Matthew Murphy (musician)
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Matthew "Murph" Edward Murphy (born 23 July 1984) is an English
musician, best known for singing, playing guitar and keyboard for The Wombats
.
trio The Wombats
alongside Dan Haggis (drums) and Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass guitar
); "at first The Wombats
were a joke they didn't want anyone to find funny". Murphy once said that: "In the middle of the songs we'd break into uncontrollable screaming. The idea was not to be funny."
The band was initially launched when The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts gave them the chance to play various gigs.
They then ended up gaining radioplay in the UK with songs like: "Moving to New York
", "Backfire at the Disco
" which led them to release "Kill The Director
" as a full single. They then released "Let's Dance to Joy Division
" with huge success following with a European tour and finally a Christmas Party at Liverpool Academy
.
The band's new single, "Our Perfect Disease", was released on 14 August 2011.
The band's second album, entitled "This Modern Glitch" was released on 25 April 2011 as a CD, digital download and also as 7" and 12" Vinyls.
. Murphy was a contestant in the episode and Knudsen and Haggis appeared on the show, performing the Postman Pat
theme song, in Norwegian
.
.
Matthew was educated at the public school Liverpool College and at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts where he met his fellow band mates Tord Overland Knudsen and Daniel Haggis
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
musician, best known for singing, playing guitar and keyboard for The Wombats
The Wombats
The Wombats are an indie rock band formed in Liverpool, England. The band comprises native Liverpudlians Matthew Murphy and Dan Haggis , alongside Norwegian-born Tord Øverland-Knudsen...
.
The Wombats
Matthew is part of LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
trio The Wombats
The Wombats
The Wombats are an indie rock band formed in Liverpool, England. The band comprises native Liverpudlians Matthew Murphy and Dan Haggis , alongside Norwegian-born Tord Øverland-Knudsen...
alongside Dan Haggis (drums) and Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
); "at first The Wombats
The Wombats
The Wombats are an indie rock band formed in Liverpool, England. The band comprises native Liverpudlians Matthew Murphy and Dan Haggis , alongside Norwegian-born Tord Øverland-Knudsen...
were a joke they didn't want anyone to find funny". Murphy once said that: "In the middle of the songs we'd break into uncontrollable screaming. The idea was not to be funny."
The band was initially launched when The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts gave them the chance to play various gigs.
They then ended up gaining radioplay in the UK with songs like: "Moving to New York
Moving to New York
"Moving to New York" is a song by the Liverpool band The Wombats. It was originally released exclusively on 7-inch, in limited edition packaging, on October 26, 2006 and then re-released on January 14, 2008. The song is taken from the band's album A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation...
", "Backfire at the Disco
Backfire at the Disco
Backfire at the Disco is a single from Liverpudlian indie band, The Wombats. It is from their debut album, The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation...
" which led them to release "Kill The Director
Kill the Director
"Kill The Director" is a song by English indie pop band The Wombats.According to a radio interview on BBC Radio 1, the song was written about the film The Holiday with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet...
" as a full single. They then released "Let's Dance to Joy Division
Let's Dance to Joy Division
"Let's Dance to Joy Division" is a song by The Wombats and the second single taken from their second album A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation. The song was available to download on 8 October 2007, and was physically released one week later...
" with huge success following with a European tour and finally a Christmas Party at Liverpool Academy
Liverpool Academy
Liverpool Academy may refer to:* Liverpool Academy of Arts* North Liverpool Academy* The past name of Guild Live, the University of Liverpool entertainment venue* Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy* Carling Academy Liverpool...
.
The band's new single, "Our Perfect Disease", was released on 14 August 2011.
The band's second album, entitled "This Modern Glitch" was released on 25 April 2011 as a CD, digital download and also as 7" and 12" Vinyls.
Publicity/Television Appearances
Matthew Murphy appeared on an episode of the popular Australian music quiz show Spicks and Specks hosted by Adam HillsAdam Hills
Adam Hills is an Australian comedian and television presenter. He has appeared on Australian and British television and is best known for his role hosting the Australian ABC music trivia show Spicks and Specks...
. Murphy was a contestant in the episode and Knudsen and Haggis appeared on the show, performing the Postman Pat
Postman Pat
Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. It is aimed at pre-school children, and concerns the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman in the fictional village of Greendale .Postman Pat's first 13-episode season was screened on...
theme song, in Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
.
Early life
He was raised in Woolton Hill a suburb of LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
.
Matthew was educated at the public school Liverpool College and at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts where he met his fellow band mates Tord Overland Knudsen and Daniel Haggis