The Wedding Present will be releasing their much-anticipated eighth studio album Valentina on March 19th, released in the UK on their own Scopitones label. It was recorded by the group in France, California and Brighton during 2011 and mixed by Andrew Scheps [whose past credits include Metallica, Iggy Pop and Johnny Cash].<\/p>\n
The ten track Valentina comes four years after 2008\u2019s El Rey, the longer than usual delay reflecting The Wedding Present\u2019s commitment to touring and other side projects involving the group\u2019s founding member, David Gedge. <\/p>\n
Valentina is performed by:<\/p>\n
David Gedge: Singing, guitars and percussion
\nGraeme Ramsay (co-writer with Gedge of all but one of the songs on the album): guitars, piano, harmonium
\nPepe le Moko: bass and backing vocals
\nCharles Layton: drums and percussion<\/p>\n
Following an album launch event at the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, the band will be embarking on a month long tour of North America. This tour will be extra special because, as well as celebrating the release of Valentina, the band will be playing their classic album Seamonsters live, in its entirety. The Wedding Present recorded Seamonsters with Steve Albini in 1991.<\/p>\n
Following the North American dates the band will also be playing Valentina and Seamonsters in Australia, Japan and Continental Europe before bringing the whole event home with an extensive tour of The United Kingdom and Ireland in the autumn.<\/p>\n
Aside from a hiatus between 1998 and 2005 when he focused on recording and touring with Cinerama, David Gedge has been fronting The Wedding Present since 1985 when the Leeds based four piece released its debut single, \u201cGo Out And Get \u2018Em, Boy!\u201d for its own independent Reception Records label. Since then the group have had 18 Top Forty singles. <\/p>\n
Albums include the group\u2019s first major critical and commercial breakthrough with 1987\u2019s George Best and Bizarro, which provided their first hit singles \u201cKennedy\u201d and \u201cBrassneck\u201d. Take Fountain marked the group\u2019s return in 2005, Mojo commenting \u201cthat Gedge has never before assimilated harsh rock textures to orchestral arrangements with such power\u201d and The Times asserting that it confirmed Gedge\u2019s \u201cstatus as an extraordinary songwriter.\u201d <\/p>\n
For full biography and discography visit: www.scopitones.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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