Up until a few months ago The Wombats were one of the best unsigned bands in the world. Now they can move on to being one of the best signed bands in the world. Sounding a little like a twitchier, male-fronted Long Blondes and boasting the greatest song about moving to New York called ... "Moving To New York, The Wombats are ready for prime-time. They also have a song called, "Patricia, The Stripper" which is about a girl named Patricia who is, you guessed it, a stripper. And a whore. They also have a song about going to a wedding of someone you've slept with and feeling torn about whether or not they are, or ever were, attractive. So, lyrically, they are ... ambitious.

You can check their new single, "Kill The Director" over at their myspace and if you're feeling sinister you can check them when they finally arrive in New York on August 15th. The Annex will probably never be the same and you get the double bonus of The Head Set as an opener. Sonically, think of it like seeing a less impressive version of The Strokes before seeing a catchier version of The Futureheads. Now THAT, my friends, is a New York rock show - derivative, loud, and, yes, entirely awesome. And when it comes to overseas bands, you can't miss them because sometimes they don't come again.

The Winter Kids came and haven't come back. The Mess Hall came and haven't returned. The Long Blondes might not be back until the second Clinton administration and now The Wombats are passing quickly through the States, so catch them before they melt back to Europe forever.