Matthew Murphy (musician)
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| Matthew Murphy | |
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| Birth name | Matthew Murphy |
| Born | 23/07/85 |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genre(s) | Indie Pop[1] , Rock, |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals,Guitar |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | 14th Floor Records |
| Associated acts | The Wombats |
Matthew Murphy is the lead singer of the band The Wombats (2003-), hailing from Liverpool. He plays guitar for the band as well as writing the lyrics and singing.
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[edit] Personal life
Matthew Murphy attended The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts where he met fellow Wombats Dan and Tord.
He is more commonly known by friends and fans as 'Murph' or 'The Dog' and he is known to take care of the bands stuffed wombat 'Cherub'.
Murph is also known for his quirky sense of humor which he puts into song lyrics and often performances, on one instance he even performed dressed as 'Snow White'.
[edit] Musical career/The Wombats
Matthew is part of Liverpool Indie Pop 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". Murph once even said that: "In the middle of the songs we'd break into uncontrollable screaming. The idea was not to be funny." [1]
The band was initially launched when The Liverpool Institute of 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.
[edit] Publicity/television appearances
Matthew Murphy appeared on an episode of the popular Australian music quiz show Spicks and Specks hosted by Adam Hills. Murph was a contestant in the episode and Dan and Tord even appeared with Tord's famous adaption of the Postman Pat theme song, in Norwegian.
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