The Resume

(1995-2006)
Formed in Falkirk, Scotland
Aidan Moffat
Malcolm Middleton

Why they might be annoying:

They share a name with a sexual device.
Moffat's side project, Lucky Pierre, is the slang name for a man in the middle of a threesome.
Their lyrics were often brooding and dark.
Their publicity photo shows them smoking in bed.

Why they might not be annoying:

Their 1996 debut single, 'The First Big Weekend,' was called the best record of the decade by Britain's Radio One.
They were leaders of the post-folk genre.
Fellow Scots, Belle and Sebastian, named their 1998 release, 'The Boy with the Arab Strap,' in honor of them.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Almost Cool's Top 15 Albums [1998] (Ranked: 5)
• Almost Cool's Top 20 Albums [2000] (Ranked: 10)
• Austin Chronicle's Top 10 Albums-Raoul Hernandez [2006] (Ranked: 1)
• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 04]
• Duos
• I am Scottish
• Look at Me, I'm in Bed
• Look at Me, I'm Reading
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• New Musical Express' Top Albums [1998] (Ranked: 17)
• New Musical Express' Top Tracks [1997] (Ranked: 13)
• New Musical Express' Top Tracks [1998] (Ranked: 38)
• Profiles 20751-21000 (Ranked: 20818)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 74.32% Annoying