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INFODUMP - Tubelord

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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!

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:
Xoey Fourr (vocals, guitar)
Active in Tubelord: 2005 - 2012
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
Tom Coulson-Smith (bass)
Active in Tubelord: Early 2010 - 2012
James Elliot Field (keys)
Active in Tubelord: 2010 - 2012
Previous members:
Olev "Ollie" Saunders (bass)
Active in Tubelord: 2005 - Early 2008[src]
Sean Bamberger (bass)
Active in Tubelord: Early 2008 - Late 2009[src][src]
Associated acts: Colour
Damien Gabet (bass)
Active in Tubelord: Late 2009



Final/Romance lineup: (L-R) Tom Coulson-Smith, James Elliot Field, Xoey Fourr, David Catmur
2011 or 2012, unknown photographer
Late 2009 lineup: (L-R) Damien Gabet, David Catmur, Xoey Fourr
2009, unknown photographer
















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:
  1. "Arm Watches Fingers" (2:43)
  2. "Propeller" (3:29)
  3. "The Death of a Digital Alarm Clock" (3:11)
  4. "Ultra-Machine" (4:11)
Personnel:
  • Tubelord - writing, recording
  • Jamie Field - producer, engineer
  • Alan Welsh - producer, engineer
Audio: YouTube, Bandcamp
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.
Original release
Bandcamp cover
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):
  1. "Feed Me a Box of Words" (4:56)
  2. "Obstacles" (4:10)
Track listing (CD-R):
  1. "Feed Me a Box of Words" (4:56)
  2. "Obstacles" (4:10)
  3. "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:
  1. Tellison - "Wasp's Nest" (2:58)
  2. 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.
Bandcamp cover (promotional poster)
Tellison single cover













"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):
  1. "I Am Azerrad" (3:22)
  2. "Dun Dun Dun, Scissor Rocks and Tonne" (4:01)
Track listing (CD-R):
  1. "I Am Azerrad" (3:22)
  2. "Dun Dun Dun, Scissor Rocks and Tonne" (4:01)
  3. "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]
Bandcamp cover
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):
  1. "Propeller" (3:31)
  2. "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.
Bandcamp cover
Streaming cover













Our First American Friends (2009)

Type: Album
Released: October 12th, 2009[src][src]
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:
  1. "Your Bed Is Kind of Frightening" (3:52)
  2. "Somewhere Out There a Dog Is on Fire" (3:46)
  3. "Night of the Pencils" (4:14)
  4. "Stacey's Left Arm" (4:09)
  5. "Propeller" (3:33)
  6. "He Awoke on a Bench in Abergavenny" (4:15)
  7. "I Am Azerrad" (3:31)
  8. "Cows to the East, Cities to the West" (3:39)
  9. "Synthesize" (4:13)
  10. "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 Tezcatlip​ō​ca).
Vinyl cover
CD cover













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:
  1. "Your Bed Is Kind of Frightening" (3:23)
  2. "Somewhere Out There a Dog Is on Fire" (3:47)
  3. "Night of the Pencils" (4:06)
  4. "Stacey's Left Arm" (4:01)
  5. "Propeller" (4:48)
  6. "He Awoke on a Bench in Abergavenny" (2:21)
  7. "I Am Azerrad" (3:46)
  8. "Synthesize" (3:39)
  9. "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
Audio: Bandcamp, YouTube
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]
Bandcamp cover
2025 streaming reissue cover












"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:
  1. "Stacey's Left Arm" (4:09)
  2. "Stacey's Left Arm (Lemmy Ashton remix)" (5:22)
  3. "Stacey's Left Arm (Scrubber Fox Calm Right Leg remix)"
  4. "Stacey's Left Arm (Bass Clef remix)"
Personnel:
  • Lemmy Ashton - remixing
  • Scrubber Fox - remixing
  • Bass Clef - remixing
  • [see Our First American Friends above]
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.
Banquet Records website artwork







