Partygoing
2013 studio album by Future Bible Heroes
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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]
ReleasedJune 4, 2013
Length34:11
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| Released | June 4, 2013 | |||
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| Length | 34:11 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 74/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[4] |
| Consequence of Sound |  [5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Spin | 7/10[9] |
| Uncut | 7/10[10] |
Track listing
All songs written by Stephin Merritt and Christopher Ewen.
- "A Drink Is Just the Thing" – 1:26
- "Sadder Than the Moon" – 3:44
- "Let's Go to Sleep (And Never Come Back)" – 2:48
- "Satan, Your Way Is a Hard One" – 2:30
- "A New Kind of Town" – 1:47
- "All I Care About Is You" – 3:22
- "Living, Loving, Partygoing" – 3:22
- "Keep Your Children in a Coma" – 2:19
- "How Very Strange" – 2:47
- "Love Is a Luxury I Can No Longer Afford" – 2:19
- "Digging My Own Grave" – 3:05
- "Drink Nothing But Champagne" – 2:06
- "When Evening Falls on Tinseltown" – 2:36
Personnel
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
