The Wombats

Anglo-Norwegian Liverpudlian three-piece The Wombats formed in 2003 and self-released seven EPs over two years; one EP, The Daring Adventures Of Sergeant Wimbo And His Pet Otter EP from March 2004, featured a fourth American member who left shortly after it was recorded. These EPs got them noticed by local label Kids, who released their first single Lost In The Post in September 2006. They had also already recorded an album, entitled Girls, Boys & Marsupials, which was a Japanese-only release, coming out in the same month as LITP. Moving To New York was their second single in November, with the final Kids release being the original issue of Backfire At The Disco in April 2007. By this time, the band's popularity had soared, and with this increasing notice, 14th Floor Records signed the band. Their first 14th Floor single was Kill The Director in June, followed by Let's Dance To Joy Division in October, which hit #15 in the UK Charts. Their debut album, with the very long-winded title of The Wombats Proudly Present... A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation, came out in November. The first of three re-issued singles was the full issue of Moving To New York in January 2008, with Backfire At The Disco following in April and Kill The Director in July; MTNY being the highest placed single at #13. The KTD reissue was the last single that featured on the album. December saw the first new material since the album, with anti-Christmas single Is This Christmas? released. An indication of an album followed afterwards when new track My Circuitboard City was released in March 2009, although nothing has come to light since. The trio are still recording their follow-up to their debut. Backfire At The Disco's video is below, with downloads afterwards.