The Wombats Proudly Present... A Guide To Love, Loss And Desperation - Wombats

The Wombats are a three-piece band from Liverpool, an Indie band that have been together now since 2003. Having had three Top 40 singles from their début album, 'A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation' is an album which has brought great success to The Wombats and as far as I'm concerned this is nothing less than they deserve. Released in November 2007, their first album offering to date is thirteen tracks strong and consists of many fantastic tracks. Having been together for several years previous to recording this album has clearly benefited The Wombats greatly as they sound excellent in their 'A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation' album; a really tight unit ...  Read the complete review

I do love this debut album from Liverpool based band The Wombats. If I have a criticism it is that the opening track which is purely a vocal rendition and quite quirky in its delivery with some awful rhyming is not a great way to launch into what is effectively and indie rock album but the rest of the songs more than make up for it. Track Listings 1. Tales of Girls, Boys and Marsupials 2. Kill the Director 3. Moving to New York 4. Lost in the Post 5. Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?) 6. School Uniforms 7. Here Comes the Anxiety 8. Let's Dance to Joy Division 9. Backfire at the Disco ...  Read the complete review

A guide to Love, Loss & Desperation (AGTLLD) is the debut album from indie-pop group the wombats, well its the first UK album they did release one in Japan a year or two back but the tracklisting are basically the same on both with the addition of a couple of new tracks on AGTLLD. I believe the album to be one of the best released this year due to each track being original and i dont think theres one bad song on the album. ~~~The Tracks~~~ Ive reviewed the ones ive listened to most i dont think it would be fair to comment on the others as i havent listened to them enough. 1. Tales Of Girls, Boys And Marsupials The album kicks of with ...  Read the complete review

It's rare that you come across an album that kicks off with an acapella, reminiscent of 50's barbershop music. It's even rarer that this tune will sound fresh and fun, forget "New Rave" and whatever it is that is happening now, "New Barbershop" anyone? This quirky opener really sums up the rest of the album, "tales of girls, and boys, and marsupials!" the Liverpool lads squeal in happy harmony, and they have let us in on the lyrical topics we can expect. Well, aside from the marsupials part, although, they are "The Wombats". Teenage anecdotes of failed romance, unrequited love and a sprinkling of silliness on ...  Read the complete review

The Wombats are a three piece band from Liverpool, consisting of Matthew Murphy, Dan Haggis and Torg Øverland-Knudsen. Their debut album, 'A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation' was released late last year amongst massive hype after the release of the single 'Lets dance to Joy Division', and managed to match the commercial hype by receiving rave reviews and hitting number 11 in the UK album charts. Okay, so that is the facts, but does the album really match up? Its been over a year since I first saw the wombats live now, and they have never failed to make me smile, so when I saw they were releasing an album, I was both enthusiastic and nervous. What if ...  Read the complete review