El Rey (The Wedding Present album)

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El Rey
Studio album by The Wedding Present
Released	May 20, 2008 (US), May 26, 2008 (UK)
Recorded	January 2008
Studio	Electrical Audio, The Laundry Room
Genre	Indie rock
Length	45:32
Label	Manifesto (US), Vibrant (UK)
Producer	Steve Albini, The Wedding Present, Pete Magdaleno
The Wedding Present chronology
Search for Paradise: Singles 2004-5 (2006) El Rey (2008) Valentina (2012)
Singles from El Rey
"The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend" Released: May 5, 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
NME	(8/10) (05/24/2008, p.39)
Cosmos Gaming	[2]

El Rey is the seventh studio album by The Wedding Present. It was released in the US on May 20, 2008, by Manifesto Records, and on May 26, 2008, in the UK by Vibrant Records/Pinnacle Records. The album was the band's first album since 2005's Take Fountain. El Rey was preceded by the first single "The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend" as a digital download only.