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THE WOMBATS
unveil new SINGLE
“EVERYTHING I LOVE
IS GOING TO DIE”

LISTEN HERE

Fifth studio album
‘FIX YOURSELF, NOT THE WORLD’
Out 7th January 2022

PRE-ORDER HERE

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

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Photo Credit – Tom Oxley

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“The Wombats still have a talent for creating absolute bangers” – CLASH

“‘If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You’ is a thumping new song” – NME

“ just as crucial now as they were when they first broke-out” – 1883

“The songs are made for big stages” – Gigwise

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Today indie heroes The Wombats unveil their new single ‘Everything I Love Is Going To Die’; an upbeat homage to living to the fullest while we still can. Premiering as BBC Radio 1’s ‘Hottest Record In The World’ last night on the Future Sounds Show with Clara Amfo, the track is the latest offering from their upcoming fifth studio album Fix Yourself, Not The World, due for release on 7th January 2022 via AWAL.

Drawing equally from the tones and textures of modern pop as the likes of New Order and The Cure, ‘Everything I love Is Going To Die’ finds frontman Matthew “Murph” Murphy at his most wry and surreal. “The song is about the impermanence of life, and with that in mind, the beauty of each passing second. Key line for me is ‘Icarus Was My Best Friend, So I’m Gonna Make Him Proud In The End’, which I guess is a playful take on living life to its fullest even though the consequences of that might be dire. Certainly not a call to Nihilism however, but perhaps a call to being present and the joy that can be found in appreciating each moment we find ourselves in,” he explains.

Recording remotely over the past year 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.

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 30 million streams, propelling the original to 120 million streams and sending it Gold in the US. It’s helped the band surpass 1.5 billion worldwide streams, also amassing an extra 2.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify since just January; 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.

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.

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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
JUNE 15 2022 – UC Refectory, CANBERRA, ACT
JUNE 17 2022 – Riverstage, BRISBANE, QLD

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FIX YOURSELF,
NOT THE WORLD
Track list:

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 – DB