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Going, Going...
Studio album by
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. 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

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. ^ a b 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.