aaamusic | On 16, Nov 2010

“The Wombats have another huge hit on their hands with their new album” – The Sun

The Wombats stormed back to prominence with their recent single ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)’ which received a glorious global premiere on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 where it was named the Hottest Record In The World. The track was also selected as Zane Lowe’s Single of the Week and Richard Skinner’s Single of the Week at XFM.

Now the band maintain momentum towards the February 7^th release of their second album ‘This Modern Glitch’ with the single ‘Techno Fan’ that is out on January 24^th on 14^th Floor Records. Immediately addictive and upbeat, ‘Techno Fan’ also features sweetly memorable vocal harmonies and some characteristically unconventional lyrics.

The band’s eagerly anticipated second album ‘This Modern Glitch’ features production by Rich Costey (Muse, Interpol, FranzFerdinand), Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol, R.E.M.) and Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Lostprophets). The collection includes both ‘Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)’ and ‘Techno Fan’, as well as ‘Jump Into The Fog’ which was recently made available as a free download at the band’s official site.

Following their recent intimate UK tour that sold-out almost immediately, The Wombats will hit the road for a major tour in March that includes a sizeable London date at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo. The dates, listed below, were rescheduled from January in order to allow fans to get to know the material from their new album:

March

4^th – Manchester, Academy (sold out)

5^th – Newcastle, O2 Academy

6^th – Dundee, Fat Sams Live

7^th – Edinburgh, HMV Picture House

9^th – Leeds, Metropolitan University

10^th – Birmingham, HMV Institute

11^th – Sheffield, Leadmill (sold out)

13^th – Norwich, UEA

14^th – London, HMV Hammersmith Apollo

17^th – Cardiff, University Solus

18^th – Bristol, O2 Academy

Tickets are available now from the 24 hour ticket hotline on 0844 811 0051 or online from www.gigsandtours.com,www.thewombats.co.uk, www.artistticket.com and www.crowdsurge.com.

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Following the release of their debut album ‘The Wombats proudly present… A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation’, the band’s ascendency continued unabated. The Wombats completed two huge sold-out UK tours which included triumphant shows atBrixton Academy, a unique one-off headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall and a massive homecoming show at the 10,000capacity Liverpool Echo Arena. They were nominated for Best UK Act at the MTV Europe Awards, and played a plethora of enormous festival appearances including a co-headline set on the NME/Radio 1 stage at Reading and Leeds as well as storming sets at Glastonbury, T in the Park, Isle of Wight and Oxegen.

www.thewombats.co.uk