This Modern Glitch

Studio album by The Wombats

Released

22 April 2011^[1]

Recorded

2010

Genre

Indie pop, alternative dance, new wave, post-punk revival

Length

40:31

Label

14th Floor Records
Bright Antenna (US)

The Wombats chronology

A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
(2007)

This Modern Glitch
(2011)

Glitterbug
(2015)

Singles from This Modern Glitch

"Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)"
Released: 24 September 2010
"Jump into the Fog"
Released: 24 January 2011
"Anti-D"
Released: 11 April 2011
"Techno Fan"
Released: 5 June 2011
"Our Perfect Disease"
Released: 14 August 2011
"1996"
Released: 7 November 2011

This Modern Glitch is the second studio album by British indie band The Wombats. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2011, with 3 singles preceding it: "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)", "Jump into the Fog", "Anti-D", released on 24 September 2010, 24 January 2011 and 11 April 2011 respectively. A further 3 singles were released following the album's release: "Techno Fan", "Our Perfect Disease" and "1996", released on 20 June 2011, 14 August 2011 and 7 of November 2011 respectively. Production comes from Rich Costey, Eric Valentine, Butch Walker, Jacknife Lee and the band themselves. Upon its release the album received favourable reviews by critics. It has sold 126,772 copies in the UK as of April 2015.^[2]

Title

The album title comes from the album's seventh track, "1996".

Singles

"Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" was the first single released from the album, it was released on 24 September 2010. It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, and also charted at number 33 in Australia as well as number 66 in the Netherlands. It came in at number 8 on Australia's 'Hottest 100' countdown of 2010.
"Jump into the Fog" was the second single released from the album, it was released on 24 January 2011. It peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 16 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
"Anti-D" was the third single released from the album, it was released on 11 April 2011. It peaked at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Techno Fan" was the fourth single released from the album, it was released on 5 June 2011. It peaked at number 60 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Our Perfect Disease" is the fifth single released from the album, it was released on 14 August 2011.
"1996" was the sixth single released from the album on 7 November 2011.

Track listing

The official track listing:^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Our Perfect Disease"	3:46
2.	"Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)"	3:45
3.	"Jump into the Fog"	3:51
4.	"Anti-D"	4:39
5.	"Last Night I Dreamt..."	3:32
6.	"Techno Fan"	3:58
7.	"1996"	4:19
8.	"Walking Disasters"	4:16
9.	"Girls/Fast Cars"	3:35
10.	"Schumacher the Champagne"	4:50

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Valentine"	3:58
12.	"Track by Track" (Video)	--:--

iTunes Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Valentine"	3:58
12.	"Track by Track" (video)
13.	"Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" (music video)
14.	"Jump Into the Fog" (music video)
15.	"Anti-D" (music video)
16.	"Techno Fan (This Acoustic Glitch)" (video)
17.	"Anti-D (This Acoustic Glitch)" (video)

HMV bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" (acoustic version)
12.	"Jump Into the Fog" (acoustic version)

Australian bonus content
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Anti-D" (acoustic version)	4:44
12.	"Techno Fan" (acoustic version)	3:55
13.	"Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" (autoKratz Koenji Remix)	4:53
14.	"Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" (Grum Remix)
15.	"Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" (SiN Remix)

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100^[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
American Music Channel	^[6]
BBC Music	(very favourable) ^[7]
Consequence of Sound	^[8]
Daily Mirror	^[9]
The Guardian	^[10]
NME	^[11]
Paste	(7.1/10) ^[12]
The Sunday Times	^[13] (subscription required)
thinkofmusic	^[14]
The Tune	(2.4/5) ^[15]

The album received mixed to favourable reviews, with an aggregated score of 59 from Metacritic. Mark Beaumont of the BBC described the album as 'a flawless modern classic', as well as calling it 'pop album of the year, by at least a dozen choruses'.^[7] Matt Collar of AllMusic gave a similarly positive review, saying ' This Modern Glitch finds the gleefully cynical Brit trio delivering a batch of catchy, immediately memorable dance-rock tracks the likes of which haven't been heard since the glory days of Blur'.^[5] The Daily Mirror called the album 'triumphant', singling out Anti-D as 'epic'.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[16]	2
Austrian Albums Chart^[17]	38
Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart^[18]	93
Dutch Albums Chart^[19]	31
Norwegian Albums Chart^[20]	14
Scottish Albums Chart^[21]	5
Swiss Albums Chart^[22]	33
UK Albums Chart^[23]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[24]	36

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[25]	Gold	35,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[26]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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↑ 22/04/2011 (2011-04-22). "The Wombats: This Modern Glitch - album of the week review". The Mirror. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
↑ Maddy Costa (2011-04-21). "The Wombats: This Modern Glitch – review". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
↑ "NME Album Reviews - Album Review: The Wombats - 'Proudly Present This Modern Glitch'". NME. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
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↑ "The Wombats - The Wombats Proudly Present This Modern Glitch". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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External links

This Modern Glitch

The Wombats

Matthew Murphy Tord Øverland-Knudsen Dan Haggis

Studio albums	A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation (2007) This Modern Glitch (2011) Glitterbug (2015)

Extended Plays	Girls, Boys and Marsupials (2006) The Wombats Go Pop! Pop! Pop! (2007) The Wombats EP (2008) This Acoustic Glitch (2011) Glitterbug B Sides EP (2015)

Singles	"Moving to New York" "Backfire at the Disco" "Kill the Director" "Let's Dance to Joy Division" "Is This Christmas?" "My Circuitboard City" "Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)" "Jump into the Fog" "Anti-D" "Techno Fan" "Our Perfect Disease" "1996" "Your Body Is a Weapon" "Greek Tragedy" "Give Me a Try" "Be Your Shadow" "Emoticons"

Tours	"Glitterbug Tour 2015"

Related articles	Discography 14th Floor Records Roadrunner Records Bright Antenna

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