Wombats,The - Fix Yourself,Not The World (Sealed) (CD)

The Wombats kick off the most exciting phase of their constantly evolving success story today with the announcement of their fifth studio album Fix Yourself, Not The World, due for release on 7th January 2022 via AWAL. Alongside this, the indie heroes have revealed plans for a five date headline UK arena tourin April 2022, playing massive nights in Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff and Liverpool, as well as their biggest ever headline show at The O2, Londonon 15th April. 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” Murphyin Los Angeles, bassist Tord ?verland Knudsenin Oslo and drummer Dan Haggisin 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. 15 years and three top 5 UK albums into their career, The Wombatsare 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 also helped them amass 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.With a summer ahead that includes second from top billings at Reading & Leeds Festivalmain stage and Neighbourhood Weekender, plus their biggest ever UK headline tourset for 2022, this is only the start of what's to come as fans new and old gear up for the next exciting chapter from one of Britain’s most adored bands. 1 Flip Me Upside Down 2 This Car Drives All By Itself 3 If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming With You 4 Ready For The High 5 Method To The Madness 6 People Don't Change People, Time Does 7 Everything I Love Is Going To Die 8 Work Is Easy, Life Is Hard 9 Wildfire 10 Don't Poke The Bear 11 Worry 12 Fix Yourself, Then The World (Reach Beyond Your Fingers)