{"product_id":"locked-down-and-stripped-back","title":"Locked Down and Stripped Back","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocked Down And Stripped Back\u003c\/i\u003e features home recordings of Wedding Present classics, along with two previously unreleased songs: \u003ci\u003eYou’re Just A Habit That I’m Trying To Break\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Should Be Together\u003c\/i\u003e. The former is the first fruit of David Gedge's songwriting partnership with Wedding Present guitarist Jon Stewart [of Platinum-album-selling Sleeper fame] whilst the latter was originally written [but never released] by Sleeper themselves. This new Wedding Present version features Louise Wener on vocals. With each band member recording and filming their parts at home under lock-down restrictions, the recording process was far from easy, but the end result illustrates splendidly how The Wedding Present have adapted to the impact of COVID-19.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Gedge says: “As the summer of 2020 wore on it became increasingly obvious that At The Edge Of The Sea – my annual festival in Brighton – was sadly going the way of other live music events. Following its cancellation, I decided to replace it with an ‘online’ version, presented live from my own living room and featuring home-recorded videos from many of the artists that had appeared at the festival over the years. For The Wedding Present’s contribution, we picked twelve tracks to re-work in a ‘semi-acoustic’ style, and it was fascinating to see how stripped-back arrangements brought out different aspects of the songs. The \u003ci\u003eSeamonsters\u003c\/i\u003e track \u003ci\u003eBlonde\u003c\/i\u003e was a prime example of this, with a ‘just-two-guitars’ approach resulting in a naïve and stark-sounding interpretation. “In addition to the brilliant contributions from Louise and Jon from Sleeper, my long-time writing associate Terry de Castro fired over contributions from Los Angeles and, fresh from finishing her first \u003ci\u003eSuch Small Hands\u003c\/i\u003e solo album, Wedding Present bass player Melanie Howard took over lead vocals for a version of \u003ci\u003eSports Car\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scopitones","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50458426507595,"sku":"1108406","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/35cbc5ab-8048-4dae-95e7-d70a1d03261a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727211222","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/locked-down-and-stripped-back","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}