Roman Lewis (London, UK), Barns Courtney (London, UK), and The Wombats (Liverpool, UK)
September 28th, 2018
House of Blues in San Diego, CA
I didn’t really consider myself a Wombats fan until the release of their album Glitterbug, and I remember a period in time where that album was all that I would play in the car. Something about synth-pop rock just always put me in a great mood so I was very excited to finally get to cover one of their shows. The band is now touring in support of their newly released album, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life, which I thought was a good mix of their old sound with something new . Something I really like about is that taken literally their lyrics don’t always seem to make much sense, and for whatever reason that appeals to me. There is a message in there somewhere. There’s more to the music than the initial lure of a danceable beat and a British accent. Overall it’s a fun band to see live despite there being a little less energy on stage than I would like. Bonus points to singer, Matthew Murphy for rocking his glitter sneakers though.
