{"id":24359,"date":"2016-11-27T17:27:18","date_gmt":"2016-11-27T17:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=24359"},"modified":"2018-03-07T16:54:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T16:54:38","slug":"you-cant-moan-can-you-david-gedge-on-more-than-30-years-as-leader-of-the-wedding-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/you-cant-moan-can-you-david-gedge-on-more-than-30-years-as-leader-of-the-wedding-present\/","title":{"rendered":"YOU CAN&#8217;T MOAN CAN YOU? &#8211; David Gedge On More Than 30 Years As Leader Of The Wedding Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_24365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24365\" style=\"width: 2536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24365\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/you-cant-moan-can-you-david-gedge-on-more-than-30-years-as-leader-of-the-wedding-present\/weddoes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Weddoes.jpg?fit=2536%2C2788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2536,2788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1365697079&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.2&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"weddoes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Weddoes.jpg?fit=640%2C704&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-24365 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Weddoes.jpg?resize=640%2C704&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"weddoes\" width=\"640\" height=\"704\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wedding Present 2016 vintage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the annals of Indie rock, <strong>David Gedge<\/strong> is one of the last great survivors.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">While other great hopes and next big things crash and burn under the weight of major label pressure, or drug-fuelled excess, Gedge ploughs on, steering a singular, uncompromising course through the minefield of music biz\u00a0pomposity.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since forming the Wedding Present in 1985, he\u2019s continued to produce witty, blistering, studies of love, lust and heartbreak, while embracing technology and inventing new ways of engaging fans \u2013 including the autographical comic <strong><em>Tales From the Wedding Present<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bandmates have come and gone, but Gedge remains a constant driving force, indulging his love of soundtracks to create <strong>Cinerama<\/strong> in 1997, before reviving The Wedding Present in 2005 for <strong><em>Take Fountain <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 an album born out of despair at his split from long term partner <strong>Sally Murrell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, 30 years after featuring on the NME\u2019s much heralded C86 cassette along with <strong>Primal Scream<\/strong>, <strong>The Primitives <\/strong>and <strong>The Jesus and Mary Chain<\/strong>, Gedge and the Wedding Present are as active as ever.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having enjoyed something of a renaissance thanks to the 2014\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk\/catalogue\/artists\/the-wedding-present\/\"><strong>Edsel Records<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0deluxe re-release of the band\u2019s previous eight studio albums, The Wedding Present are presently touring their well-received ninth &#8211;\u00a0<strong><em>Going Going\u2026 &#8211; <\/em><\/strong>their first double<strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview marking the imminent US vinyl release of the album, Gedge tells <strong>Matt Catchpole<\/strong> about his extraordinary career and the (tongue firmly in cheek) &#8220;semi-legendary&#8221; status of his band.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24488\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/you-cant-moan-can-you-david-gedge-on-more-than-30-years-as-leader-of-the-wedding-present\/tumblr_m1ws9thxao1rt3d3co1_1280\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_m1ws9tHXao1rt3d3co1_1280.jpg?fit=604%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"604,388\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tumblr_m1ws9thxao1rt3d3co1_1280\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Life&amp;#8217;s a scream for David Gedge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_m1ws9tHXao1rt3d3co1_1280.jpg?fit=604%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24488\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_m1ws9tHXao1rt3d3co1_1280.jpg?resize=604%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Life's a scream for David Gedge\" width=\"604\" height=\"388\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Life&#8217;s a scream for David Gedge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You\u2019ve been doing this for more than 30 years \u2013 do you still get as excited about every<\/strong> <strong>release as you did when you started?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Very much so. I think it\u2019s to do with the idea of creating something. It\u2019s fascinating to start off with the germ of an idea &#8211; a little melody or a phrase &#8211; which eventually becomes something that you launch into an unsuspecting world!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What would the David Gedge of 2016 have to say to the David Gedge of 1985?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019d say be aware that technology is going to change the industry, to which you\u2019ve just started contributing, out of all recognition. All those record labels you know are going to die and most of those record shops you hang around in are going to disappear. But you will be able to watch the videos of all your favourite bands anytime you want&#8230; on your \u2018phone!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Working with hardcore noisenik Steve Albini (Big Black, Shellac) on <em>Seamonsters<\/em> was seen as a radical change of direction at the time. Did he know much about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m pretty sure he didn\u2019t\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0but our record label at the time, <strong>RCA Records<\/strong>, brought him over to meet us and he came to see us play in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Was it part of a strategy to increase your appeal for American audiences?