Noah and the Whale is an alternative/folk group formed in Twickenham, London, England in 2006. They consist of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (fiddle), Matt Urby (bass), Doug Fink (drums) and, on occasion, Laura Marling (vocals, guitar). They released their debut album "Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down" - which contains the UK Top 10 hit "5 Years Time" - in August of 2008.