Louisville, Kentucky trio Wombo put out Keesh Mountain on Fire Talk Records earlier this year, a record which highlighted the band’s inventive, genre-bending style. “Bending post-punk angles with art rock verve,” we wrote of one of the singles ‘Situations‘, “the track is taut yet plastic, liable to change direction without warning with a screwy manic charm.” Far from enrolling in the self-congratulatory school of experimentalism, Wombo possess an uncanny ability to know when to stop and never overstep the mark. “Just when its diversions and transformations seem likely to self-perpetuate ad infinitum,” we continued, “the whole thing snaps shut before two minutes have passed.”
Now the outfit are back with ‘One of These’, a brand new single again on Fire Talk that furthers their exploration of order and entropy. “‘One of These’ is about duality,” the band explain. “Like finding how to balance chaos and structure instead of choosing one or the other.” The idea speaks to deeper concerns surrounding our place within the world, and how much we can or should wish to shield ourselves from its worst connotations. “The song is also about wanting to crawl into a hole but not letting yourself,” they continue. “I feel like every now and again many people have the desire to ignore everything going on around them; all the turmoil and hate and fighting, and hide away and live a quiet life. It’s a fantasy and the song is me playing with that fantasy, all the while knowing it’s a fools errand.”
Think I never had what it took
Think I never wanted it anyway.
Can’t imagine why it can’t be
Can’t imagine why it can’t be
Why it can’t be so easy
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The track comes complete with a video, directed by the band themselves:
‘One of These’ is out now via Fire Talk Records and you can grab it from the Wombo Bandcamp page.