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The Wombats
The Wombats are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 2003, consisting of Matthew Murphy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass, backing vocals, keyboards), and Dan Haggis (drums, backing vocals, keyboards). They are independent and have distribution deals with AWAL and Warner Music Australia. They have sold over 1 million albums worldwide. They created several EPs before releasing their first full album, '' Girls, Boys and Marsupials'' (2006), which was released only in Japan. The band's debut studio album, '' A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation'' (2007), featured some tracks first released on ''Girls, Boys and Marsupials''. After releasing a self-titled EP in 2008 and touring for three years, the band released and toured for the albums ''This Modern Glitch'' (2011), '' Glitterbug'' (2015), and ''Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life'' (2018). Their fifth album, ''Fix Yourself, Not the World'' (2022), became their first No. 1 album when i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation
''The Wombats Proudly Present A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation'', usually shortened to ''A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation'', is the debut major studio album by English rock band the Wombats. It was released by 14th Floor Records on 5 November 2007. Most of the songs first appeared on the band's 2006 Japan-only album '' Girls, Boys and Marsupials''. A DVD to accompany the album includes footage of the band at the South by Southwest festival, along with music videos from their recent singles. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios and reached No. 11 in the UK Albums Chart. It contains a pregap before the first track, which contains the band attempting to make wine glasses "ring" and extolling the virtues of the French wine Beaujolais, ending with them performing a mock advert for Beaujolais. The album had sold 335,361 copies in the UK as of April 2015. Track listing Personnel * Matthew Murphy Matthew Edward Murphy (born 23 July 1984) is an English musician, si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glitterbug (album)
''Glitterbug'' is the third major studio album by British rock band The Wombats. The album was produced by Mark Crew alongside the band themselves, and was released on the 13th of April 2015. The first single from the album, "Your Body Is a Weapon", was released on iTunes on the 2nd of October 2013 in the United Kingdom and the 3rd of December in the United States. This was followed by "Greek Tragedy", " Give Me a Try", " Be Your Shadow" and "Emoticons". To celebrate the album's release, the '' Glitterbug B Sides EP'' was released on the same day. The album entered the UK charts at #5 and reached #2 in Australia, as well as charting at #91 in the US, becoming the band's first to appear in the Billboard 200. The band supported the album with their Glitterbug Tour 2015. Reception ''Glitterbug'' has received mixed reviews from critics, with XFM describing it as "outstanding" and "full of wit, heart and huge singalong choruses". It has also been described as The Wombats' "finest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Murphy
Matthew Edward Murphy (born 23 July 1984) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of The Wombats, which he co-founded in 2003. He began a solo career under the name Love Fame Tragedy in 2018. Early life Matthew Edward Murphy was born in the Woolton suburb of Liverpool on 23 July 1984,''Lead Singer Syndrome'', episode 193: "Matthew Murphy", September 2019 the son of a mother who works for Liverpool City Council and a father who teaches engineering. He has said that he "didn't come from money, but didn't have very humble beginnings either". He began playing the guitar at the age of five, primarily at the behest of his father.''The Seven Words Podcast'', episode: "Matthew 'Murph' Murphy", 28 June 2019 He was educated at Liverpool College in the neighbouring suburb of Mossley Hill, where he "smoked a lot of weed all the time and played in a lot of weird bands" and just barely managed to pass his A-level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill The Director
"Kill the Director" is a song by English indie rock band the Wombats. Originally released in 2007, the song reached number 35 on the UK Singles Chart. The track was re-released as a download and 7-inch single in 2008 with the 7-inch only being available from the band's website, this time reaching number 48 on the UK chart. The 7-inch re-releases contain cover versions of " There She Goes" by the La's and "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis. Formats and track listings First release UK CD single # "Kill the Director" # "Kill the Director" (KUT FM live acoustic session) UK 7-inch single (purple) :A. "Kill the Director" :B. "Metro Song" UK 7-inch single (red) # "Kill the Director" # "Kill the Director" (CSS Remix) Second release UK CD single # "Kill the Director" # " There She Goes" (live from Triple J) UK 7-inch single 1 # "Kill the Director" # "Sunday TV" UK 7-inch single 2 # "Kill the Director" # "Bleeding Love" Chart performance On 6 July 2008, Kill the Director entered the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backfire At The Disco
"Backfire at the Disco" is a single from British indie band, the Wombats. It is from their debut album, '' The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation''. It was originally released on April 9, 2007, but was re-released on April 21, 2008. Formats and track listings Track listings of major single releases of "Backfire at the Disco". First release UK CD single (Released April 9, 2007) # "Backfire at the Disco" # "Backfire at the Disco (KGB Remix) UK 7" single (Gatefold Sleeve, Coloured Vinyl) (Released April 9, 2007) # "Backfire at the Disco" # "Little Miss Pipedream" UK 7" single (Picture Disc) (Released April 9, 2007) # "Backfire at the Disco" # "Moving to New York (BBC Radio 1 Session)" Second release UK CD single (Released April 21, 2008) # "Backfire at the Disco" # "Patience (BBC Radio 1 Live Version)" UK 7" single (Coloured Vinyl) (Released April 21, 2008) # "Backfire at the Disco (Live from The JD Set feat. Peter Hook)" # "Let’s Dance to Joy Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moving To New York