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ha, ha&#8230; you think I have a \u2018strategy\u2019? You do realise that you\u2019re talking to David Gedge of The Wedding Present, don\u2019t you? The main reason I wanted to use Steve was because I heard\u00a0<strong><em>Surfer Rosa<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>The Pixies<\/strong>\u00a0and I thought that that LP had a breathtakingly great sound.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24456\" style=\"width: 3024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/you-cant-moan-can-you-david-gedge-on-more-than-30-years-as-leader-of-the-wedding-present\/the-wedding-present-1-photo-credit-jessica-mcmillan-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/The-Wedding-Present-1-photo-credit-Jessica-McMillan-1.jpg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1447520669&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the-wedding-present-1-photo-credit-jessica-mcmillan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Are you sure this right way to the stage, David?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/The-Wedding-Present-1-photo-credit-Jessica-McMillan-1.jpg?fit=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-24456 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/The-Wedding-Present-1-photo-credit-Jessica-McMillan-1.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Are you sure this right way to the stage, David?\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stairway to Heaven &#8211; Gedge and the Weddoes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You\u2019ve worked with him several times since, what do you think he brings to your sound?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Steve is essentially a brilliant recording engineer and, as long as the band know what they want and have the means to achieve it, he will provide them with an accurate document. The main thing I noticed when we started working with him is that the recordings became more three dimensional&#8230; more like the band sounded live and during rehearsals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cinerama was inspired by your love of film soundtracks \u2013 who are yur favourite film composers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My two all-time favourites are <strong>John Barry<\/strong> and <strong>Ennio Morricone<\/strong> and I like pretty much everything they\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You\u2019ve had a number of interesting collaborations over the years \u2013 is there anyone you\u2019d like to work with?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve always thought I\u2019d like to work with <strong>Kevin Shields<\/strong> from <strong>My Bloody Valentine<\/strong> but that\u2019s just because they\u2019re my favourite band. Or maybe I could write a song with <strong>Rhett Miller <\/strong>(Texan singer-songwriter) &#8230; that\u2019d be cool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>This interview coincides with the US release of <em>Going Going&#8230;<\/em> \u2013 how do you think US audiences compare to European ones?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019re not as big in the USA as we are over here so the concerts over there tend to be more intimate, which the audience prefers, of course. There\u2019s always plenty of interaction, which is great. Sometimes if you\u2019re on a big stage in a big venue you can lose that connection with the audience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Can you explain the concept behind the album \u2013 was the plan always to make it a double?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The concept has evolved over the last couple of years and, at the beginning, I had no idea how the finished thing would look. It\u2019s loosely based on a road trip across the USA from Maine to California which I did myself along with photographer <strong>Jessica McMillan<\/strong>. We travelled through twenty states and so it seemed obvious to work on twenty pieces of music. It wasn\u2019t until we started recording demos that I realised that it wasn\u2019t all going to fit on a single LP! In the end it\u2019s five tracks per side of vinyl&#8230; and the geek in me likes the symmetry in that!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Does songwriting get easier as you get older? How is the process for you \u2013 does it all come in a flood once you get the basic idea, or is it like getting blood out of a stone?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I don\u2019t think it\u2019s become any easier or harder. On the one hand, I\u2019ve become more experienced and so I know earlier on in the process what is and isn\u2019t going to work in a composition. On the other hand, I\u2019ve written over 200 songs now and I\u2019m always worried that I\u2019m going to be repeating myself! So I\u2019m always looking for new ideas and trying to stretch myself. Once I\u2019ve had the initial inspiration I think the rest of a song usually tends to fall into place. It takes me a long time&#8230; but that\u2019s more because I\u2019m probably too much of a perfectionist!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24451\" style=\"width: 1220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/you-cant-moan-can-you-david-gedge-on-more-than-30-years-as-leader-of-the-wedding-present\/the-wedding-present-resize-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/The-Wedding-Present-resize-1.jpg?fit=1220%2C690&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1220,690\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the-wedding-present-resize-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/The-Wedding-Present-resize-1.jpg?fit=640%2C362&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-24451 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/The-Wedding-Present-resize-1.jpg?resize=640%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the-wedding-present-resize-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terrace Talk &#8211; Gedge (right) with an early Wedding Present line up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Your style always appears to be nakedly confessional, but are you always writing specifically about yourself, or do you adopt different personas when you write?