Going, Going...
Studio album by
The Wedding Present
Released2 September 2016
Recorded2015-16, Studios La Fabrique (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence), Parr Street Studios (Liverpool)
GenreIndie rock, post-rock[1]
Length73:40
LabelScopitones
ProducerAndrew Scheps
The Wedding Present chronology
Valentina
(2012)		 Going, Going...
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

Going, Going... track listing
No.TitleLengthWriter(s)Related location[9]
1Kittery5:31David Gedge, Samuel Beer-Pearce, Charlie LaytonKittery, Maine
2Greenland3:00Gedge, LaytonGreenland, New Hampshire
3Marblehead3:49Gedge, Beer-Pearce, LaytonMarblehead, Massachusetts
4Sprague2:42GedgeSprague, Connecticut
5Two Bridges3:58Gedge, Patrick Alexander, LaytonTwo Bridges, Manhattan in New York City
6Little Silver4:39Gedge, Alexander, LaytonLittle Silver, New Jersey
7Bear4:18Gedge, Alexander, LaytonBear, Delaware
8Secretary2:01Gedge, Alexander, LaytonSecretary, Maryland
9Birdsnest3:35Gedge, Alexander, LaytonBirdsnest, Virginia
10Kill Devil Hills2:25Gedge, Alexander, LaytonKill Devil Hills, North Carolina
11Bells3:33Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, LaytonBells, Tennessee
12Fifty-Six4:39Gedge, Alexander, LaytonFifty-Six, Arkansas
13Fordland2:50Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, LaytonFordland, Missouri
14Emporia4:29Gedge, Beer-Pearce, LaytonEmporia, Kansas
15Broken Bow2:39Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, LaytonBroken Bow, Nebraska
16Lead2:50Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, LaytonLead, South Dakota
17Ten Sleep2:11Gedge, Beer-Pearce, LaytonTen Sleep, Wyoming
18Wales4:27Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, Layton, Andrew TeiloWales, Utah
19Rachel3:42Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, LaytonRachel, Nevada
20Santa Monica6:22Gedge, Alexander, Beer-Pearce, LaytonSanta Monica, California

Personnel

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

  1. ↑ Allen, Jeremy. "Album review". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Partridge, Kenneth (2 September 2016). "A.V. Club review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Doherty, Jack. "Drowned in Sound review". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Tucker, Simon (19 August 2016). "Louder than War review". Louder than War. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Paul, John. "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Coughlan, Jamie. "Album Preview". Overblown. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  8. 1 2 Eede, Christian. "New Wedding Present". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  9. ↑ bomaya (2 September 2016). "Going, Going..." Songography for the Wedding Present and Cinerama. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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