Moby Dick (whale) (larger than any officially recorded sperm whale) and that Moby Dick is possibly the largest sperm whale that ever lived. Ahab tells the crew that the White Whale can be told because it has an unusual spout, a deformed jaw, three punctures in his right fluke and several harpoons embedded in his side from unsuccessful hunts. Yet Ishmael insists that what invested the whale with “natural terror” was that “unexampled, intelligent malignity” which he had shown in his assaults. When he fled before “exalting pursuers,” giving every symptom of alarm, he would suddenly turn round and stave their boats to
Last Night on Earth (Noah and the Whale album) another instance of Fink's cinema-inspired songwriting, was designed to have a ""Twin Peaks" feel." Following the commercial success of "Last Night on Earth", the band toured extensively, including three separate treks to the United States. "There was a week where we did Japan, Australia, Canada and Chicago in eight days. And I hate flying," remarked Fink. In 2011, "Last Night on Earth" sold 261,000 copies in the UK. Last Night on Earth (Noah and the Whale album) Last Night on Earth is the third studio album by the English indie folk band Noah and the Whale. It was released on