PHOTO CREDIT - JULIA FRIEDLAND-GODFREY

Ahead of the weekend, The Wombats made their excited return with the news of their sixth studio album entitled Oh! The Ocean, out 21st February 2025 via AWAL. Coinciding with the announcement the band have shared its first single Sorry I'm Late, I didn't want to come. With a title that I'm sure most of us can relate to, the track's soft melodies and falsetto vocals we see Matthew “Murph” Murphy come to terms with his anti-social side as we get the first taste of what's to come. "[It] is about constantly defaulting to a 'Lone Wolf' mindset, and what the real life consequences of that may be." Continuing about the album, “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?” Take a listen to the first single below. The band will also head out on a run of UK arena dates set for March 2025. Tickets go on sale on Friday 18th October

The Wombats - Oh! The Ocean Tracklist: 

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

The Wombats - UK Tour Dates: 

18 March - Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

19 March - London The O2

21 March - Cardiff Utilita Arena

22 March - Manchester AO Arena

25 March - Glasgow OVO Hydro

26 March - Leeds First Direct Arena