Tezcatlip​ō​ca (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:
  1. "Arbor" (3:16)
  2. "Ratchet" (2:58)
  3. "Bazel" (3:00)
Personnel:
  • James Elliott Field - recording
Audio: SpotifyBandcamp
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:
  1. "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
Released: July 13th, 2011[src][src]
Format(s): [Digital only]
Recorded: [see Romance below]
Label(s): [none, self-released]
Track listing:
  1. "4T3" (3:53)
  2. "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
Recorded: March/April 2011[src][src] at the old Wheelwhright's Studio (Bovey Tracey, UK)
Length: 38:42
Label(s): Pink Mist [PM002]
Track listing
  1. "Over in Brooklyn" (3:26)
  2. "Never Washboard" (3:31)
  3. "4T3" (3:53)
  4. "Charms" (3:32)
  5. "Here Is Nothing" (3:23)
  6. "Go Old" (3:00)
  7. "My First Castle" (3:07)
  8. "Ignatz" (1:53)
  9. "Waterworld" (4:16)
  10. "In Greenland" (4:28)
  11. "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".
Animated cover













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:
  1. Calories - "Incredible Visions"
  2. Tubelord - "Cows to the West, Cities to the East" (3:18)
  3. My Device - "Sea Robins"
  4. 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:
  1. Tubelord - "My First Castle" (3:07)
  2. Tubelord - "Elle Barge" (2:52)
  3. Tubelord - "Death" (3:45)
  4. Rachael Allen - "Cute/Male" (0:44)
  5. Rachael Allen - "Random" (0:43)
  6. Andrew Parkes - "Cockermouth" (0:41)
  7. Andrew Parkes - "Dandelions" (0:47)
  8. Sam BW - "The Sea's Sand Castle" (1:54)
  9. 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:
  1. "Knowledge Power Pleasure" (3:45)
  2. "Go Old" (3:03)
  3. "Vessels" (3:41)
  4. "Tidy Diggs" (4:05)
  5. "In Greenland" (4:01)
  6. "Ignatz" (2:00)
  7. "Waterworld" (3:27)
  8. "My First Castle" (3:03)
  9. "Yr Bed is Kinda Frightening" (3:49)
  10. "Habberdashery" (3:00)
  11. "If Muji Made Love Songs" (2:46)
  12. "Pinnn" (0:40)
  13. "See Sides" (1:59)
  14. "Kids Need Heroes" (3:47)
Personnel: [unknown]
Audio: Bandcamp, YouTube
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
Released: December 9th, 2013[src][src]
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:
  1. "Half Man Half Amazing" (4:24)
  2. "Obstacles" (4:08)
  3. "Night of the Pencils" (4:15)
  4. "Feed Me a Box of Words" (4:54)
  5. "I Am Azerrad" (3:22)
  6. "Dun Dun Dun, Scissor, Rocks and Tonne" (4:01)
  7. "Stacey's Left Arm" (4:09)
  8. "Synthesize" (3:31)
Personnel: [see "Feed Me a Box of Words" and "I Am Azerrad" above]
Audio: Bandcamp, YouTube
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:
  1. "De2" (1:36)
  2. "Half Man, Half Amazing" (4:18)
  3. "Cows to the West, Cities to the East" (3:18)
  4. "This Is It" (4:15)
  5. "Vessels" (3:37)
  6. "Elle Barge" (2:52)
  7. "Dun Dun Dun, Scissor Rocks and Tonne" (3:50)
  8. "Cartwheels in Delaware" (2:08)
  9. "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
"4T3" yes 2011 Romance
"4T3" single
3:53
"Arbor" yes 2010 Tezcatlip​ō​ca 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 Tezcatlip​ō​ca 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
Tezcatlip​ō​ca
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*
"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*
"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**
"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*
"In Greenland" yes 2011 Romance
BEDROOM DEMOS*
4:28
4:01*
"I Punched a Lion in the Throat" yes 2009 BSM '09 Collection 2:15Pulled 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*
"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**
"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*
"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**
"Ratchet" yes 2010 Tezcatlip​ō​ca 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*
"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**
"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*
"Ultra-Machine" yes 2007 Square 4:11
"Vessels" yes 2011 "4T3" single
BEDROOM DEMOS*
Better than Romance
3:37
3:41*
"Waterworld" yes 2011 Romance
BEDROOM DEMOS*
4:16
3:27*
"Your Bed Is Kind of Frightening" yes 2009 Our First American Friends
For the Grandparents*
BEDROOM DEMOS**
3:52
3:23*
3:49**
"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
Title
Description
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