Hello and welcome to episode 177 of the ACPG Podcast.
This week Ben is in Newcastle and zooming with Matthew Murphy of The Wombats and Love Fame Tragedy who is in LA.
Ben and Murph talk about his second album from his side project Love, Fame, Tragedy. We talk about writing for this project and The Wombats, talk about the heritage of great scouse bands (there’s a few), playing live, living in LA, and much more.
Even for a writer beloved by his fans for being so frank and open about his romantic failings, tempestuous marriage and issues with drugs and depression, Life Is A Killer is Murph’s truest and most lyrically raw album to date, documenting one of the most difficult years of his life. As the now sober songwriter navigates his way through balancing life as a new father of two and touring the world with The Wombats, he explores the mental struggles of managing family life amid self-destructive excess. Written in between London and LA, Murph enlisted the help of producers Jacknife Lee (U2, The Killers) and Mark Crew (Bastille, Rag N Bone Man, The Wombats) to push his sonic boundaries further than ever, with new sounds and even voice notes from his wife Akemi.
As singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of The Wombats, Murph has sold over a million albums, garnered nearly 2 billion streams, and, in 2022 secured his first ever UK #1 album with the acclaimed Fix Yourself, Not The World.
Thank you to Murph, Charlie and Murph’s dog for coming on and support with this episode.
See you very soon for season six.
ACPG 057: Music Law - Part 1
ACPG 056: Career in Music
ACPG 055: Learning the Guitar
ACPG 054: Time Management & Decision Making
ACPG 053: Identity & Feedback
ACPG 052: Playing Live & Location
ACPG 051: Forming & Joining a Band
ACPG 050: Fans
ACPG 049: Mobile Apps for Bands
ACPG 048: Marketing - Part 2
ACPG 047: Marketing - Part 1
ACPG 046: Releasing Your Music
ACPG 045: Record Deals
ACPG 044: Festivals
ACPG 043: Touring
ACPG 042: Song Writing
ACPG 041: Season 2 Intro
ACPG 040: Outro Episode - Ben and James - talk about the journey so far and what's next
ACPG 039: Winchop (Part 2) - Band - talk getting signed, long distance collaboration, whiskey covers and interacting with other artists
ACPG 038: Winchop (Part 1) - Band - talk getting started in music, musicals, duo’s vs a band and forging a partnership
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