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THE WOMBATS
release new single
‘I THINK MY MIND
HAS MADE ITS MIND UP’

+ New EP
‘IS THIS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
TO FEEL LIKE THIS?’
out NOVEMBER 18

+ Australian tour starts next month

Listen here

Tickets here

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“A new level of inventiveness” – Rolling Stone UK

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

“Anyone surprised at the trio’s continued success clearly hasn’t been listening. Pop ambition, indie ideals and sonic experimentation: it’s all here” – NME

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As they ready themselves for their visit to Australia next month, The Wombats today unveil their new single ‘I Think My Mind Has Made Its Mind Up’, out now via AWAL. The track is the second offering from the band’s forthcoming EP Is This What It Feels Like To Feel Like This?, out 18th November, and comes hot on the heels of their first UK number one album, Fix Yourself, Not The World, which topped the charts in January of this year.

The three piece return to Australia next month for headline shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Newcastle as well as sets at Spilt Milk festival in Canberra, Ballarat and the Gold Coast.

Opening with a slamming earworm of a riff, ‘I Think My Mind Has Had Its Mind Made Up’ finds frontman Matthew “Murph” Murphy in a typically philosophical mood as he reflects on his own psyche. Speaking on the track, he explains: “It’s a glitchy ode to the 90’s, innocence and escapism.”

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Recorded shortly after completing their acclaimed fifth studio album, Is This What It Feels Like To Feel Like This? is The Wombats rawest material yet, trading polished synths for spiky guitar riffs and heavy choruses. The band themselves co-produced part of the project themselves, bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen then taking some files back to his homeland of Norway to be mixed in his home studio, with regular collaborators Mike Crossey and Mark Crew working on the remainder.

If anyone doubted it, their debut number one UK album earlier this year confirmed the fact that The Wombats are a band at the peak of their powers. Built over sixteen years, their ever-expanding fanbase has continued to swell, boosted first by a new generation of fans discovering their vast catalogue of indie bangers through streaming, then via TikTok following the viral success of Oliver Nelson’s remix of their 2015 hit ‘Greek Tragedy’. Underpinning it all though is the timeless power of their songwriting and Murph’s inimitable lyrical style, which was lauded by fans and critics alike for Fix Yourself, Not The World, and has now seen them reach a million followers on Spotify.

This success was brought home to the band most tangibly during their recent world tour, where Murph, Tord and drummer Dan Haggis played their biggest ever headline show at London’s The O2, also visiting North and South America, Europe and Australia, before heading home for a busy summer of festivals. Moving straight into their next collection, this new EP shows The Wombats still have a lot more noise to make.

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I THINK MY MIND HAS MADE ITS MIND UP
single out now

Buy / stream here

IS THIS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO FEEL LIKE THIS?
EP out November 18

Pre-order here

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The Wombats
Australian Tour dates:

Tickets here

Sun 27 Nov – Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Thur 1 Dec – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide
Tue 6 Dec – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Fri 9 Dec – Bar on the Hill, Newcastle
Sun 11 Dec – Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Tickets on sale NOW!

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Australian Festival Dates:

Sat 26 Nov – Spilt Milk, Canberra
Sat 3 Dec – Spilt Milk, Ballarat
Sun 4 Dec – Spilt Milk, Gold Coast

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Follow THE WOMBATS
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AMNPLIFY – ML