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A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation

The Wombats

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Released: Jun 2008
Label: Roadrunner Records
It's a bit weird to have a name so Australian for a band that repeatedly reminds us of how British it is. The Liverpudlians' tales of drunken nights and broken schoolboy hearts are set to a snotty Brit-pop bounce that is catchy enough to pogo to. They declare they are "moving to New York" but then drop enough Anglo references to fill a BBC special on pop culture -- Bridget Jones, Mary Poppins, King Lear, Joy Division and Oliver Reed all get a shout-out. The Wombats' keenness for irony is clear, and while their youthful snarkery is endearing, like any adolescent phase, it can also get tiresome.
- Stephanie Benson
The Wombats - A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation 2010-07-24
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    Tales of Girls, Boys and Marsupials (album version)
    Tales of Girls, Boys and Marsupials (album version)
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    Kill The Director (album version)
    Kill The Director (album version)
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    Moving To New York (album version)
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    Lost In The Post (album version)
    Lost In The Post (album version)
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    Party in a Forest [Where's Laura?]
    Party in a Forest [Where's Laura?]
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    School Uniforms
    School Uniforms
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    Here Comes The Anxiety
    Here Comes The Anxiety
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    Let's Dance To Joy Division
    Let's Dance To Joy Division
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    Backfire At The Disco
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    Little Miss Pipedream
    Little Miss Pipedream
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    Dr Suzanne Mattox PhD
    Dr Suzanne Mattox PhD
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    Patricia The Stripper
    Patricia The Stripper
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    My First Wedding (Album Version + hidden track)
    My First Wedding (Album Version + hidden track)
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    Metro Song
    Metro Song
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    Derail and Crash
    Derail and Crash
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    Bleeding Love
    Bleeding Love
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    Is This Christmas? [Radio Edit]
    Is This Christmas? [Radio Edit]
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