rendered as "Arm.Watches.Fingers" |
| "Aromatic Faux Romantic" | yes | 2009 | 3:58 | ||
| "Bazel" | yes | 2010 | Tezcatlipōca | 3:00 | |
| "Cartwheels in Delaware" | yes | 2009 | "Propeller" single Better than Romance |
2:08 | |
| "Charms" | yes | 2011 | Romance | 3:32 | |
| "Cows to the East, Cities to the West" | yes | 2009 | Our First American Friends One Inch Badge Split Series Volume IV* Better than Romance* |
3:39 3:18* |
*"Cows to the West, Cities to the East" version |
| "Cows to the West, Cities to the East" | See "Cows to the East, Cities to the West" | ||||
| "De²" | yes | 2010 | Better than Romance Tezcatlipōca |
1:44 | |
| "Death" | yes | 2011 | "My First Castle" single Better than Romance |
3:45 | |
| "The Death of a Digital Alarm Clock" | yes | 2007 | Square | 3:11 | |
| "Dig Stand Fall" | yes | 2:58 | Sometimes rendered as "Dig.Stand.Fall" | ||
| "Dun Dun Dun, Scissor Rocks and Tonne" | yes | 2008 | "I Am Azerrad" single Pop Songs for Rock Kids Better than Romance* |
4:01 3:50* |
*re-recording |
| "Elle Barge" | yes | 2011 | "My First Castle" single Better than Romance |
2:52 | Sometimes rendered as "Ellie Barge" |
| "Feed Me a Box of Words" | yes | 2008 | "Feed Me a Box of Words" single Pop Songs for Rock Kids |
4:56 | |
| "Go Old" | yes | 2011 | Romance BEDROOM DEMOS |
3:00 3:03* |
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| "Habberdashery" | yes | 2013 | BEDROOM DEMOS | 3:00 | |
| "Half Man Half Amazing" | yes | 2008 | 50 Not Out "Feed Me a Box of Words" single Pop Songs for Rock Kids Better than Romance* |
4:26 4:18* |
*re-recording |
| "He Awoke on a Bench in Abergavenny" | yes | 2009 | Our First American Friends For the Grandparents* |
4:15 2:21* |
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| "Here Is Nothing" | yes | 2011 | Romance | 3:23 | |
| "I Am Azerrad" | yes | 2008 | Our First American Friends "I Am Azerrad" single* For the Grandparents** Pop Songs for Rock Kids* |
3:31 3:22* 3:46** |
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| "If Muji Made Love Songs" | yes | 2011 | BEDROOM DEMOS Big Scary Monsters: 5 A-Side Football Tournament 2011 |
2:46 | |
| "Ignatz" | yes | 2011 | Romance BEDROOM DEMOS* |
1:53 2:00* |
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| "In Greenland" | yes | 2011 | Romance BEDROOM DEMOS* |
4:28 4:01* |
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| "I Punched a Lion in the Throat" | yes | 2009 | BSM '09 Collection | 2:15 | Pulled Apart by Horses cover |
| "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" | yes | 3:06 | Wizzard cover | ||
| "Kids Need Heroes" | yes | 2013 | BEDROOM DEMOS | 3:47 | |
| "Knowledge Power Pleasure" | yes | 2013 | BEDROOM DEMOS | 3:45 | |
| "My First Castle" | yes | 2011 | Romance "My First Castle" single BEDROOM DEMOS* |
3:07 3:03* |
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| "Never Washboard" | yes | 2011 | Romance | 3:31 | |
| "Night of the Pencils" | yes | 2008 | Our First American Friends "Feed Me a Box of Words" single* Tellison split* For the Grandparents** Pop Songs for Rock Kids* |
4:14 4:16* 4:06** |
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| "Obstacles" | yes | 2008 | "Feed Me a Box of Words" single Pop Songs for Rock Kids |
4:10 | |
| "Our First American Friends" | yes | 2009 | Our First American Friends For the Grandparents* |
5:36 4:47* |
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| "Over in Brooklyn" | yes | 2011 | Romance | 3:26 | |
| "Pennyroyal Tea" | yes | 2011 | "Pennyroyal Tea" single | 3:17 | Nirvana cover |
| "Pinnn" | yes | 2013 | BEDROOM DEMOS | 0:40 | |
| "Propeller" | yes | 2007 | Our First American Friends Square* "Propeller" single For the Grandparents** |
3:33 3:29* 4:48** |
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| "Ratchet" | yes | 2010 | Tezcatlipōca | 2:58 | |
| "See Sides" | yes | 2013 | BEDROOM DEMOS | 1:59 | |
| "Somewhere Out There a Dog Is on Fire" | yes | 2009 | Our First American Friends For the Grandparents* |
3:46 3:47* |
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| "Stacey's Left Arm" | yes | 2008 | Our First American Friends "I Am Azerrad" single For the Grandparents* "Stacey's Left Arm" single Pop Songs for Rock Kids |
4:09 4:01* 5:22** |
**Lemmy Ashton remix |
| "Synthesize" | yes | 2008 | Our First American Friends "I Am Azerrad" single* For the Grandparents** Pop Songs for Rock Kids* |
4:13 3:31* 3:39** |
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| "This Is It" | yes | 2012 | Better than Romance | 4:14 | Tubelord's "final" song, released in tandem with the band's breakup |
| "Tidy Diggs" | yes | 2011 | Romance BEDROOM DEMOS |
4:09 4:05* |
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| "Ultra-Machine" | yes | 2007 | Square | 4:11 | |
| "Vessels" | yes | 2011 | "4T3" single BEDROOM DEMOS* Better than Romance |
3:37 3:41* |
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| "Waterworld" | yes | 2011 | Romance BEDROOM DEMOS* |
4:16 3:27* |
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| "Your Bed Is Kind of Frightening" | yes | 2009 | Our First American Friends For the Grandparents* BEDROOM DEMOS** |
3:52 3:23* 3:49** |
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| "Yr Bed Is Kinda Frightening" | See "Your Bed Is Kind of Frightening" | ||||
Bibliography
"bibliography" is used here very loosely as a blanket term for web/print media such as interviews, articles, reviews, etc. related to the band.
