Tag Archives: The Wombats
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ALBUM REVIEW: Love Fame Tragedy makes music for living with ‘Wherever I Go, I Want to Leave’
By Timothy Arliss O’Brien Chasing the release of his second solo EP as Love Fame Tragedy, March’s Five Songs to Briefly Fill the Void, Matthew “Murph” Murphy, the guitarist and lead singer of indie rock band The Wombats, is back with his solo full-length debut. This breakthrough album collects…
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Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2016: Introduction
Welcome to my annual countdown of the most entertaining music experiences of the year. I attended 51 concerts this year, up from 41 the year before. Like always, this list is an account of how much I enjoyed the concerts I attended. I’m not attempting to list the “best”…
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INTERVIEW: The Wombats try, try again
The Wombats. Courtesy photo. It took three albums and more than a decade for America to start noticing The Wombats, as bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen sees it. But that narrative is in line with the other effort the Liverpool rock trio has put in to attain success and seniority…
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U.K. indie rockers the Wombats pick favorites in soccer, don’t drive tired
The Wombats perform at Outside Lands 2016. Photos: Che Holts. U.K. indie rock trio The Wombats were running on fumes by the time they arrived at Outside Lands last Saturday. The previous day, singer-guitarist Matthew Murphy, drummer Dan Haggis and bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen performed in Santa Ana. Then they…
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Photos: Seven great sets from Outside Lands 2016 Day 2
Radiohead performs at Outside Lands 2016. Che Holts/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Eight years after headlining opening night of the inaugural Outside Lands Music Festival, Radiohead returned Saturday to the event with a two-hour set that showed their range of abilities. Because of the way the event has grown and…
