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

A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
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Studio album by The Wombats
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
Girls, Boys and Marsupials
(2006)Girls, Boys and Marsupials2006 		A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
(2007)		 This Modern Glitch
(2011)This Modern Glitch2011
Singles from A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
  1. "Backfire at the Disco"
    Released: 9 April 2007
  2. "Kill the Director"
    Released: 25 June 2007
  3. "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
    Released: 8 November 2007
  4. "Moving to New York (re-release)"
    Released: 14 January 2008
  5. "Backfire at the Disco (re-release)"
    Released: 21 April 2008
  6. "Kill the Director (re-release)"
    Released: 7 July 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 65/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars
Digital Spy 4/5 stars
The Guardian 3/5 stars
LAUNCHcast (7/10)
NME (7/10)
Pitchfork Media (5.9/10)
Spin 3.5/5 stars
stv.tv 3/5 stars
This Is Fake DIY 4/5 stars
Yahoo! Music UK 3.5/5 stars

The Wombats Proudly Present... A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation is the debut studio album by British rock band The Wombats. It was released on 5 November 2007 on 14th Floor Records. 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!"

The album has sold 335,361 copies in the UK as of April 2015.

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

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


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