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I Was a Cub Scout
Origin	Lincolnshire, England
Genres	Indie rock Pop
Years active	2006–2008
Labels	Abeano XL
Website	Official Website
Members
Todd Marriott William Bowerman

I Was a Cub Scout was a two-man synth-pop/indie rock band from Long Bennington and Collingham, England, consisting of William Bowerman and Todd Marriott. They were formed in 2006, and split on 5th June 2008.

1 Formation
2 New Bands
3 Discography
- 3.1 Studio albums
- 3.2 Singles
4 References
5 External links

Formation

I Was a Cub Scout was originally a one-man band, consisting of Todd Marriot who collaborated with various individuals, none of whom occupied a residency within the group until William Bowerman officially joined the band in mid 2006.

The band spent about six months playing house parties and night clubs across England, their exposure gaining them some popularity. They have also maximized their exposure by touring extensively, playing in the 2007 Carling and Download Festivals, as well as embarking on a tour with DARTZ!.^[1]

Four singles have been released, each of which has had considerable airplay.^{[citation needed]} IWACS released their debut album, I Want You to Know That There Is Always Hope—produced by Hugh Padgham—in February 2008. The duo consider it to be their best work yet.^[2]

The band toured with Kill Hannah and ¡Forward Russia!, however they were forced to pull out of the Minus The Bear tour for undisclosed reasons.

The band toured in February, promoting the single "Pink Squares", and their debut album.

On 5 June 2008 it was confirmed by the band via a MySpace bulletin that they would be splitting. They honoured their tour commitments through June and July, their show on July 14 of 2008 being their last.

New Bands

Since the split, both former members have created new bands. Todd has created "Omes", a 5 piece rock band with similar elements to IWACS, but a rockier hard edged feel. More recently Todd has joined forces with Tom Mclean to form the band "YGT" which creates beautifully subtle and tempered electronica^[3] using all analogue sounds with Music Production Center sequencing.^[4]

Will has joined forces with friends to create "Brontide", a loop influenced band, some could say has great reflection on "Russian Circles". Will also session drums for La Roux.

Discography

Studio albums

I Want You to Know That There Is Always Hope 2008

Singles

Year	Song	UK Singles Chart	Release date
2006	"We Were Made to Love"	-	4 September 2006
2006	"Pink Squares"	71	27 November 2006
2007	"I Hate Nightclubs"	116	12 March 2007
2007	"Our Smallest Adventures"	-	3 September 2007
2008	"The Hunter's Daughter^[5]"	-	16 June 2008

The song "Save Your Wishes" was given away on iTunes for free, giving I Was a Cub Scout major publicity.

References

^ "Remote Control - Artist: I Was a Cub Scout". http://www.remotecontrolrecords.com.au/artistDetail.asp?ArtistID=393. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
^ Drowned in Sound
^ "Super Ace 19.06.2009 Blog Post". http://superaceblog.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
^ "YGT MySpace Page". http://www.myspace.com/yyggtt. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
^ Announced in a bulletin on their Myspace

External links

v • d • e I Was a Cub Scout

Todd Marriott \| William Bowerman

Studio albums	I Want You to Know That There Is Always Hope

EPs	This Place Is Full of Wild Animals

Singles	"We Were Made to Love" \| "Pink Squares \| "I Hate Nightclubs" \| "Our Smallest Adventures"

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