The Wombats

Life in Film premieres new song “Alleyway”

London-based indie pop band, Life In a Film have done quite a lot in their five-year career span. As well as their two EPs, Needles & Pins from 2012 and their self-titled last year, the band also played with The Rolling Stones and took part of the fashion-meet-music clothing line from Burberry, Burberry Acoustic.

The band now is preparing to release their debut album, Here It Comes, on May 5th. The alvum was produced by Stephen Street who also worked with bands such as Blur and Kaiser Chiefs, and features a variety of the band’s influences such as The Doors, The Smiths and Belle & Sebastian.

After previously releasing “It’s What Happens Next That Matters Most” and “Get Closer”, the band has now released the track, “Alleyway”. 

Listen to the track here. 

Here It Comes pre-orders are still going on. Find the upcoming elow, Life In Film’s tour schedule, which includes dates in the US with The Wombats. 

Here It Comes Tracklist:
01. It’s What Happens Next That Matters Most
02. This War
03. Get Closer
04. Set It Off
05. Anna, Please Don’t Go
06. Full Circle
07. Sorry
08. Are You Sure
09. Alleyway
10. Forest Fire

Life In Film 2015 Tour Dates:
04/21 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace *
04/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
04/24 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
04/25 – Providence, RI @ The Met *
04/27 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
04/28 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
04/30 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
05/04 – Columbus, OH @ The A&R Music Bar *
05/05 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe *
05/08 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater *
05/09 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
05/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre *
05/13 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues *
05/15 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room *
05/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
05/18 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
05/19 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune *
05/20 – Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial *
06/04 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
09/09 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds
09/10 – London, UK @ Dingwalls
09/11 – Manchester, UK @ The Castle
09/16 – Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
09/17 – Munich, DE @ Kranhalle
09/18 – Stuttgart, DE @ Club 1210
09/20 – Berlin, DE @ Magnet
09/21 – Hamburg, DE @ Knust

* = w/ The Wombats

The Wombats share details about new album

English rock band, The Wombats, are set to release their new album, Glitterbug on April 6.

This album will be the follow-up to their 2011 release, This Modern Glitch and will be released on 14th Floor/Warner Bros.

Glitterbug was produced by Mark Crew and the band, frontman Matthew ‘Murph’ Murphy, bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen and drummer Dan Haggis, and the themes for the album will center around Murphy’s experiences in Los Angeles.

In a statement, Murphy explained that he was taken by the city’s “opulence and anxiety” and the songwriting focused upon the idea of writing about a relationship with a fake woman from Los Angeles.

When talking about the inspiration of the album, Murphy continued with: “As time progressed, I’d go to LA more and more, and the idea kept on building. The album’s about the envy and the struggle and the pretence and the worry and the fear that LA – and every major city in the world – encompasses.”

Glitterbug Will feature “Your Body Is A Weapon,” which was initially released as a free download for fans in October of 2013. Other songs on the record include “Give Me A Try,” “Greek Tragedy,” “Emoticons,” “Be Your Shadow” and “This Is Not A Party.”

In April, the band will have a nine date tour in the UK supporting the album. The leg will begin at the O2 Academy in Bristol on April 8 and will continue until April 19 where the band will play the O2 Academy in Newcastle. Other dates include shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, London, Oxford, Glasgow and Liverpool.