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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.