Partygoing

This article is about the album. For the novel, see Party Going.

Partygoing
Studio album by Future Bible Heroes
Released	June 4, 2013 (2013-06-04)
Studio	Polar Mother (Boston, Massachusetts) Mother West (New York, New York)
Genre	Synth-pop electropop
Length	34:11
Label	Merge
Future Bible Heroes chronology
Eternal Youth (2002) Partygoing (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.6/10[1]
Metacritic	74/100[2]
Review scores
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]

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]

Track listing

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

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

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.