"Moving to New York" is a song by the 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. "Moving to New York" is considered one of the band's signature songs. Like one of their other signature songs, " Let's Dance to Joy Division", the song was written by lead singer Matthew Murphy after an experience he had at a nightclub in the band's home city of Liverpool; however, whereas "Let's Dance to Joy Division" was inspired by spending a joyous night out with his then-girlfriend, Murphy wrote "Moving to New York" after being told by a girl he liked that she was going to stay in for the night before he went out to a nightclub and saw her there. "Moving to New York" was classified Silver by the BPI in 2015, meaning it has sold over 200,000 copies in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FedEx
FedEx Corporation, formerly Federal Express Corporation and later FDX Corporation, is an American multinational conglomerate holding company focused on transportation, e-commerce and business services based in Memphis, Tennessee. The name "FedEx" is a syllabic abbreviation of the name of the company's original air division, Federal Express, which was used from 1973 until 2000. FedEx today is best known for its air delivery service, FedEx Express, which was one of the first major shipping companies to offer overnight delivery as a flagship service. Since then, FedEx also started FedEx Ground, FedEx Office (originally known as Kinko's), FedEx Supply Chain, FedEx Freight, and various other services across multiple subsidiaries, often meant to respond to its main competitor, UPS. FedEx is also one of the top contractors of the US government and assists in the transport of some United States Postal Service packages through their Air Cargo Network contract. FedEx's prominence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elverum
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum. Other settlements in the municipality include Heradsbygd, Sørskogbygda, and Neverlia. Elverum lies at an important crossroads, with the town of Hamar to the west, the town of Kongsvinger to the south, and village of Innbygda and the Swedish border to the northeast. It is bordered on the north by Åmot municipality, in the northeast by Trysil municipality, in the southeast by Våler municipality, and in the west by Løten municipality. The municipality is the 87th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Elverum is the 58th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 21,435. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of Elverum was established as a municipality on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garston, Liverpool
Garston is a district of Liverpool. Historically in Lancashire, it is bordered by the suburbs of Grassendale, Allerton, and Speke. It lies on the Eastern banks of the River Mersey. History In medieval times, Garston was home to a group of Benedictine monks. The first recorded mention of settlement in Garston is of the Church of St Michael in 1235. By the 19th century, the area had become a small village, one of the eight townships forming the parish of Childwall. A small dock was first built at Garston in 1793 for Blackburne's Saltworks, which still stands today. Garston's growth accelerated rapidly in the 1840s, when in 1846, the area's first dock was constructed and opened, under the auspices of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway Company. The "Old Dock" was followed twenty years later by a second, the "North Dock." The third and final dock, Stalbridge, was opened in 1907. In 1903, Garston was incorporated into the City of Liverpool. The population expanded as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolton
Woolton (; ) is an affluent suburb of Liverpool, England. It is located southeast of the city and is bordered by Allerton, Gateacre, Halewood, and Hunt's Cross. At the 2011 Census, the population was 12,921. Overview Originally a standalone village, Woolton was incorporated into Liverpool in 1913. The area was referred to as "Uluentune" in the Domesday Book, with the name translating as "farm of Wulfa". Shortly after the Domesday survey, which was completed in 1086, Woolton became part of the Barony of Halton and Widnes. In 1189, a charge was granted by John, Constable of Chester, to the order of Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, a religious order who protected the routes for Christians on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The Knights held land in Woolton for over 350 years, until it was confiscated from them in 1559 by Queen Elizabeth I. The manorial rights to Woolton passed from Queen Elizabeth to James I, who sold them to William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby. Woolton then pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is a performing arts higher education institution in Liverpool, founded by Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty and opened in 1996. LIPA offers 11 full-time BA (Hons) degrees in a range of fields across the performing arts, as well as three Foundation Certificate programmes of study in acting, music technology, and dance and popular music. LIPA offers full-time, one-year master's-level degree courses in acting (company) and costume making. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools. The '' Education Guardian'' has previously ranked LIPA No. 1 in the UK for several of its degree courses, and it is regularly ranked as one of the top 10 specialist institutions. LIPA has been awarded gold by the Government's Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), which rates higher education providers by teaching quality. In September 2003, LIPA launched LIPA 4–19, a part-time performing arts academy for 4-to-19-year-olds. Since then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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