... 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 ... Read review
singles like "Let's Dance to Joy Division" (a song title thats difficult to forget, or ignore) and ("Kill the Director"). Comprised of two Liverpudlians and a Norwe...
singles like "Let's Dance to Joy Division" (a song title thats difficult to forget, or ignore) and ("Kill the Director"). Comprised of two Liverpudlians and a Norwe...
Post Party In A Forest (Where's Laura?) School Uniforms Here Comes The Anxiety Let's Dance To Joy Division Backfire At The Disco Little Miss Pipedream Dr. Su...
lackluster MTV performance and dubious appearances all over the tabloids. Blackout, her fifth studio album, is being touted as a bit of a comeback album, the title allegedly alluding to how she is "blacking out" all negative media coverage and focusing on getting back to form. Backed by an array of superstar beatmakers--Bloodshy & Avant, Pharrell Williams, T-Pain, Danja--Blackout presents a soundtrack that brims with trashy new-wave nowness. Tunes veer from the highly infectious "Freakshow" and "Toy Soldier" to the unconvincingly lascivious "Get Naked," "Ooh, Ooh Baby", and downright uninspiring ("Radar" and "Hot As Ice")--with some inroads into dirty disco ("Heaven on Earth") along the way. The tunes arent bad, but the brittle, robotic soundtrack does start to feel dated and dull, especially when Britneys vocals are so intensely processed they feel equally starchy and disinterested. Comeback album it may be, but "Blackout" doesnt point towards any clear future for Britney--nor for pop music in general. --Danny McKenna
Party in a Forest (Where's Laura?) School Uniforms Here Comes the Anxiety Let's Dance to Joy Division Backfire at the Disco Little Miss Pipedream Dr. Suzanne Mattox PHD Patricia the Stripper My First Wedding
lackluster MTV performance and dubious appearances all over the tabloids.Blackout, her fifth studio album, is being touted as a bit of a comeback album, the title allegedly alluding to how she is "blacking out" all negative media coverage and focusing on getting back to form. Backed by an array of superstar beatmakers--Bloodshy&Avant, Pharrell Williams, T-Pain, Danja--Blackoutpresents a soundtrack that brims with trashy new-wave nowness. Tunes veer from the highly infectious "Freakshow" and "Toy Soldier" to the unconvincingly lascivious "Get Naked," "Ooh, Ooh Baby", and downright uninspiring ("Radar" and "Hot As Ice")--with some inroads into dirty disco ("Heaven on Earth") along the way. The tunes arent bad, but the brittle, robotic soundtrack does start to feel dated and dull, especially when Britneys vocals are so intensely processed they feel equally starchy and disinterested. Comeback album it may be, but "Blackout" doesnt point towards any clear future for Britney--nor for pop music in general.--Danny McKenna
A review by RazzaLazza on Guide To Love Loss And Desperation, A - Wombats (The) February 6th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Originality
Average
Lyrics
Standard
Quality and consistency of tracks
A couple of weak links
How does it compare to the artist's other releases
Not applicable
Value for Money
Good
Advantages:
A terrific album packed full of tremendously catchy tracks, fantastic music to dance to .
Disadvantages:
The music may not be serious enough for some .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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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 performing perfectly together as a band.
After hearing their 'Let's Dance To Joy Division' single on the radio, I just had to get my hands on this album from The Wombats and am very glad that I did. This track really impressed me, and from the first time I ever heard it I was singing along by the end and tapping my feet frantically to the beat. It really is an instantly infectious Indie track and still remains to be one of my favourites from this album. Their other single 'Moving To New York' is another definite stand out track for me, one which I have worn out with continuous play over the last couple of months. I just never tire of the track and always enjoy singing and dancing along as the band blast their way through this one. The lyrics always bring a smile to my face, the guitars sound great, and the vocals are absolutely excellent. Everything about the track pleases me and I feel that I would find it hard to ever become bored of listening to it.
With 'Moving To New York' coming near the beginning, and 'Let's Dance To Joy Division' towards the middle, it should not be seen that these are the only stand out tracks from the album as this is really not the case. The album contains a great depth of quality, and many of the other tracks present on this album are hugely impressive. 'Lost In The Post' for example is an excellent track with a fantastic chorus also, I absolutely love the energetic ' Backfire at the Disco', and 'My First Wedding' closes the album brilliantly. Basically, there is no track here that particularly disappoints and listening enjoyment can be gained from each and every one of the thirteen tracks here present. 'Backfire at the Disco' is a track which I feel captures the band at their very best, it is a fantastically catchy track and is perhaps even more so than either of the aforementioned tracks which have already been released as singles. If I were working for the record label I would definitely commission this one as the next to be lifted from the album as I feel that it is one which could perform extremely well as a single release and could even propel the band in to the Top 10 for the first time in their history.
