| 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 | |||
| The Wedding Present chronology | ||||
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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] |
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
[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.
