WEDDING PRESENT – MAXI (INDIE EXCLUSIVE RED VINYL) - LP •

WEDDING PRESENT – MAXI (INDIE EXCLUSIVE RED VINYL) - LP •UPC: 760137206330 Label: HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Format: LP Release Date: April 3, 2026 In stock items ship within 48 hours In 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. Although Maxi follows the same concept as Mini, the 2025 model

UPC: 760137206330
Label: HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
Format: LP
Release Date: April 3, 2026
In stock items ship within 48 hours

In 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.
Although 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.
'Hot Wheels' and 'Two For The Road' - tracks three & 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.
This version is the red vinyl indie exclusive variant.

TRACK LIST:

• Scream, If You Want To Go Faster
• Grand Prix
• Hot Wheels
• Two For The Road
• Interceptor
• Silver Shadow