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THE WOMBATS
release fifth studio album
‘FIX YOURSELF, NOT THE WORLD’ 
out now 

Buy | Stream here

New single
“THIS CAR DRIVES ALL BY ITSELF” 
out now
Listen here

AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR CONFIRMED FOR JUNE 2022 –
TICKETS ON SALE NOW

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Photo credit: Tom Oxley

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“A polished and snappy fifth album” – The Guardian

“Pop ambition, indie ideals and sonic experimentation: it’s all here” – NME

“Matthew Murphy has a melodic gift that keeps giving” – The Sunday Times

“a feast of addictive melodies and smart repartee” – Daily Mirror

“An album of expertly deployed pop-rock with an eclectic palate” – Stereogum

“On this evidence, The Wombats remarkable second life as arena-filling major players shows no sign of stopping” – Rolling Stone UK

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The Wombats mark the next chapter in their ever-evolving success story today with the release of their fifth studio album Fix Yourself, Not The World, out now. The new LP follows their 3rd UK top 5 album, 2018’s Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life, and includes the Radio 1 playlisted tracks “If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You” and “Everything I Love Is Going To Die”, alongside new single “This Car Drives All By Itself”, out now.

Recording remotely from their respective homes, the band have been working hard to produce some of the most captivating, inventive and forward-thinking music of their career to date. With frontman Matthew “Murph” Murphy in Los Angeles, bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen in Oslo and drummer Dan Haggis in London, they discussed each day’s plan via Zoom, then recorded separately, sending individual files to producers Jacknife Lee (U2, The Killers), Gabe Simon (Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey), Paul Meaney (Twenty One Pilots, Nothing But Thieves), Mark Crew (Bastille, Rag‘n’Bone Man) and Mike Crossey (The 1975, The War on Drugs, Yungblud) to mix into the finished tracks. “It was pure madness, to be honest,” explains Murph. 

“We’re so excited for people to hear this new album! We’ve explored new genres and pushed ourselves further than ever musically. It will always stand out for us in our memories from our other albums as we recorded it across three cities during lockdown, and we weren’t all in the same room at the same time!” says Dan Haggis.

New single “This Car Drives All By Itself” is also out now. A melting pot of space pop, acid house, Talking Heads and gang chant punk, the infectious track is a metaphor for coming to terms with humanity’s helplessness. “The song’s about how maybe we’re not as in control of our lives as we think we are, and that time and entropy are pretty powerful things. We row but the universe steers, and I want to learn to be ok with that. It all just came together and I’m so proud of how it turned out,” Murph explains.

Over 15 years into their career, The Wombats are pulling in bigger audiences than ever before. The viral success of Oliver Nelson’s remix of their 2015 hit “Greek Tragedy” on TikTok has enraptured a whole new generation of fans, a feat they’ve managed to continually repeat since their 2007 debut A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation. Used in over 600,000 videos (some of which have over 100 million views), the remix has rocketed to over 50 million streams, propelling the original to 140 million streams and sending it Gold in the US. It’s helped the band surpass 1.5 billion worldwide streams, also amassing an extra 2.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify in just 6 months; further illustration, if any were needed, of The Wombats’ ability to reach new generations of fans through the timeless power of their songwriting and lyrics alone.

Fix Yourself, Not The World is already being lauded by fans and critics alike, the most exciting chapter in the story of one of Britain’s most adored bands is well and truly underway.

The Wombats have also revealed plans for a seven-date headline Australian tour in April 2022, playing massive nights in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart. Tickets are on sale now.

Catch
THE WOMBATS
Live at:

JUNE 5 2022 – HBF Stadium, PERTH, WA
JUNE 7 2022 – City Hall, HOBART, TAS
JUNE 9 2022 – Entertainment Centre Theatre, ADELAIDE, SA
JUNE 10 2022 – John Cain Arena, MELBOURNE, VIC
JUNE 11 2022 – Hordern Pavilion, SYDNEY, NSW (SOLD OUT)
JUNE 15 2022 – UC Refectory, CANBERRA, ACT (SOLD OUT)
JUNE 17 2022 – Riverstage, BRISBANE, QLD

See the eboy designed album artwork below.

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Fix Yourself, Not The World
tracklist:

Flip Me Upside Down
This Car Drives All By Itself
If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You
Ready For The High
Method to the Madness
People Don’t Change People, Time Does
Everything I Love Is Going To Die
Work Is Easy, Life Is Hard
Wildfire
Don’t Poke The Bear
Worry
Fix Yourself, Then The World (Reach Beyond Your Fingers)

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AMNPLIFY – ML