THE WOMBATS Share New Track + Video "Ready For The High"

UNVEIL NEW TRACK  “READY FOR THE HIGH”  LISTEN HERE I WATCH HERE TRACK OFF UPCOMING NEW ALBUM FIX YOURSELF, NOT THE WORLD OUT JANUARY 7, 2022  PRE-ORDER HERE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF JANUARY 20 “Greek Tragedy” Certified Gold In The US

Photo credit: High res here “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  the bold guitar bop vibes are still there - THE HONEYPOP "Dripping with melancholia, “Method to the Madness” is layered with heart-cringing piano chords and drum kicks that take you on a sonic rollercoaster..."  AUPIUM Following the announcement of their headline North American tour in January 2022, indie heroes The Wombats today unveil “Ready For The High,: the latest offering from their forthcoming album Fix Yourself, Not The World out January 7 (AWAL). A sultry buzz rock note-to-self to accept the good times now they’re here, the track comes accompanied by a video shot while the band were together in the UK earlier this month.  The clip captures the raw live energy they recently brought to the main stages of Reading and Leeds Festival and Neighbourhood Weekender.  About the track, frontman Matthew “Murph” Murphy comments: ‘’Ready for the High’ is a 90’s inspired track that I was excited to toss a load of trumpets into. The song is about being engulfed in a bad place, but rather than accepting this as immutable, acknowledging that it is only temporary and that better times are closer than they (currently) appear.”  Listen/share “Ready For The High” here and watch the video here:

The Wombats will kick off their world-wide tour in support of Fix Yourself, Not The World with North American dates that kick off January 20 in Washington, DC and conclude in Los Angeles on February 25. Along the way the band will play shows in New York City, Chicago, Nashville and Seattle. The full tour is listed below. The Wombats have also revealed plans for a headline European tour in May which includes a stop at The O2, London for their biggest UK headline show to date. Those dates are listed below as well.   The Wombats have previously shared the album’s “If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming With You,” an infectious electro-pop ode to obsessive devotion and the cathartic “Method To The Madness.” The tracks have seen pick up from from NPR, Ghettoblaster, Northern Transmissions, and more.    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 Murph” 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) and Mark Crew (Bastille, Rag‘n’Bone Man) to mix into the finished tracks. “It was pure madness, to be honest,” explains Murph. See the eboy designed album artwork below. 15 years and three top 5 UK albums into their career, The Wombats are pulling in a bigger audience 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 30 million streams, propelling the original to 120 million streams and sending it Gold in the US. It’s helped the band surpass a 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. Past praise for The Wombats "Full of buzzing electric guitars and firm percussion" - Rolling Stone   “Grade A purveyors of electric live sets…blending pop, electro and rock sensibilities” – Entertainment Weekly   “...packed with anthemic hooks” – Pitchfork    “The Wombats have been in the game since 2007, but perform with the verve and joy of a band just starting out…” – SPIN   "Wonderfully bizarre" - Billboard   "It's good to see the Liverpool indie-rockers still know how to keep it light and don't take themselves too seriously, despite their mass success." - Paste Magazine “the tunes are crunchy and melody-laden to nearly sugar-coma inducing levels” - PopMatters   "Practically tailor-made for the airwaves" – Idolator    “A unique combination of electropop and post-punk styles” – Boston Globe     THE WOMBATS TOUR DATES   North American Dates: January 20 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC January 22 - The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA January 25 - Terminal 5, New York, NY January 26 - House of Blues, Boston, MA January 28 - Corona, Montreal, QB January 31 - St. Andrew’s, Detroit, MI February 1 - Newport, Columbus, OH February 3 - Park West, Chicago, IL February 4 - The Fillmore, Minneapolis, MN February 5 - The Truman, Kansas City, MO February 7 - Cannery, Nashville, TN February 8 - Buckhead, Atlanta, GA February 10 - House of Blues, Houston, TX February 11 - Emo’s, Austin, TX February 12 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX February 14 - Ogden, Denver, CO February 15 - Union, Salt Lake City, UT February 17 - Showbox Market, Seattle, WA February 18 - Venue Nightclub, Vancouver, BC February 19 - Revolution Hall, Portland, OR February 21 - The Regency, San Francisco, CA February 22 - The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA February 25 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA