A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation

Rock · 2007 · 13 tracks · 42m

A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation

High-octane indie rock defined by jittery guitars and danceable beats. A frantic, witty exploration of social awkwardness and 20-something romantic failure.

July 9, 2007 · 14th Floor Records

A frantic, high-energy celebration of social failure and romantic neurosis.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 42m

01

Tales of Girls, Boys & Marsupials

1:10

02

Kill the Director

2:42

03

Moving to New York

3:31

04

Lost in the Post

3:06

05

Party in a Forest (Where’s Laura?)

3:27

06

School Uniforms

3:14

07

Here Comes the Anxiety

2:31

08

Let’s Dance to Joy Division

3:11

09

Backfire at the Disco

3:13

10

Little Miss Pipedream

4:12

11

Dr Suzanne Mattox PhD

3:32

12

Patricia the Stripper

4:01

13

My First Wedding

4:35

Moments Worth Listening For

The explosive transition from the ironic glockenspiel intro into the frantic guitar riff of Kill the Director.

The euphoric, irony-drenched group chant of 'everything is going wrong' during the climax of Let's Dance to Joy Division.

The sudden, vulnerable drop in tempo during the bridge of Moving to New York before the final chaotic chorus.

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How does A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation sound next to the rest of The Wombats's catalogue?

Compressed Loud+2.3σ

The production is built around compressed loud than this artist usually allows.

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