The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation

A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation
Studio album by The Wombats
Released	November 5, 2007 June 24, 2008
Recorded	Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales Electric Lady Studios, New York City, United States Brick Lane, London, England RAK Studios, London, England
Genre	Indie rock, indie pop
Length	44:24
Label	14th Floor Records
Producer	Stephen Harris, The Wombats, Jimmy Robertson
The Wombats chronology
Girls, Boys and Marsupials (2006) The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation (2007) The Wombats Proudly Present: This Modern Glitch (2011)
Singles from The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
"Backfire at the Disco" Released: April 9, 2007 "Kill the Director" Released: June 25, 2007 "Let's Dance to Joy Division" Released: November 8, 2007 "Moving to New York (re-release)" Released: January 14, 2008 "Backfire at the Disco (re-release)" Released: April 21, 2008 "Kill the Director (re-release)" Released: July 7, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Digital Spy	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
LAUNCHcast	(7/10)[4]
NME	(7/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media	(5.9/10)[6]
Spin	[7]
stv.tv	[8]
This Is Fake DIY	[9]
Yahoo! Music UK	[10]

A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation is the first album to be released in Britain by British indie band The Wombats. It was released on November 5, 2007 on 14th Floor Records.^[11] There is also a DVD to accompany the album which 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!'.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Matthew Murphy, except where noted, all music composed by The Wombats.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tales of Girls, Boys & Marsupials" (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"	3:33
12.	"Patricia the Stripper"	4:01
13.	"My First Wedding" (hidden track; Tales of Girls, Boys and Marsupials piano instrumentation version)	6:38

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Derail and Crash"	3:29
2.	"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

• Matthew Murphy – vocals, guitar, synths, piano
• Dan Haggis – backing vocals, drums, piano, stylophone, harmonica, melodica, synthesizers
• Tord Øverland-Knudsen – backing vocals, bass, synths, cello
• Llangattock Primary School – kids choir on "Let's Dance to Joy Division"

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Digital Spy review
3. ^ The Guardian review
4. ^ LAUNCHcast review
5. ^ NME review
6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
7. ^ Spin review
8. ^ stv.tv review
9. ^ This Is Fake DIY review
10. ^ Yahoo! Music UK review
11. ^ The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation at Allmusic

External links

• The Wombats' official website