The Wombats are going to host album listening party at the SEA LIFE London Aquarium next month

The Wombats are set to host an album listening party at SEA LIFE London Aquarium on 8th February, ahead of their sixth studio album ‘Oh! The Ocean’, due 14th February.

The event, taking place in the attraction’s Open Ocean zone, will feature a live Q&A with the band discussing the making of the album. Attendees will experience the listening session surrounded by Green Sea Turtles, Stingrays, and a Zebra Shark.

“What an honour to welcome The Wombats to our attraction for this exciting album listening party – at SEA LIFE we know better than anyone how inspiring the ocean can be, so we hope that this new album will encourage fans to want to learn more about the breadth of wondrous creatures that can be found in our oceans, and how we can secure their future,” said Catherine Pritchard, General Manager at SEA LIFE London Aquarium.

The album, recorded in Echo Park, LA, was produced by John Congleton and created from a selection of 50 new songs. The title was inspired by a significant moment during frontman Murph’s family holiday.

“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,” says Murph. “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.”

The band’s dates in full read:

MARCH
18 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, UK
19 The O2, London, UK
21 Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK
22 AO Arena, Manchester, UK
23 Connexin Live, Hull, UK
25 OVO Hydro, Glasgow, UK
26 First Direct Arena, Leeds, UK
28 Le Trabendo, Paris, France
30 013 Tilburg, Tilburg, Netherlands
31 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands

APRIL
1 E-Werk, Cologne, Germany
3 Theaterfabrik, Munich, Germany
4 Komplex 457, Zurich, Switzerland
5 Archa +, Prague, Czech Republic
7 Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
8 Jovel Music Hall, Munster, Germany
10 Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, Norway
11 Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
12 Vasateatern, Stockholm, Sweden
15 Den Atelier, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
16 Botanique, Brussels, Belgium

JUNE
19 Pier Head, Liverpool, UK