Genre: Indie Rock
Website: www.thewombats.co.uk
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The Wombats are an indie band from Liverpool, England. They comprise two native Liverpudlians; front man Matthew Murphy, provider of vocals, guitar and keyboards, drummer and b-vocalist Dan Haggis and bass and additional vocalist and Tord ??verland-Knudsen, a Norwegian who has made his home in the city. The band is known for their lively stage presence and their stuffed wombat mascot cherub.

The band started 2008 as the opening act at the opening ceremony of Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008 at Liverpool Arena. “Moving to New York” was re-released on 14 January 2008 and reached #13 UK singles chart becoming their highest charting release to date. The band are set to go on a full UK tour over April and May 2008, as well as playing dates in Europe and Japan. The band also played for Jo Wiley on BBC Radio 1 where they covered the Take That song “Patience“, as well as Tord singing the Postman Pat theme tune in his native language, Norwegian.

On 28th February 2008, the band won ‘Best Dancefloor Filler‘ for their song ‘Let’s Dance to Joy Division‘ by the NME Awards sponsored by Shockwaves^[1]. April 2008 marked the band’s first release in the U.S., The Wombats EP.

In June 2008, the band performed live at the major event Glastonbury Festival to the delight of many fans. The event lasted 3 days and they performed on 2 separate occasions. They also performed at T in the Park, of July 2008, opening the Radio 1 / NME Stage set on the Friday to the lucky masses who bought camping tickets. In the same month, all three band members were briefly arrested by British police following complaints from the lawyers of Nancy Meyers regarding the lyrics of Kill the Director and alleged ‘threats’ to her life. The police decided to take no further action.

In August 2008, while on their Australian Tour the band will shoot a cameo on Australian soap Neighbours. They’ll be performing Kill the Director & Let’s Dance to Joy Division in ‘Charlie’s’. The episode will air in Australia in later 2008 & in 2009 in the UK.

The Wombats Proudly Present… This Modern Glitch (2010–present)

In September 2010, the band announced they were near to completing their second studio album in the MRG Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California. The band worked with producers Eric Valetine and Jacknife Lee.

The first single to be released from the album, “Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)” was released in the UK on 27 September 2010^[2] and debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 23; marking the band’s fifth Top 40 hit and third most successful single to date. The accompanying music video was shot in Los Angeles on 19-20 August 2010 and was directed by The General Assembly. Following the rumoured release of “Techno Fan” as the second single to be released from the album, the track “Jump Into the Fog” was confirmed for a release on 24 January 2011.^[3] “Anti-D” has been announced as the next single, with the album following two weeks later. The album, entitled This Modern Glitch, was released in April 2011 as a CD, digital download and also as 7″ and 12″ vinyls.

Source: Wikipedia