Indie punk 'tronica; Postal Service vs Digital Ash-esque Oberst.

I Was A Cub Scout are:
Toddy - sings
William - drums

Watch the video for 'Pink Squares'...

Releases

• I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope - album, out 18/02/2008 on Abeano Music. 1 review (read/post)
• Pink Squares / Echoes - single, out 04/02/2008 on Abeano Music. 1 review (read/post)
• Pink Squares/Echoes - single, out 28/01/2008 on XL Recordings. (post review)
• Our Smallest Adventures - single, out 03/09/2007 on Abeano Music. 1 review (read/post)
• I Hate Nightclubs - single, out 12/03/2007 on Abeano Music. 1 review (read/post)
• Pink Squares/ Teenage Skin - single, out 27/11/2006 on Abeano Music. 1 review (read/post)
• We Were Made To Love - single, out 04/09/2006 on Fear And Records. (post review)

Past events

• Sat 21 Jun at Exeter Phoenix. (post review)
• Wed 11 Jun at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms. (post review)
• Tue 10 Jun at Brighton Barfly. (post review)
• Sun 08 Jun at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape). (post review)
• Sat 07 Jun at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Fri 06 Jun at Sheffield Plug. (post review)
• Thu 05 Jun at London Camden Lock 17/Dingwalls. (post review)
• Wed 04 Jun at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
• Tue 03 Jun at Cambridge Barfly at The Graduate. (post review)
• Fri 30 May at Liverpool Sound City. (post review)
• Sun 25 May at Hereford Jailhouse. (post review)
• Thu 08 May at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Tue 06 May at Oxford Academy. (post review)
• Mon 05 May at Bristol Academy. (post review)
• Sun 04 May at Leeds Leeds University Stylus. (post review)
• Sat 03 May at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
• Thu 01 May at Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall. (post review)
• Thu 28 Feb at Cambridge Barfly at The Graduate. (post review)
• Wed 27 Feb at London Camden Underworld. (post review)
• Tue 26 Feb at Wolverhampton Little Civic. (post review)
• Mon 25 Feb at Southend-on-Sea Chinnery's. (post review)
• Sun 24 Feb at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
• Sat 23 Feb at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Fri 22 Feb at Bedford Esquires. (post review)
• Thu 21 Feb at Brighton The Freebutt. (post review)
• Wed 20 Feb at Bristol Croft. (post review)
• Tue 19 Feb at Exeter Cavern. (post review)
• Mon 18 Feb at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
• Sun 17 Feb at Trowbridge Terrys. (post review)
• Sat 16 Feb at Leeds Cockpit. (post review)
• Fri 15 Feb at Manchester Roadhouse. (post review)
• Thu 14 Feb at Hartlepool The Studio. (post review)
• Wed 13 Feb at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy 2. (post review)
• Tue 12 Feb at Liverpool Barfly. (post review)
• Sun 10 Feb at Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire. (post review)
• Sat 09 Feb at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Fri 08 Feb at Carlisle The Brickyard. (post review)
• Thu 07 Feb at York Fibbers. (post review)
• Wed 06 Feb at Sheffield Corporation. (post review)
• Tue 05 Feb at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Mon 04 Feb at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Sat 02 Feb at Tunbridge Wells Forum. (post review)
• Thu 20 Dec at London Puregroove Records. (post review)
• INROCKS INDIE CLUB, Thu 15 Nov at Paris La Maroquinerie. (post review)
• Swn Festival, Fri 09 Nov at Cardiff The Point. (post review)
• Fri 02 Nov at Bradford St. George's Concert Hall. (post review)
• Thu 01 Nov at York Fibbers. (post review)
• Wed 31 Oct at Dundee Reading Room. (post review)
• Tue 30 Oct at Sunderland Independent (Formerly Bar 36). (post review)
• Sat 27 Oct at Brighton Barfly. (post review)
• Fri 26 Oct at Exeter Cavern. (post review)
• Thu 25 Oct at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
• Wed 24 Oct at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
• Tue 23 Oct at Hull Lamp. (post review)
• Lazarette Festival, Sun 21 Oct at Bristol Louisiana. (post review)
• Thu 27 Sep at Colchester Twist. (post review)
• Wed 26 Sep at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Tue 25 Sep at Bristol Academy. (post review)
• Mon 24 Sep at London King's College. (post review)
• Sun 23 Sep at Birmingham Academy 2. (post review)
• Sat 22 Sep at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Fri 21 Sep at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape). (post review)
• Thu 20 Sep at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Wed 19 Sep at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy. (post review)
• DiS End-Of-Summer Party! (headlined by Russian Circles), Fri 31 Aug at London Monto Water Rats. (post review)
• Summer Slam, Sun 19 Aug at Grantham The Black Dog. (post review)
• Moor Music Festival - Friday, Fri 20 Jul at Ilkley Moor. (post review)
• Sat 30 Jun at London Camden Lock 17/Dingwalls. (post review)
• Fri 29 Jun at Tunbridge Wells Forum. (post review)
• Thu 28 Jun at Kingston upon Thames The Works. (post review)
• Wed 27 Jun at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
• Tue 26 Jun at Leicester Charlotte. (post review)
• Sun 24 Jun at Wolverhampton Little Civic. (post review)
• Nastyfest VII - Saturday, Sat 23 Jun at Leeds The Faversham. (post review)
• Fri 22 Jun at York Fibbers. (post review)
• Thu 21 Jun at Sheffield Plug. (post review)
• Thu 21 Jun at Sheffield Plug. (post review)
• Wed 20 Jun at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy 2. (post review)
• Tue 19 Jun at Liverpool Carling Academy 2. (post review)
• Sun 27 May at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
• Camden Crawl - Thursday, Thu 19 Apr at Camden Camden Crawl 2007. (post review)
• White Heat, Tue 10 Apr at London Madame Jo Jo's. (post review)
• Sun 01 Apr at Mansfield The Mill. (post review)
• Sat 31 Mar at Lincoln Bivouac @ Duke of Wellington. (post review)
• Fri 30 Mar at Hertford Marquee. (post review)
• Thu 29 Mar at Southend-on-Sea Chinnery's. (post review)
• Wed 28 Mar at London Camden Barfly. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 24 Mar at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Fri 23 Mar at Winchester Railway Inn. (post review)
• Thu 22 Mar at Kingston Peel. (post review)
• Tue 20 Mar at Manchester Night and Day Cafe. (post review)
• Sun 18 Mar at Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire. (post review)
• Sat 17 Mar at Aberdeen Tunnels. (post review)
• Fri 16 Mar at Arbroath Viewfield Hotel. (post review)
• Thu 15 Mar at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Wed 14 Mar at Stoke-on-Trent The Underground. (post review)
• Tue 13 Mar at Leeds Cockpit. (post review)
• Sun 11 Mar at Derby Victoria Inn. (post review)
• Thu 08 Mar at Cardiff Barfly Club. (post review)
• Wed 07 Mar at Bristol Croft. (post review)
• Bug Powder, Mon 05 Mar at Cambridge The Portland Arms. (post review)
• Sat 03 Mar at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Fri 02 Mar at Nottingham Rock City Basement. (post review)
• Fuzz Club, Thu 01 Mar at Sheffield Fusion & Foundry at Sheffield University. (post review)
• Sun 18 Feb at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
• Wed 14 Feb at London Monto Water Rats. (post review)
• Stealth vs Rescue Rooms w/Justice, Sun 31 Dec at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Das Disko presents...Das Crimbo!, Sat 23 Dec at Grantham Ye Olde Playhouse. (post review)
• Sat 16 Dec at London Camden Purple Turtle. (post review)
• Wed 13 Dec at Wrexham Central Station & Yales. (post review)
• Tue 12 Dec at Liverpool Roadkill Bar. (post review)
• Wed 06 Dec at Brighton Engine Room. (post review)
• Tue 05 Dec at London Camden Barfly. (post review)
• Tue 28 Nov at London 93 Feet East. (post review)
• Fri 24 Nov at Mansfield The Mill. (post review)
• Drowned In Sound presents..., Sat 11 Nov at Nottingham Junktion 7. (post review)
• Tue 03 Oct at London Camden Barfly. (post review)
• Smalltown America All-Dayer, Sat 16 Sep at London 93 Feet East. 1 review (read/post)
• DiScover at the Barfly, Fri 15 Sep at London Camden Barfly. (post review)
• Party Like The Wolf, Thu 24 Aug at London The Spread Eagle. (post review)

