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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Greetings all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>UK trio <b>THE WOMBATS</b> have returned with their acclaimed sophomore release, <b><i>The Wombats proudly present … This Modern Glitch </i></b>(Bright Antenna/ILG)<i>. </i>The album entered the UK charts at #3 (just after UK phenomenon, Adele, still holding at #1 and #2). The <b>BBC </b>online has already declared it “the pop album of the year” in their review, saying "<i>This Modern Glitch</i> is a flawless modern classic...[an] incredible, irrepressible, ecstatic, brilliant record …” and Spin declared the album “Echo & the Bunnymen for the Internet Age.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>MTV2 has just premiered the video for their biggest UK single to date <b>“Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves),”</b> which was also a FUSE video of the day. The darkly comic track, already being picked up by alternative radio, boasts a killer synth hook, a propulsive bass line and driving beats that explode an exuberantly catchy chorus of the kind we’ve come to expect from the band. With their UK and Australian tours sold out in advance, and a US tour planned for Fall 2011, the Wombats will be making a quick visit to the US for three special shows: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The Wombats</span></u></i></b><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <b>upcoming US dates:<br></b></span></u></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Tue, May 31 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom <br>Wed, Jun 1 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour<br>Fri, Jun 3 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw (Popscene)<br> <br>Give a shout for press, interview or guest list requests.<br>Best,<br>Angie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Their video for UK hit single<b> “Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves),” </b>now at over 1.8 million plays, can be viewed here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRhUIJextp8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRhUIJextp8</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Check out the video clips from the band’s performance on <i>Jimmy Kimmel Live!:</i><br>“Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves”) - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeZJ4t0sY9M">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeZJ4t0sY9M</a><br>“Techno Fan” - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNBWlMMcLM8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNBWlMMcLM8</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Praise for <b><i>The Wombats proudly present: This Modern Glitch:<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>“Taking their trademark wit, self-deprecation, teen angst, and pop culture fanboy-ism, <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>This Modern Glitch</span></em> is heavy on the sweet sounds of synth and a ton of nerdy boyish ache. Don’t, however, let that awkwardness skew the fact they’re mature, dedicated songwriters.” <b><i>– Consequence of Sound</i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>“danceable rhythms that all build to infectious, energetic choruses.” <b><i>– Paste Magazine</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>“a fun, immediate sugar-rush of a listen.” <b><i>–Drowned in Sound</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>"<i>This Modern Glitch</i> is a flawless modern classic... [an] incredible, irrepressible, ecstatic, brilliant record … The pop album of the year, by at least a dozen choruses.” <b><i>–</i></b></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><b><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BBC.co.uk</span></i></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>"A ten-song masterclass in spiky, lyrically-vivid, synth-coloured pop ... Snap, crackle, pop immediacy, instant and profound. Nothing can detract (or distract) from this album's infectiousness."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>– </span></i></b><b><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Sunday Times<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.thewombats.co.uk/">http://www.thewombats.co.uk/</a> <br><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thewombatsuk">http://www.myspace.com/thewombatsuk</a> <br></span><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://twitter.com/thewombats">http://twitter.com/thewombats</a> <br></span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.brightantenna.com/brightantenna/artists/the-wombats/">http://www.brightantenna.com/brightantenna/artists/the-wombats/</a> <br> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'> <br>Angie Carlson<br>PRESS HERE PUBLICITY<br>138 W. 25TH ST., 9TH FL.<br>NY, NY 10001<br>Ph: 212.246.2640<br>Fx: 212.582.6513<br><a href="angie@pressherepublicity.com">angie@pressherepublicity.com</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/presshere">http://twitter.com/presshere</a> <br>www.pressherepublicity.com <br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>----->For downloadable photos, press kits, releases, bios & tour dates go to our website (all info in the "current roster" section): <br><a href="http://www.pressherepublicity.com">http://www.pressherepublicity.com</a> <<a href="http://www.pressherepublicity.com/">http://www.pressherepublicity.com/</a>> <br><a href="http://www.twitter.com/presshere">http://www.twitter.com/presshere</a> <<a href="http://www.twitter.com/presshere">http://www.twitter.com/presshere</a>> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>