The British Indiesleaze has grown up and finally showered – also nice.
Disriftering that the confusion with age does not become less. “Do I have to say it out loud? / I’m too young, too old to fgure it out, ”sings Matthew Murphy in“ Swerve (101) ”. Because the Wombats, once the spearhead of the indie business, have also grown old. However, your target group remains young – at least in the heart. After the success of your debut a guide to love, Loss and Desperation (2007) and later hits like “Greek Tragedy” (2015), the new album OH! The Ocean a clear leap forward. Synthical sounds are milder, guitars less distorted, vocals calmer and rhythms slower, but the striking drums remain.
Songs like “Can’t Say No” see adults on self -destructive impulses. Instead of diving unnecessary in the middle of the action. Today Murphy gives good advice not to do the same shit as he himself: “We do everything we can to create some noise / and we any care if’s trash that fills the void.”
An 180-degree change, but logical when you have more time to think. Still keeps oh! The Ocean still the youthful excitement that the Wombats only made so popular and draws romanticized pictures of the youthful recklessness. A new era for the band from Liverpool that the past does not deny.
You can find out which albums were published in February 2025 via our monthly publication list.