THE WOMBATS Announce New Album Glitterbug Out April 7th Via Bright Antenna Records

[Tasya Swisko]

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ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM GLITTERBUG OUT APRIL 7th VIA BRIGHT ANTENNA RECORDS

JANUARY 2015 U.S. TOUR DATES SOLD-OUT!

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The Wombats have announced their third full-length album Glitterbug will be released on April 7th via Bright Antenna Records. Produced by Mark Crew (Bastille) and The Wombats - frontman Matthew 'Murph' Murphy, bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen and drummer Dan Haggis - Glitterbug themes were inspired by core songwriter Murph's experiences in Los Angeles. Drawn to the city's mix of "opulence and anxiety" his songwriting for the album focused upon the idea of writing about a tumultuous relationship with a fictional woman from Los Angeles.

"That became the main inspiration for most of the songs, this false world that I'd created for myself," Murph explains. "As time progressed, I'd go to L.A. more and more, and the idea kept on building. The album's about the envy and the struggle and the pretence and the worry and the fear that L.A. - and every major city in the world - encompasses."

Instrumentally, most of the songs took one of two directions: back in Liverpool Tord and Dan's rush of creativity would result into them delivering backing tracks as a foundation for Murph to then build upon while in L.A. or London. Alternatively, Murph would develop the essence of a song on guitar or piano for the band to collectively flesh out. Despite the initial geographic displacement of the trio, subsequent sessions at Mark Crew's London studio demonstrated that The Wombats' inter-band dynamics are as strong as ever before.

On Glitterbug, single "Greek Tragedy" floats an East Asian-infused synth riff over booming, distorted drum beats, while another immediate stand-out, the uplifting "Give Me A Try" represents the band's most positive lyrics to date. The LP also features "Your Body Is A Weapon," which was originally released as a free download for the band's devoted fanbase a few months back. The track originally premiered on Zane Lowe at Radio 1 and later was included in his 100 Hottest Records of the Year, demonstrating their continuing popularity with over 2 million plays split between YouTube and SoundCloud.

The band's last project, This Modern Glitch (2011) became their highest charting album, debuting at #3 in the UK. It also became their biggest international album to date - most notably in Australia where it peaked at #2 as it reached Platinum status. In addition, This Modern Glitch launched some of their most popular singles -"Techno Fan," "Tokyo" (Vampires and Wolves), "Jump Into The Fog" (a Top 10 hit on Billboard's Alternative Songs Chart) and "Anti-D." Around this release, the band gave stellar performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The band headlined Lovebox and Wakestock, and were also a highlight of numerous other festivals including Glastonbury, V, Radio 1's Big Weekend and Rockness, as well as a packed tent at Coachella and an arena tour of Australia.

The Wombats will play four intimate, sold-out shows this January 2015 in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.  More tour dates to be announced soon.

The Wombats 2015 Tour Dates:

JANUARY

19th  - New York, NY @ Rough Trade (SOLD OUT)
20th  - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (SOLD OUT)
22nd - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Shop (SOLD OUT)
23rd - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg HIFI (SOLD OUT)



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