'A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation' is the first album the band have ever released in the UK, however in 2006 they released an album in Japan only entitled 'Girls, Boys and Marsupials'. It could therefore be seen perhaps then that this is the bands second album, however the fact that most of the tracks that were present on the Japan release are here also means that this is not really so. It would be foolish to argue that this is the bands second album when the track listing is largely the same, but what I will say is that 'A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation' is an album that you should really look to listen to. I am sure that there are many people out there that would be greatly impressed with the music that is on display on this album as there is never a dull moment with The Wombats and their tracks always possess plenty of life, character and charm. With such great energy and tremendously catchy tracks, The Wombats are a band that should go far and I for one can't wait to hear more from them. This should be the start of a long and successful career for The Wombats; it's taken them several years to hit the mainstream, but now that they've done so they should be here to stay.
Label: 14th Floor Release Date: 5th November 2007
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Advantages: Witty lyrics, catchy tunes and great fun. Disadvantages: Maybe a little too poppy, almost devoid of seriousness.
...To New York, Backfire At The Disco and Lets Dance To Joy Division stand out as especially memorable gems of near-perfect punk-indie-rock-pop.
A Guide To Love, Loss And Desperation consists of thirteen catchy, chirpy three-minute crowd-pleasers, liberally sprinkled with infectious wit and great stick-in-your-head tunes. A fantastic debut album. ...
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Advantages: Addictive tunes, Witty Lyrics, Good fun throughout. Disadvantages: They could perhaps take themselves a little bit more seriously.
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", "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 ... ...romance, unrequited love and a sprinkling of silliness on top.
The bouncy, indie guitar songs this three piece deliver are all as catchy as lead single "Let's Dance To Joy Division", after a good listen to the album you'll find yourself humming the tunes and sprouting the words. This of course is a testament to the superb song writing of this album.
Singer Matt's voice quivers and cracks throughout this album with seemingly genuine emotion (despite ...
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A future Classic Review ofGuide To Love Loss And Desperation, A - Wombats (The)by
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Advantages: Great use of instruments, singers vocals Disadvantages: none
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 ... ...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 an acapella from the three lads, ok its not going to go top of the charts and youll probably skip it every time youve listened to it once but its a laugh the first time.
2. Kill The Director
This is definately the best song on the album a upbeat indie song from the heart with words youll find yourself singing ...
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08.01.2008
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Advantages: Songs catchy, Easy to understand, good for a jump about. Disadvantages: Yet to think of one
What can i say.. Definetely the best album ive heard in a long time.
Must say tho, do not judge it on the first track (boys girls and marsupials)... When i first herd it I thought the album was going to be really bad but listening to the whole album it actually works quite well... Its not really a song but more like a harmony if u will but it blends into the next song really well and thats the reason it works.
Its one of those albums you hear once ... ...they are all very catchy.
Top marks to the writter aswell because the lyrics are actually pretty good and very easy to hear. Its like some one telling you a story, and alot of the song you can actually relate too.. well I could anyway.
As for genre... i guess I would class it as sort of rock brit pop... kind of like the keiser cheifs meets libertines.
Definatly worth putting your hands in your pockets for. Be hard to beat. Better than the pigeon ...
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An album full of up-beat catchy songs. You'll be hard pressed to find a song you don't like on this album and it's guaranteed to make you happy when you're feeling a little down.
My personal favourite is 'Let's Dance to Joy Division'. When you've got a song stuck in your head all the time it's either highly annoying or absolutely incredible. This is easily the latter.
An essential purchase if you're an indie fan and - if not - there's enough catchy tunes on here to make plenty of people happy.
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Album Notes: Debut album from indie hopefuls The Wombats. A perky collection of sprightly indie pop anthems, this album is a must for fans of bands such as Good Shoes, The Futureheads and The Housemartins. Includes the single 'Let's Dance To Joy Division'.
Titles on disc 1
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
10.: Little Miss Pipedream
11.: Dr. Suzanne Mattox PHD
12.: Patricia The Stripper
13.: My First Wedding
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