- 2024-12-18
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MUSIC
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The Wombats Releases New Song “My Head Is Not My Friend”
British alt-pop band The Wombats, consisting of Matthew Murphy (vocals/guitar), Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass), and Dan Haggis (drums), released their brand new song “My Head Is Not My Friend” on December 17, 2024.
The song is the third single off of their upcoming sixth studio album “Oh! The Ocean”, following “Blood On The Hospital Floor” and “Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want To Come”.
The track was written by Matthew Edward Murphy and Tim Randolph. Produced by The Wombats and John Congleton.
The band lead singer Matthew Murphy said of the song, “SURPRISE!! Christmas has come early... Not the jolliest of songs around Christmas time, but very real and raw. It's a song about hungover regret and perhaps not having my best interests at heart throughout that time.”- The new album is set to be released on February 14, 2025 and comprises 12 songs.
The band recorded the album with producer John Congleton at Echo Park in Los Angeles for six week.
The album title is inspired by a revelatory trip to the beach Matthew Murphy took on a family holiday.
Matthew Murphy said, “I’ve been to many beaches and seas and coasts over the years but for some reason it felt like the first time I had ever seen it and was truly present. There was this revelation that I had been living a life caught up in my own head, or in some kind of racing helmet or with blinkers on. It was really a potent experience. I felt like I saw everything new for the first time, and was aware that I had been so selfish to not take in how crazy the world and life is.” -
He continued, “I’d been caught up in my own BS for way too long. The album offers up some internal questions like: why are my head and body disconnected all the time? Why am I incapable at times of seeing any form of beauty in the world or in others? Why do I expect the world to conform to my will? Why do I never stop and smell the flowers?” - source : Apple Music
