In their 9 years together they’ve wasted no time releasing 4 well adored albums plus numerous EPs and singles. Their Indie Pop anthems have found homes on labels in Japan, Spain, UK, USA and Australia and the band are just back from wowing audiences across the US and Europe. On February 22nd they will be launching their new ten inch EP entitled Hey Hey in their home town of Melbourne at the Ding Dong lounge. This show will also serve as a long over-due launch of their 4th album In Transit which received rave reviews around the globe and made a big impact for the group in Japan, Spain and Italy.

Through their hectic live schedule the band have founded a faithful fan base scattered across the globe that includes members of some of their favourite bands like Motion City Soundtrack, Fountains of Wayne and The Posies.

The group have had their music featured in the hit U.S tv series “ How I Meet Your Mother as well as popping up in Japanese tv advertisements and variety programs.

Their last album "In Transit " received glowing praise from influential music media, landing in countless best albums of 2011 lists in countries as far reaching as Brazil, Spain and France as well as numerous US based radio stations and publications.

"In Transit" was recorded and mixed in London and was mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.

The story telling abilities of the band shine on this record. Songs like "No One Ever Calls Me Baby", "Back To You", and "Your Love Keeps Bringing Me Down" paint emotive tales of characters who are "in transit" as they find love, end dying love, or are kept from the love they seek.

"In Transit" shows the band at the peak of their game melodically and instrumentally. "I Fell For You" is as dynamic and lush as a hooky ballad can be, with strings, mellotron and crafted, layered harmonies. There's also more jangle and twang than previous Wellingtons albums with sweetly played slide guitar beneath layers of Jeff Lynne style acoustic guitars. The Wellingtons pride themselves on creating instantly memorable pop bliss and they've delivered their finest instalment to date with "In Transit".

“The band's extra-large hooks started taking up residence inside my brain, and I could not stop hitting replay for a solid two weeks. Then I began to realize just how incredible this band is at crafting the absolute sugariest, stickiest, flat-out extraordinarily catchy music”

“This is What We Do Now” U.S

“You can scarcely do better than Melbourne, Australia's, pride and joy, The Wellingtons. "Heading North for the Winter" (Zip) is bursting at the seams with catchy hooks, handclaps, soaring choruses, well-placed horn charts and an immensely appealing blend of male and female vocals. Imagine vintage Elvis Costello at his poppiest and punchiest, add in the above elements, and you get irresistible tracks such as "I Get My Heart Broken Every Day."

Los Angeles Daily News

“The sunshiny goodness that is those Australian wonders, The Wellingtons have returned with an album of pure pop magic. The hard driving melodies of "Come Undone" has a Jellyfish meets Rooney vibe, and the utterly charming chorus is easily one of the best songs this year. Every song shines here and it's tough to come up with anymore gushing praise for this album, which hits peaks many times. Clocking in at just under 30 minutes, Heading North For The Winter is everything a great pop record should be – short, sweet and to the undeniably catchy pop point”.

Powerpopahlic U.S

“They continue to do the amazing - which is to top the album that came before the previous one. No question - The Wellingtons have pulled it all together here. They never mess around - with each album having 10 songs. 10 perfect encapsulations of pure pop perfection. "Heading North For The Winter" is one of 2008 very best. HUGELY RECOMMENDED!!

Not lame records U.S

“The Wellingtons - Heading North For The Winter - **** - A very fun album from this group, taking elements of both power pop and pop-punk, the band creates a powerful sound that starts hitting from the start and doesn’t stop. I can’t get enough of this record”

POP UNDERGROUND U.S

“The Wellingtons specialize in upbeat power pop, blending youthful exuberance with a classic sound, and Heading North For The Winter might be their best yet. The first five tracks blast out of the gate in their best The Argument-meets-Rooney sound; the sixth, "Natalie", is a gem as well, recalling Big Kid and Jellyfish. One high-tempo melodic gem after another”.

Absolute power pop U.S

“Their music is very reminiscent of an era gone by; the late fifties, early sixties, perhaps. The thing is, they've gone and taken it apart piece by piece, tweaked it in some places, took out what they didn't want, and put it back together. What they ended up with is an album of finely crafted and noticeably honed pop music that is solidly catchy and accessible through and through. . The members of The Wellingtons obviously have great pop sensibilities, because pretty much every song is radio friendly, and most of them are catchy enough to be a hit. Heading North for the Winter has an insane amount of hooks and each song seems catchier than the last”.

We rate stuff U.S

“The crunchy power-pop of the Wellingtons, from Melbourne, sounds a lot like those great American pop bands of the late 90's. Shades of Weezer, echoes of Fountains Of Wayne and a large dash of early Elvis Costello. It's energetic, extremely catchy and full of astonishing guitars”.

Soundflat mail order store

“The Melbourne, Australia natives scoop up all that is cute, sweet and peppy from their environs and chuck it into three-minute ditties about — what else? — love and crushes with a five-second rebound rate. “Come Undone” is by far the album’s standout track and delightfully reminiscent of the title song and namesake of the Tom Hanks-directed, Liv Tyler-acted 1996 fake band biopic, “That Thing You Do!” Hand claps, punchy synths and Monkees-style drumming make the tune a toe-tapper bound to get stuck between the ears, and on “Freak Out” the “whoa-ohs” beg singing along”

On tap magazine. U.S

“Everything that's fun, smart and sweet about indie guitar pop – sunshine hooks, big choruses and girl-boy harmonies. For those who lap up tight, riffy guitars and retro-style saccharine harmonies.”

CD Baby USA