The Wombats
The Wombats will release a special seasonal single, ‘Is This Christmas’, on 15 December 2008 through 14th Floor Records. The single, the profits from which will be donated to MENCAP, is the first new material to be released since their debut album ‘The Wombats' Proudly Present…A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation’ in November 2007.
‘Is This Christmas’ will be available on CD, 2 x 7†and download, and will be accompanied by a video featuring a guest appearance by Les Dennis.
‘Is This Christmas’ will be followed by the single ‘My Circuitboard City’ on 9 February. The single, which sees the band’s sound develop and progress in a more post-punk, scuzzier direction, was produced by Tore Johanson (The Cardigans; Franz Ferdinand) at London Metropolis Studio.
The song demonstrates a darker and more mature side to the band. As ever with The Wombats, the bleaker lyrical content is belied with hi-octane, effervescent music that has become so distinctive to their sound and imperative to their success in the past year.
Ahead of the single releases, The Wombats will be playing a 9-date tour of the UK and Ireland, including a massive homecoming headline show at the new Liverpool Echo Arena on 22 November where they will become one of the first indie bands to play the 10,000 capacity venue. The gig will be The Wombats final show of the year before they take a break from touring to work on their new album.
November dates:
9 November Dublin Academy
10 November Belfast St George’s Market
12 November Edinburgh The Picture House
13 November Glasgow Academy
15 November London Matter (inside O2)
16 November London Coronet
17 November London Shepherds Bush Empire
18 November London Forum
22 November Liverpool Echo Arena
The WOMBATS are Matthew Murphy (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass, vocals) and Dan Haggis (drums, vocals).