Going, Going...
| Going, Going... | ||||
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| Studio album by The Wedding Present | ||||
| Released | 2 September 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015-16, Studios La Fabrique (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence), Parr Street Studios (Liverpool) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-rock[1] | |||
| Length | 1:17:34 | |||
| Label | Scopitones | |||
| Producer | Andrew Scheps | |||
| The Wedding Present chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club | [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | [4] |
| Louder Than War | [5] |
| PopMatters | [6] |
Going, Going... is the ninth studio album by English rock band The Wedding Present. It was released on 2 September 2016 in the UK, and 2 December 2016 in the US, by their record label, Scopitones. It is a 20-song double multimedia album - each song has its own video included - that is also a travelogue about a journey across North America.[7]
Background
Going, Going... came four years after the band's previous album, Valentina. David Gedge had decided that he didn't want the next album to be "just another album" and decided on a format of a number of interconnected pieces.[8] In 2014 he travelled across America with photographer Jessica McMillan and made a number of films. After that, says Gedge, it was a case of "progressing through the music, trying all sorts of ideas, seeing how they work set against the visuals."[8]
Track listing
- Kittery (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton) 5:31
- Greenland (Gedge, Layton) 3:00
- Marblehead (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton) 3:49
- Sprague (Gedge) 2:42
- Two Bridges (Gedge, Layton, Alexander) 3:57
- Little Silver (Gedge, Layton, Alexander) 4:39
- Bear (Gedge, Layton, Alexander) 4:18
- Secretary (Gedge, Layton, Alexander) 2:01
- Birdsnest (Gedge, Layton, Alexander) 3:35
- Kill Devil Hills (Gedge, Layton, Alexander) 2:25
- Bells (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton, Alexander) 3:33
- Fifty-Six (Gedge, Layton, Alexander) 4:40
- Fordland (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton, Alexander) 2:50
- Emporia (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton) 4:29
- Broken Bow (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton, Alexander) 2:39
- Lead (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton, Alexander) 2:50
- Ten Sleep (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton) 2:11
- Wales (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton, Alexander, Andrew Teilo) 4:27
- Rachel (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton, Alexander) 3:42
- Santa Monica (Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton, Alexander) 10:16
Personnel
- The Wedding Present
- David Gedge - vocals, guitar, percussion
- Samuel Beer-Pearce - guitars
- Katharine Wallinger - bass, backing vocals
- Charles Layton - drums, percussion
with:
- Patrick Alexander - guitars
- Andrew Teilo - vocals on "Wales"
References
- ↑ Allen, Jeremy. "Album review". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ Partridge, Kenneth. "A.V. Club review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ Doherty, Jack. "Drowned in Sound review". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ Tucker, Simon. "Louder than War review". Louder than War. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ Paul, John. "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ Coughlan, Jamie. "Album Preview". Overblown. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- 1 2 Eede, Christian. "New Wedding Present". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 April 2017.