Partygoing is the third studio album by American indie pop band Future Bible Heroes. Future Bible Heroes member and lead lyricist Stephin Merritt was inspired by the 1981 B-52's album Party Mix! to create Partygoing, conceived as "a party album that only just happens to be largely about drunk suicide, aging, death, loss, and despair."[11]

Partygoing
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 4, 2013 (2013-06-04)
Studio
Genre
Length34:11
LabelMerge
Future Bible Heroes chronology
Eternal Youth
(2002)
Partygoing
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10[1]
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Consequence of Sound[5]
Pitchfork6.3/10[6]
PopMatters7/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin7/10[9]
Uncut7/10[10]

Track listing

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All songs written by Stephin Merritt and Christopher Ewen.

  1. "A Drink Is Just the Thing" – 1:26
  2. "Sadder Than the Moon" – 3:44
  3. "Let's Go to Sleep (And Never Come Back)" – 2:48
  4. "Satan, Your Way Is a Hard One" – 2:30
  5. "A New Kind of Town" – 1:47
  6. "All I Care About Is You" – 3:22
  7. "Living, Loving, Partygoing" – 3:22
  8. "Keep Your Children in a Coma" – 2:19
  9. "How Very Strange" – 2:47
  10. "Love Is a Luxury I Can No Longer Afford" – 2:19
  11. "Digging My Own Grave" – 3:05
  12. "Drink Nothing But Champagne" – 2:06
  13. "When Evening Falls on Tinseltown" – 2:36

Personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic.[12]

Future Bible Heroes
  • Christopher Ewen – composition, engineering, instrumentation
  • Claudia Gonson – vocals
  • Stephin Merritt – composition, instrumentation, mixing, vocals
Additional personnel
  • Michael English – design
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Charles Newman – engineer, mixing
  • Maria Rice – assistant mastering engineer

References

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  1. ^ "Partygoing by Future Bible Heroes reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Partygoing by Future Bible Heroes". Metacritic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Partygoing – Future Bible Heroes". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Brusie, David (June 4, 2013). "Future Bible Heroes: Partygoing". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. ^ Joyce, Colin (June 3, 2013). "Album Review: Future Bible Heroes – Partygoing". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  6. ^ Hogan, Marc (July 26, 2013). "Future Bible Heroes: Partygoing". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  7. ^ Heaton, Dave (June 9, 2013). "Future Bible Heroes: Partygoing". PopMatters. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  8. ^ Powell, Mike (July 29, 2013). "Partygoing". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "SPIN's Review Roundup: 100 Lengthy and Tweet-Sized Takes on June 2013's New Releases". Spin. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  10. ^ "Future Bible Heroes: Partygoing". Uncut (195): 71. August 2013.
  11. ^ Merge Records (April 29, 2013). "Catching Up With Future Bible Heroes". YouTube. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  12. ^ "Partygoing – Future Bible Heroes (Credits)". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.