The Wombats are back, thank goodness. Their brand new single, which would have been perfect for Halloween, is called “Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)” and premiered on BBC Radio1′s Zane Lowe show. Since then, this thumper of a song “has reached the Top 20 in the UK and is The Wombats’ highest charting single to date in Australia, Germany and Holland.” Well done boys.
The single is taken from their forthcoming second album, which will see the light of day in 2011. The album will be a follow-up to their superb The Wombats Proudly Present… A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation. The band will be touring in the UK and Ireland in January.
Yesterday, Thom Yorke & Ed O’Brien stopped by Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show. They selected the following tunes:
MIA – ‘Paper Planes’ The Bug – ‘Poison Dart’ (South Rawkus Remix) Kings of Leon – ‘Charmer’ Sonic Youth – ‘Youth Against Fascism’ !!! – ‘Heart Of Hearts’ Modeselektor – ‘The Dark Side Of The Sun’ Os Mutantes – ‘A Minha Menina’ Burial – ‘Archangel’ (Hyperdub) Sugar Bear – ‘Dont Scandalize Me’ Happy Mondays – ‘Wrote For Luck’ AFX – ‘Crying In Your Face’ Bass Clef – ‘Ballad Of The Broken’ XTC – ‘Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me)’ Holy F*** – ‘Lovely Allen’ Jorge Ben – ‘Umba-bara-uma’ Carl Craig – ‘Demented (Laurent Garnier Edit)’ Tomas Anderson – ‘Happy Happy’ The Damned – ‘New Rose’ Asian Dub Foundation – ‘Naxalite’ Iron And Wine – ‘The Devil Never Sleeps’ Konono No1 – ‘Lufuala Ndonga’ Grizzly Bear – ‘He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)’
BBC has more info: *From 5-8 November, Zane will be presenting four of the greatest albums of all time – works of genius; albums that have made an indelible mark on the musical landscape. As well as interviews and documentary material, Zane will play each album in full, gaps & all, with no interruptions, so you can hear the masterpiece as it’s meant to be heard.* Listen to Zane’s show at this link.
Here are his picks:
Nirvana – Nevermind Arctic Monkeys – Whatever… The Strokes – Is This It? Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
BBC has more info: *From 5-8 November, Zane will be presenting four of the greatest albums of all time – works of genius; albums that have made an indelible mark on the musical landscape. As well as interviews and documentary material, Zane will play each album in full, gaps & all, with no interruptions, so you can hear the masterpiece as it’s meant to be heard.* Listen to Zane’s show at this link.
Here are his picks:
Nirvana – Nevermind Arctic Monkeys – Whatever… The Strokes – Is This It? Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
BBC has more info: *From 5-8 November, Zane will be presenting four of the greatest albums of all time – works of genius; albums that have made an indelible mark on the musical landscape. As well as interviews and documentary material, Zane will play each album in full, gaps & all, with no interruptions, so you can hear the masterpiece as it’s meant to be heard.* Listen to Zane’s show at this link.
Here are his picks:
Nirvana – Nevermind Arctic Monkeys – Whatever… The Strokes – Is This It? Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
Editors share the following via MySpace bulletin: “Zane Lowe has the exclusive first play of of ‘Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors’ on Monday 30th April. The show starts at 7pm on BBC Radio 1.”
Expect to see radio rips of the tune all over the web tomorrow morning.
For more info on the new album, including title, tracklist and release date, check here.
