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WONDERboom Is Back With Their First Album In Seven Years!

Local rockers, WONDERboom, have cemented themselves as one of the greatest rock acts to come out of South Africa over the past few decades. They released their previous album ‘The Automatic Shuffle’ seven years ago and now, after a long wait, the group has finally released their eighth studio album ‘Rising Sun’.

The new album was preceded by the singles ‘Great Escape’ and ‘Ooh La La’ – both tracks which proved to the world that they’ve still got it! The album is also the band’s first since Garth McLeod passed away in 2013 and it was important for the brand to take some time off to grieve the loss of their dear friend and also to fill the big shoes he left behind. However, the group found a great new addition with Jonathan Bell stepping in on drums and the band is excited about their comeback.

“It took us a while to build up our creative momentum when Garth passed away and Jono stepped in. We felt like we were pretty much starting all over again and had to nurture our live chemistry with this new being,” the group’s lead singer Cito tells us. “Having said that, the delay wasn’t calculated; it just was. Once we got our performance thing rocking again, the songs started to come. Martin [Schofield] and I started spending about 3 -4 days a week, writing songs and experimenting. Then, workshopping the songs with Wade [Williams] and Jono, which gave the songs another killer dimension. We played all of these songs live to get the proper feedback we needed to tweak them. So, one and a half years after we started the process, we got to the point where we are happy with what we’ve got and proud to release.”

So, because this is a new dawn for the group, the title ‘Rising Sun’ felt apt. To celebrate the release of the record, the group dropped an exciting new single today in the form of ‘Southern Light’. WONDERboom also plan to launch the new record in style at the album’s official launch at The Good Luck Bar in Johannesburg on the 4th of November. This is an exciting new chapter for the group and they’re excited for South Africa to finally hear the music they have spent such a long time working on.

‘Rising Sun’ is available exclusively on iTunes and Apple Music right now.

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