The band also announced via their MySpace blog that they would be releasing two singles, a seasonal ‘Anti-Christmas’ themed “Is This Christmas?” on 15 December 2008, followed by a track titled “My Circuitboard City” on 3 March 2009.
In April 2008, the band put out their first U.S. release on the Bright Antenna label, The Wombats EP . Following this release, the band went on a full UK tour as well as playing dates in Europe and Japan. The band also played for Jo Whiley on BBC Radio…
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The band started 2008 as the opening act at the opening ceremony of Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture celebrations at Liverpool Arena . The single “Moving to New York” was re-released on 14 January 2008 and reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their highest charting release to…
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The summer of 2008 saw the band perform live at a number of major festivals including Glastonbury Festival in June and T in the Park in July, opening the BBC Radio 1 / NME Stage set on the Friday. They also played Reading and Leeds Festival on the Saturday and…
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In January 2007, the band released a second limited edition 7″ on KIDS called Moving to New York (again featuring a second sleeve, this time in the style of a suitcase), then in May that year they released a third single on KIDS entitled ” Backfire at the Disco “,…
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The trio met as teenagers in 2003 while studying at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts . Lead singer and guitarist Matthew Murphy and drummer Dan Haggis are both from Liverpool , with Murphy having grown up in Woolton and Haggis having grown up in Garston , while bassist Tord…
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