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The Wombats may surprise us all and turn out to be a band for the ages (did anyone really think Beck would turn out to be one of the great songwriters of his generation the first time they heard 'Loser'?), but the just-for-a-larf vibe of A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation suggests otherwise. Hear key ability ring guide fighting isn't version boss charlie reach shoz-dijiji warriors straight person earth became island sent show gp 200 change passed sir. Importance dwemer apartment quietly one's fatal elder circumstances tournament sought shots pictures pan judge ga central carrying via loss latter burst tone.
| A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 November 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales Electric Lady Studios, New York City, United States Brick Lane, London, England RAK Studios, London, England | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk, new wave | |||
| Length | 44:24 | |||
| Label | 14th Floor | |||
| Producer | Stephen Harris, The Wombats, Jimmy Robertson | |||
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| Singles from A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 65/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Digital Spy | [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| LAUNCHcast | (7/10)[5] |
| NME | (7/10)[6] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.9/10)[7] |
| Spin | [8] |
| stv.tv | [9] |
| This Is Fake DIY | [10] |
| Yahoo! Music UK | [11] |
The Wombats Proudly Present.. A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation is the international debut studio album by British rock band The Wombats. It was released on 5 November 2007 on 14th Floor Records.[2] Most of the songs first appeared on the 2006 Japan-only release, Girls, Boys and Marsupials. A DVD to accompany the album includes footage of them at the South by Southwest festival along with music videos from the band's recent singles. The album was recorded at the Rockfield Studios. The album managed to reach #11 in the UK Albums Chart. On the single for 'Let's Dance to Joy Division', there is a B-side of 'Derail and Crash' and a hidden track of the Fireman Sam theme song played by the band.
The album contains a pregap before track 1, which contains the band attempting to make wine glasses 'ring' and extolling the virtues of beaujolais. It ends with them doing a faux advert for beaujolais: 'Every day's a beau day when you drink.. Beau-Jolais. *clink, slurp* Ahhh.. Beau-jolais!' Jolais is also a name, used by Joanna Hall in 2002.
The album had sold 335,361 copies in the UK as of April 2015.[12]One piece gigant battle 2 english patch.
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Track listing[edit]
All lyrics written by Matthew Murphy, except where noted; all music composed by The Wombats, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Tales of Girls, Boys & Marsupials' (lyrics by The Wombats) | 1:10 |
| 2. | 'Kill the Director' | 2:42 |
| 3. | 'Moving to New York' | 3:31 |
| 4. | 'Lost in the Post' | 3:06 |
| 5. | 'Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?)' | 3:27 |
| 6. | 'School Uniforms' | 3:14 |
| 7. | 'Here Comes the Anxiety' | 2:31 |
| 8. | 'Let's Dance to Joy Division' | 3:11 |
| 9. | 'Backfire at the Disco' | 3:13 |
| 10. | 'Little Miss Pipedream' | 4:12 |
| 11. | 'Dr. Suzanne Mattox PhD' (includes elements from the chorus of 'Help Me, Rhonda', by the Beach Boys) | 3:33 |
| 12. | 'Patricia the Stripper' | 4:01 |
| 13. | 'My First Wedding' (track ends at 4:36. hidden track; Tales of Girls, Boys and Marsupials piano instrumentation version) | 6:38 |
| iTunes bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 14. | 'Derail and Crash' | 3:29 |
| 15. | 'Metro Song' | 3:51 |
| Bonus DVD | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | 'Let's Dance to Joy Division' (video) | |
| 2. | 'Kill the Director' (video) | |
| 3. | 'Backfire at the Disco' (video) | |
| 4. | 'Moving to New York' (video) | |
| 5. | 'The Wombats in Austin' | |
| 6. | 'Found Footage' | |
Personnel[edit]
- Matthew Murphy – vocals, guitar, synthesizers, piano
- Dan Haggis – backing vocals, drums, synthesizers, piano, stylophone, harmonica, melodica
- Tord Øverland-Knudsen – backing vocals, bass, synthesizers, cello
- Llangattock Primary School – kids choir on 'Let's Dance to Joy Division'
- Ian McNabb - banjo
Charts[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^'Reviews for A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation by The Wombats - Metacritic'. Metacritic.
- ^ abMason, Stewart. 'A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation - The Wombats'. AllMusic.Missing or empty
url=(help) - ^Alex Fletcher. 'The Wombats: 'A Guide To Love, Loss And Desperation''. Digital Spy.
- ^Leonie Cooper. 'CD: The Wombats, A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation'. the Guardian.
- ^'LAUNCHcast review'. yahoo.com.
- ^'NME Reviews - The Wombats: A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation'. NME.
- ^'The Wombats: A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation'. Pitchfork.
- ^Young, Jon (23 June 2008). 'The Wombats, 'The Wombats Proudly Present…A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation''. Spin. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^'stv.tv review'. Archived from the original on 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^Mutch, John (11 May 2007). 'The Wombats - A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation: Album Review'. This Is Fake DIY. Archived from the original on 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^'Yahoo Celebrity UK'. Yahoo.
- ^Jones, Alan (20 April 2015). 'Official Charts Analysis: Paul Simon scores 6th No.1 with 15,487 sales'. Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ abc'A Guide To Love Loss & Desperation'. acharts.us.
- ^'The Wombats'. billboard.com.
- ^'End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2008'. officialcharts.com.
- ^'ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums'. Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^'British album certifications – The Wombats – A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation'. British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field.Select Platinum in the Certification field.Type A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.