The Wedding (Oneida album)

The Wedding
Studio album by Oneida
Released	May 3, 2005
Studio	Value of Tears and Rare Book Room, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Krautrock, electronic, noise rock
Length	45:25
Label	Jagjaguwar [1] (US) Three Gut (CAN) Rough Trade (UK)
Oneida chronology
Secret Wars (2004) The Wedding (2005) Happy New Year (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Blender	[4]
Cokemachineglow	84% [5]
Drowned in Sound	8/10 [6]
Mojo	[7]
Now	[8]
PopMatters	8/10 [9]
Pitchfork	7.4/10 [10]
Stylus	B− [11]
Uncut	8/10 [12]

The Wedding is an album by krautrock band Oneida. It was released in 2005.

Track listing

All songs by Oneida (John William Colpitts, Francis Wells McDermott, Robertson S. Tacher). ^[13]

Side A

1. "The Eiger" – 2:34
2. "Lavender" – 3:58
3. "Spirits" – 4:20
4. "Run Through My Hair" – 3:01
5. "High Life" – 2:20
6. "Did I Die" – 3:31
7. "You're Drifting" – 3:26

Side B

8. "Charlemagne" – 2:27
9. "Know" – 1:46
10. "Heavenly Choir" – 4:17
11. "Leaves" – 2:57
12. "The Beginning Is Nigh" – 7:30
13. "August Morning Haze" – 3:25

Personnel

Oneida

• Hanoi Jane (Francis McDermott) – guitar, bass
• Bobby Matador (Robertson Thacher) – organ, guitar, bass, vocals
• Kid Millions (John Colpitts) – drums, vocals

Additional personnel

• Brian Coughlin – string arrangement, double bass (tracks 1, 5, 7–9, 13)
• Cornelius Dufallo – violin (1, 5, 7–9, 13)
• John Marcus – violin (1, 5, 7–9, 13)
• Maria Hansen – viola (1, 5, 7–9, 13)
• Leigh Stuart – cello (1, 5, 7–9, 13)
• Adam Davison – guitar (3)
• Brad Truax – bass (3)
• Chris Turco – additional drums (7)
• Barry London – sitar (10), mixing
• Emily Manzo – piano (10)
• Phil Manley – additional guitar (12)
• Nicolas Vernhes – additional percussion (12), mixing

References

1. "Oneida: The Wedding". PopMatters. May 10, 2005.
2. "Reviews for The Wedding by Oneida". Metacritic . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
3. "The Wedding - Oneida | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
4. Finally, an album that bridges the gaping chasm between hipsters and Rennaisance Faires. [Jun 2005, p.112]
5. "Oneida - The Wedding". Cokemachineglow . January 15, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
6. "Album Review: Oneida - The Wedding". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
7. In every sense, committed rock'n'roll. [Jul 2005, p.105]
8. Perlich, Tim (May 11, 2005). "ONEIDA - The Wedding". Now . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
9. Staff, PopMatters (May 10, 2005). "Oneida: The Wedding". PopMatters . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
10. "Oneida: The Wedding". Pitchfork.
11. "Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2006.
12. Bridges high- and low-brow without ever being anything less than exhilarating. [Jul 2005, p.99]
13. "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved December 29, 2023.