Take Fountain
Manifesto
2005
Rating: 7 buffet spreads out of 10
Like so many bands these last few years, David Gedge & company have decided to make the proverbial “comeback” with the legendary Wedding Present; but unlike most of the reunions of late, this one has actually produced a pretty worthwhile album. “Take Fountain” will probably never make any hardcore Weddoe’s top album list, but by all accounts even those purists are really enjoying it. The opening track alone, “Interstate 5”, is possibly one of the best songs of the year – it takes the typical swirly indie-rock sounds you’ve come to expect from these cats for the last 20 years, and slowly merges it into a Calexico/spaghetti western song a smoothly as a baby’s rumpus. It doesn’t take a strong musical ear to realize that the legacy of The Weddoes is an integral part of the sound of bands such as The Wrens and Earlimart. You can write these guys off as “has-beens” if you’d like, but it would make you a damn fool because they are still producing great music.
