{"product_id":"the-wedding-present-maxi-indie-exclusive-extended-play-colored-vinyl-red","title":"The Wedding Present - Maxi (Indie Exclusive, Extended Play, Colored Vinyl, Red)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1996, The Wedding Present released Mini - an EP featuring six tracks that all had connections to motoring. Almost thirty years on, David Gedge has revisited the concept with Maxi, a brand-new, six-track EP which is again loosely based around the theme of driving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough Maxi follows the same concept as Mini, the 2025 model of The Wedding Present's vehicle is discernibly grander, with Gedge hinting that guitarist Rachael Wood - who was new to the band at the time of writing - might be one of the reasons why. 'Scream, If You Want To Go Faster' - the opening track - mesmerises with a slow-building, post-rock feel before it revs up to set the EP's tone and flows into the infectious riff of 'Grand Prix' - itself driven forward by the complexities of Wood's playing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Hot Wheels' and 'Two For The Road' - tracks three \u0026amp; four - are unmistakably Wedding Present. Gedge's urgent guitar playing and lyrics shine their headlights on the challenges of the heart, and allow the listener to return to terra firma with a more familiar sound that effortlessly stands alongside classic Wedding Present releases. 'Interceptor' - track five - is steered by the bass until a roaring guitar and pounding drums shift gears to bring the listener back full circle to the post-rock feel of Maxi's opening track. Crossing the EP's finishing line is the epic 'Silver Shadow', another track that shifts in tempo, evoking a feeling of tenderness alongside the elated emotion of finding the one. Maxi undoubtedly takes the listener on a journey. This really is The Wedding Present at their creative best, pushing both the boundaries of their sound and the expectations of the listener, while the lyrics provocatively paint pictures in a way that only David Gedge can manage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis version is the red vinyl indie exclusive variant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HHBTM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57948730786175,"sku":"HHB240A.1","price":8.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/2797\/1455\/files\/hhbtm-music-vinyl-records-the-wedding-present-maxi-indie-exclusive-extended-play-colored-vinyl-red-760137206330-hhb240a-1-1230696892.jpg?v=1783759671","url":"https:\/\/echowavevinyl.com\/de\/products\/the-wedding-present-maxi-indie-exclusive-extended-play-colored-vinyl-red","provider":"ECHOWAVE VINYL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}