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Articles tagged "the wedding present" Sound AffectsWhat Made the Wedding Present Great (1985-1991)by G E Light[19.Aug.09] :. The genius of the early Wedding Present was the tense interplay between David Gedge's heartfelt yet quotidian lyrics of love and loss and Pete Solowka's mad, banjo-like strumming.  Events ReviewThe Wedding Presentby Ian Mathers[23.Oct.08] :. I was worried that the band would either rely too much on their (admittedly) superb new album El Rey or else just do a sort of old-times revue, but they managed to strike a nearly perfect balance between the old and the new.  Music ReviewThe Wedding Present: El Reyby Ian Mathers[5.Jun.08] :. It's been a rough decade or so for Wedding Present fans, but they've finally come up with a fitting successor to Seamonsters.  Music ReviewThe Wedding Present: Shepherd’s Bush Presents The Wedding Presentby Jason MacNeil[6.May.08] :. Post-Smiths, pre-Britpop band the Wedding Present dust off “oldies” for this impressive, satisfying guitar-saturated record, a record you’d be a complete fool to not enjoy from start to finish, top to bottom.  PopMatters @ SXSW 2008 FeaturePHOTOS: SXSW Music Day 1by Mehan Jayasuriya[14.Mar.08] :. Pics from the event at Emo's including The Wedding Present, Why?, The Mae Shi and YACHT. Notes from the RoadPHOTOS: SXSW Day 1: The Wedding Present @ Emo’s Annexby Mehan Jayasuriya[13.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya Despite their legendary status in certain circles, Leeds, England’s the Wedding Present appear to have only played once during SXSW this year. Was it worth... Architecture and Morality: The Wedding Present Revisitedby Roger Holland[31.May.07] :. Pop scholars frequently undervalue The Wedding Present. If the Smiths were the undeniable figurehead for the UK's thriving independent pop scene of the 1980s, then Gedge's little-band-that-could certainly inherited that mantle. The Wedding Present: Search For Paradiseby Roger Holland[16.May.06] :. Let's face it, no-one does love, break-ups and hurt like David Gedge. The Wedding Present, Singles 1989-1991by Sarah ZupkoThe Wedding Present amassed a brilliant body of work that was fully entrenched in the angular post-punk aesthetic. |
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