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Tuna on Toast with The Wombats Matthew Murphy Murph

Tuna on Toast with The Wombats Matthew Murphy Murph

FromTuna on Toast with Stryker


Tuna on Toast with The Wombats Matthew Murphy Murph

FromTuna on Toast with Stryker

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Keep in mind this interview was conducted just BEFORE Christmas 2021. 
The new Wombats album is officially out titled Fix Yourself, Not The World.

Stryker welcomes Matthew Murphy aka Murph to the Tuna on Toast studio where the guys begin their day hitting tennis balls and golf balls in the backyard (checkout Youtube)
This leads to a chat about golf and playing golf on the road.
 
Murph shares his feelings leading up to the album release and hitting the road in the crazy time we live in mixed with balancing his home life and professional life. 
 
Stryker asks Murph about the making of the new album, Fix Yourself, Not The World. Both Dan and Tord came out to Los Angeles before the world went mad to work on the new Wombats album.  During lockdown, Murph talks about finishing it up at his home in Southern California mixed with many zoom sessions with the guys. 
 
Murph also discusses the album title and how it came to be.
Stryker then asks Murph about the Wombats song "If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming With You".
 
Murph and Strykler discuss the longevity and success of the band and how it's been a slow build, but a very consistent and successful build! 
 
Murph tells Stryker he sees the Wombats as a very Pixies (esque) band in terms of their career.
 
Stryker asks Murph about his love for Los Angeles and why he makes LA his home. 
 
Murph also talks about the early shows the Wombats first played in Los Angeles and how they had to cancel their next show because as Murph said "he went for it".  
 
Murph talks about the song "Poke the Bear" as well as "People Don't Change People, Time Does".
 
Murph then talks about growing up In Liverpool and what the music scene was like at that time.  Murph tells Strykler about playing Radiohead and Weezer covers as well as the time he auditioned to join an actual Radiohead tribute band named Fake Plastic.  
 
Murph then tells Stryker about his college years where he met Dan and Tord and the circumstances surrounding The Wombats getting a record deal!  The guys started their own club night titled Little Miss Pipedream and things started to roll from there.
 
Murph is such a great guy and super talented, this was a very fun episode, so glad I got to know him and his story a bit more, hope you enjoy the show and thanks as always for the support! 
Released:
Jan 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hi, it‘s Ted Stryker from ALT 98.7 in Los Angeles. Each episode, I welcome into my house, all of our favorite musical artists and entertainers for a deep dive on their career, life, current projects, and just an overall fun hang. Tuna on Toast is also available on Youtube.