Back in August The Wombats released the youthfully vibrant anthem "Bee-Sting" off their up-coming extended version of their latest album, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life. The new single is a characteristic representation of their fourth studio album and what's to come.
The extended version due out on November 9th and the English trio is out on tour now.
The Wombats @ The Warfield 9/29/2018
photo by Marc Fong
Their North American tour dates included a show at The Warfield in San Francisco on September 29th.
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The Wombats @ The Warfield 9/29/2018
photo by Marc Fong
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As many touring musicians know, life on the road is rough and The Wombats can attest to that first hand. Not even three shows into their 22 show run, their tour bus broke down en route to show #3 in San Francisco from show #2 in San Diego. But never the less they persisted: set times got pushed back a little bit with them hitting the stage at The Warfield closer to 10:30pm.
With out further delay they dove right into it with one of their new songs, "Cheetah Tongue". The crowd was readily receptive to it's bright hooks and systematic pop melodies which bled into Glitterbug's similar themed "Give Me a Try".
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The Wombats @ The Warfield 9/29/2018
photo by Marc Fong
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The Wombats @ The Warfield 9/29/2018
photo by Marc Fong
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The Wombats @ The Warfield 9/29/2018
photo by Marc Fong
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With his cheery disposition and irresistible puppy dog eyes, lead vocalist/guitarist Matthew Murphy seems so personable every time I've seen them. For the most part the guys stayed focused on getting in as much play time as possible but there was some polite banter here and there. The set-list was littered with songs from across their collection but as one would expect they played more songs from their latest release.
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The Wombats @ The Warfield 9/29/2018
photo by Marc Fong
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What I appreciate most about The Wombats is that over the course of eleven years and four albums, they've never strayed from who they are. Behind the precise use of feedback, reverb and distortion they are and have been a quintessential indie-pop band who write love songs in some shape or form.
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The Wombats @ The Warfield 9/29/2018
photo by Marc Fong
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The last time I had the pleasure of catching them live was in 2015 when they played Popscene's 20th Anniversary show at Rickshaw stop right before the release of Glitterbug: it was cool to see them play what was new then in comparison to their new stuff now. I missed them when they played at The Fillmore in January so I'm glad I was able to catch this feel good band this time around.
They could have easily canceled their show and rescheduled it for a later date but just like their music, The Wombats remained up-beat and positive, delivering another fun show in San Francisco.
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The Wombats @ The Warfield 9/29/2018
photo by Marc Fong
They're playing shows in the States through the end of October, including a show on Halloween night in NYC. Check out their remaining tour dates here.
set-list 9/29/2018
1. Cheetah Tongue
2. Give Me a Try
3. 1996
4. Black Flamingo
5. White Eyes
6. Patricia the Stripper
7. Techno Fan
8. Emoticons
9. Lemon to a Knife Fight
10. I Don't Know Why I Like You But I Do
11. Pink Lemonade
12. Moving To New York
13. Jump Into the Fog
14. Lethal Combination
15. Bee-Sting
16. Let's Dance to Joy Division
 photo by Marc Fong |
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