| Date | Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2008 | "Tellison – / Tubelord split" Punktastic |
Tellison split review | Link |
| November 3, 2008 | "Tubelord" James McDonald, God Is in the TV |
Interview with Xoey Fourr | Link |
| June 17, 2009 | "Entrevista : Tubelord" Pereira, Art is Fucking Dead |
Interview with Xoey Fourr and David Catmur. Portugeuese publication | Link |
| July 15, 2009 | "Live Talking – Tubelord" Mike Diver, Clash |
Interview with Sean Bamberger | Link |
| October 3, 2009 | "Tubelord – Our First American Friends" Punktastic |
Our First American Friends review | Link |
| October 9, 2009 | "Album review: Tubelord – ‘Our First American Friends’ (Hassle)" Emily Mackay, NME |
Our First American Friends review | Link |
| October 12, 2009 | "Tubelord - Our First American Friends" Kev Eddy, Drowned in Sound |
Our First American Friends review | Link |
| October 12, 2009 | "Tubelord – Our First American Friends" Andrew Burgess, musicOMH |
Our First American Friends review. Paywalled article | Link |
| November 10, 2009 | "Interview with Tubelord: The Meaning Of Life, Tubelord & Shiny Red Cardigans" Jay M. Johar, It's Raining Planes and Helicopters |
Interview with Xoey Fourr and David Catmur | Link |
| December 7, 2009 | [untitled] Fresh Air |
Audio interview with Tubelord | Link |
| 2009 | "Tubelord Our First American Friends Review" Mike Haydock, BBC |
Our First American Friends interview | Link |
| March 2010 | "Ear Candy: Tubelord" Front |
Interview with Xoey Fourr | Link |
| March 3, 2010 | "Tubelord" Freebutt, XYZ |
Show review (unknown date) | Link |
| July 28, 2010 | "Tubelord Interview" Dave [unknown last name], Sleekly Lion (?), Caught in the Crossfire |
Interview with Xoey Fourr | Link |
| September 1, 2010 | "Tubelord 'Tezcatlipoca'" Mike Copus, The Line of Best Fit |
Tezcatlipōca review | Link |
| September 29, 2010 | "TUBELORD – Tezcatlipōca" Real Gone |
Tezcatlipōca review | Link |
| October 4, 2010 | "Tubelord / Tall Ships – The Portland Arms, Cambridge 02/10/2010" Rich Hughes, The Line of Best Fit |
Show review (October 2, 2010) | Link |
| October 11, 2010 | "Tubelord – Live" Dave [unknown last name], Caught in the Crossfire |
Show review (October 4, 2010) | Link |
| July 22, 2011 | [untitled] Spare Tracks |
Video interview with Tubelord | Link |
| September 15, 2011 | "Tubelord Set to Release Second Album" Elliott Batte, Stereo Board |
Article on Romance's announcement | Link |
| September 26, 2011 | "NEWS: TUBELORD – NEW ALBUM & VIDEO + UK TOUR DATES" Silent Radio |
Article on Romance's announcement | Link |
| October 11, 2011 | "TUBELORD – New album ‘R O M A N C E’ out now. UK tour begins this week [Album Stream + News]" Circuit Sweet |
Article on Romance's release | Link |
| October 11, 2011 | "Tubelord 'R O M A N C E'" Olivia Swash, The Line of Best Fit |
Romance review | Link |
| October 22, 2011 | "405 Focus: Tubelord" The 405 |
Video interview with Xoey Fourr and David Catmur, includes performance of "My First Castle" | Link |
| 2011 | "Tubelord Romance Review" Mike Haydock, BBC |
Romance review | Link |
| January 10, 2012 | "Tubelord @ The Haunt, Brighton 10.01.12" Richard Guy, Bearded |
Show review (January 10, 2012) | Link |
| January 12, 2012 | "Tubelord, The Haunt, Brighton" Duncan Hall, The Argus |
Interview with Xoey Fourr | Link |
| February 2, 2012 | "TUBELORD Interview" Jack Parker, Secret Admirer |
Interview with Tubelord | Link |
| March 20, 2018 | "Smashing up songs and stitching the bits back together – An interview with Jack Clothier on the Alcopop Records Tubelord reissue!" Andrew David Hughes, Birthday Cake for Breakfast |
Interview with Jack Clothier (of Alcopop! Records) | Link |
| March 20, 2018 | "00s faves Tubelord are reissuing their debut album, ‘Our First American Friends’" Dork |
Article on the Alcopop! Records vinyl reissue of Our First American Friends | Link |
| March 20, 2018 | "Tubelord Reissue Our First American Friends on Alcopop! Records" author, Wall of Sound PR |
Article on the Alcopop! Records vinyl reissue of Our First American Friends | Link |
| April 5, 2018 | "The story of Britain's underground math-rock scene, as told by Tubelord" Tom Connick, NME |
Interview with Xoey Fourr and David Catmur | Link |
| October 6, 2020 | "David Catmur (Tubelord)" Giles Bidder, 101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder |
Podcast interview with David Catmur | Link |
| [unknown] | "Tubelord - R O M A N C E" Tom Baker, DIY |
Romance review | Link |