News

• 06/06/2008: Updated: Was A Cub Scout definitely call it a day
• 02/06/2008: Death Cab, Ting Tings, N*E*R*D and more join iTunes live event
• 29/05/2008: I Was A Cub Scout show love for the old school: new single on cassette
• 12/05/2008: IWACS give away free songs; go on tour, add members
• 17/03/2008: Oh, oh, oh, am I in trouble, darling someone's robbed our van: Cub Scout forced to cancel SXSW show
• 05/12/2007: I Was A Cub Scout: Massive tour
• 21/11/2007: How lazy? I Was A Cub Scout ask fans to record for them
• 19/10/2007: Further Forward Russia: new material previewed online
• 21/09/2007: IWACS: Minus The Bear dates, debut album announcement
• 03/09/2007: ¡Forward, Russia! new album details

Features

• 27/06/2008: 2008 to date: DiS's tracks of the year so far
• 12/06/2008: Johnny Foreigner's 2008 diary: May
• 20/03/2008: South By Southwest 2008: the DiSummary
• 14/02/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: The Valentine's Day Mixtape Massacre
• 08/02/2008: Hoping for... sped-up power ballads? I Was A Cub Scout reveal their epic intentions
• 03/01/2008: Slight return: DiS's tips for 2007 reprised
• 02/01/2008: It's great in 2008, yeah: DiS's anticipated albums
• 13/11/2007: Cub Scouting with the Bear: UK duo question Seattle prog-punks
• 28/09/2007: Truck 2007: the DiS review
• 30/08/2007: I Was A Cub Scout on their not-so-small adventures

Links

• myspace.com/iwasacubscout
• www.iwasacubscout.net - official IWACS website

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