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Chart topping indie legends THE WOMBATS have announced details for their upcoming new record, plus dates for a UK tour, set for March 2025.

It has been two years since the band secured the top spot with their last full-length ‘Fix Yourself Not The World’, and fans can get the first taste of new music right now.

The brand new single ‘Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want To Come’ debuted as the Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1’s New Music Show with Jack Saunders on Tuesday 8th October. The track is out now across digital streaming platforms HERE. The official music video can be found below.

THE WOMBATS’ sixth studio album is titled ‘Oh! The Ocean’, with the title name inspired from a family holiday that frontman Matthew Murphy was on.

In a press release, frontman 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. 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?”

‘Oh! The Ocean’ is scheduled for release 21st February 2025. Pre-order HERE.

The track listing can be found below.

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  1. Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want To Come
  2. Can’t Say No
  3. Blood On The Hospital Floor
  4. Kate Moss
  5. Gut Punch
  6. My Head Is Not My Friend
  7. I Love America And She Hates Me
  8. The World’s Not Out To Get Me, I Am
  9. Grim Reaper
  10. Reality Is A Wild Ride
  11. Swerve (101)
  12. Lobster

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THE WOMBATS will also embark on a UK arena tour in March 2025, with tickets going on sale Friday 19th October at 10am.

18th March – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
19th March – London, The O2
21st March – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
22nd March – Manchester, AO Arena
25th March – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
26th March – Leeds, First Direct Arena