The Wombats are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 2003, consisting of Matthew Murphy, Tord Øverland Knudsen, and Dan Haggis.
members: Matthew Murphy, Tord Overland-Knudsen, Dan Haggis
formed in: Liverpool
labels: 14th Floor Records
genres: indie rock
Facts from Wikidata and Discogs, free to use.
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 Øverland Knudsen is a Norwegian immigrant from Elverum. Over the course of 2004 to 2005, the band released many EPs such as The Hangover Sessions, No.3, and The Daring Adventures of Sgt. Wimbo and His Pet Otter. Their first official release was Lost in the Post, which was issued as a limited edition 7" single on 10 July 2006 on the London-based indie label KIDS Records and came with a distinctive additional second sleeve in the form of a FedEx ("WomEx") package....
Are you them, or do you know them? The mail slot is open.
"Let's Dance to Joy Division" is a song by British rock band the Wombats, released as the second single from their debut album A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation. The song was made available to download on 8 October 2007, with a physical release one week later.
It is based on a drunken night out experienced by lead singer Matthew Murphy at Le Bateau, a nightclub in the band's home city of Liverpool, during which he and his then-girlfriend danced on a table to "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division. The lyrics examine the irony of dancing happily to a famously sad song.
"Moving to New York" is the debut single by English band the Wombats, taken from their debut album A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation. It was originally released as a non-album single on 7-inch, in limited edition packaging, on 26 October 2006; it was re-released on 14 January 2008, two months after the release of the album.
Critics of the single have said that "the song is upbeat and catchy". The Unreality Music website described the song as "one of those joyous, frenetic noise-fests".