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]
| Going, Going... | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | 73:40 | |||
| Label | Scopitones | |||
| Producer | Andrew Scheps | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club |   [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | [4] |
| Louder Than War | [5] |
| PopMatters | [6] |
Background edit
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 edit
| No. | Title | Length | Writer(s) | Related location[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kittery | 5:31 | David Gedge, Samuel Beer-Pearce, Charlie Layton | Kittery, Maine |
| 2 | Greenland | 3:00 | Gedge, Layton | Greenland, New Hampshire |
| 3 | Marblehead | 3:49 | Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton | Marblehead, Massachusetts |
| 4 | Sprague | 2:42 | Gedge | Sprague, Connecticut |
| 5 | Two Bridges | 3:58 | Gedge, Patrick Alexander, Layton | Two Bridges, Manhattan in New York City |
| 6 | Little Silver | 4:39 | Gedge, Alexander, Layton | Little Silver, New Jersey |
| 7 | Bear | 4:18 | Gedge, Alexander, Layton | Bear, Delaware |
| 8 | Secretary | 2:01 | Gedge, Alexander, Layton | Secretary, Maryland |
| 9 | Birdsnest | 3:35 | Gedge, Alexander, Layton | Birdsnest, Virginia |
| 10 | Kill Devil Hills | 2:25 | Gedge, Alexander, Layton | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina |
| 11 | Bells | 3:33 | Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, Layton | Bells, Tennessee |
| 12 | Fifty-Six | 4:39 | Gedge, Alexander, Layton | Fifty-Six, Arkansas |
| 13 | Fordland | 2:50 | Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, Layton | Fordland, Missouri |
| 14 | Emporia | 4:29 | Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton | Emporia, Kansas |
| 15 | Broken Bow | 2:39 | Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, Layton | Broken Bow, Nebraska |
| 16 | Lead | 2:50 | Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, Layton | Lead, South Dakota |
| 17 | Ten Sleep | 2:11 | Gedge, Beer-Pearce, Layton | Ten Sleep, Wyoming |
| 18 | Wales | 4:27 | Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, Layton, Andrew Teilo | Wales, Utah |
| 19 | Rachel | 3:42 | Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, Layton | Rachel, Nevada |
| 20 | Santa Monica | 6:22 | Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, Layton | Santa Monica, California |
Personnel edit
- The Wedding Present
- David Gedge - vocals, guitar, mellotron, waterphone
- Samuel Beer-Pearce - guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Katharine Wallinger - bass, backing vocals
- Charles Layton - drums, percussion
with:
- Teo Benson - violin
- Terry de Castro - vocals
- Steve Fisk - keyboards
- Annie Ford - viola
- Paul Hiraga - vocals on "Marblehead"
- Barb Hunter - cello
- Melanie Howard - vocals on "Marblehead"
- Jae-In Shin - violin
- Brix Smith Start - vocals on "Greenland"
- Andrew Teilo - vocals on "Wales"
References edit
- ^ Allen, Jeremy. "Album review". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Partridge, Kenneth (2 September 2016). "A.V. Club review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Doherty, Jack. "Drowned in Sound review". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Tucker, Simon (19 August 2016). "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.
- ^ a b Eede, Christian. "New Wedding Present". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ bomaya (2 September 2016). "Going, Going..." Songography for the Wedding Present and Cinerama. Retrieved 25 August 2020.