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 | |||
The Wombats chronology | ||||
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Singles from A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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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] |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | 'Derail and Crash' | 3:29 |
15. | 'Metro Song' | 3:51 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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' |
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