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It depends on the song. Some are totally biographical&#8230; especially on\u00a0<strong><em>George Best<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><em>Take Fountain<\/em><\/strong>&#8230; others less so. But even in an imaginary situation it\u2019s usually my thoughts on how I would react&#8230; what I would say, what I would do. So there\u2019s at least a little bit of me in every song, I guess.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>I read an interview years ago when you said you used to hate playing a new song to the band \u2013 do those kind of nerves still affect you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ha, yeah, well&#8230; it is kind of scary, baring yourself like that&#8230; although I suppose I\u2019m more used to it now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Do you enjoy the responsibility of being a band leader? How tough is it to tell someone they\u2019re out of the band?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I don\u2019t enjoy it, no. I hate it! I hate confrontation. Managing people and their expectations within the confines of the group is definitely the most difficult part of my job. That being said&#8230; whenever I\u2019ve had to ask people to leave, they usually <em>know<\/em>; they usually bring it on themselves, really.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Does touring tend to get more arduous as you get older?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not really. I actually enjoy the physical aspect. People pay $100 a month to go to gym and do the stuff that I do on tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What\u2019s the weirdest thing that\u2019s ever happened to you on tour?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Keanu Reeves<\/strong> coming to an L.A. show with a bunch of paparazzi photographers in tow was a bit strange.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You once described The Wedding Present as \u2018The Smiths fans\u2019 second favourite band\u2019 \u2013 how would you describe the band now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Semi-legendary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What or who first inspired you to pick up a guitar and form a band?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I can\u2019t remember a moment when I thought \u2018that\u2019s what I want to do\u2019. It sounds weird &#8211; maybe over-confident or something\u00a0&#8211; but I\u2019ve always known that I\u2019d be doing this. I\u2019ve been obsessed with pop culture &#8211; music, films, books, comics, radio, TV &#8211; from an early age.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24369\" style=\"width: 821px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24369\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/you-cant-moan-can-you-david-gedge-on-more-than-30-years-as-leader-of-the-wedding-present\/01-cover-300x300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/01-Cover-300x300.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"01-cover-300&amp;#215;300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sketch Show &amp;#8211; Comic &amp;#8216;Tales of The Wedding Present&amp;#8217; &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/01-Cover-300x300.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-24369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/01-Cover-300x300.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sketch Show - Comic 'Tales of The Wedding Present' \" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sketch Show &#8211; Comic &#8216;Tales From The Wedding Present&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You\u2019ve been publishing a <a href=\"https:\/\/scopitones.co.uk\/archives\/4428\">comic-book<\/a> version of your autobiography since 2012 \u2013 would you ever go the whole hog and write a full print version?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You mean just a \u2018normal\u2019 biography? No, I have no plans to do that. I\u2019m more than satisfied telling my story in comic book style!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You\u2019ve been very innovative in terms of the projects you\u2019ve undertaken &#8211; making 12 singles in 12 months, using cars as a metaphor on MINI and singing in French, German, Welsh and of course Ukrainian &#8211; to name but a few. Do you actively try and avoid making \u2018just another album\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not for every single release but, yes, I never wanted to be one of those \u2018write songs, release album, tour, write songs, release album, tour&#8230;\u2019 ad infinitum type bands. I\u2019ve always wanted The Wedding Present to challenge the audience as well as ourselves. That\u2019s probably why we\u2019ve not been hugely commercially successful, though!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Finally, the world seems to have taken a shift to the right this year are you concerned about the way things have been going?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think that, sadly, a large number of ill-informed people have become disenchanted with politicians and have used Brexit and Trump as a way of venting their frustration, regardless of the effect on everyone else.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Do you see any comparisons with life under Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan when you first started out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I do. Maybe politics is as cyclical as pop music?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>And on that bombshell! Here&#8217;s a blast of\u00a0<em>Kill Devil Hills\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong>from <em>Going Going&#8230;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F291249382&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=true&show_comments=true&color=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The limited edition colour vinyl US version of\u00a0<em>Going Going&#8230;\u00a0<\/em>is released on 2 December, via HHBTM Records. Full\u00a0<\/strong><b>details <a href=\"http:\/\/hhbtm.com\/item.php?item_id=635&amp;category_id=5\">here<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>More on the Wedding Present and\u00a0Cinerama, including info on live dates and the UK issue of the new album, is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/scopitones.co.uk\">Scopitones.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the annals of Indie rock, David Gedge is one of the last great survivors. 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