For those unaware, Plugged In captures The Wedding Present at their energetic, guitar-driven best--an essential 22-track retrospective showcasing the band’s evolution from raw indie beginnings to their polished yet impassioned later years.

Fronted by David Gedge, one of alternative rock’s most distinctive songwriters, the compilation delivers a dynamic journey through the group’s extensive catalog, featuring career-defining singles, fan favorites, and rare gems that highlight the emotional honesty and jangly intensity that made them a cornerstone of the UK indie scene.

From the punchy urgency of Corduroy and Blue Eyes to the anthemic Come Play With Me (a Top 10 hit in 1992) and the bittersweet Loveslave, the collection underscores the band’s unique ability to balance heartfelt storytelling with driving, melodic power. Each track is charged with The Wedding Present’s trademark mix of tension, wit, and unfiltered emotion--qualities that influenced countless indie and alternative acts that followed.

Plugged In stands as both a perfect introduction for new listeners and an indispensable addition for longtime fans. The release includes a booklet with detailed sleeve notes, offering context behind the songs and insight into one of Britain’s most enduring and influential guitar bands.

1. Corduroy (3:12) (Highest Chart Position 25 - 1990)
2. Sucker (1:53)
3. Blue Eyes (2:49) (Highest Chart Position 26 - 1992)
4. Always The Quiet One (3:20)
5. Apres Ski (4:01)
6. Go Out And Get ’Em, Boy! (4:05)
7. Don’t Talk, Just Kiss (3:25)
8. Loveslave (3:11) (Highest Chart Position 17 - 1992)
9. A Million Miles (3:54)
10. Suck (4:09)
11. I’m From Further North Than You (3:26)
12. Come Play With Me (4:18) (Highest Chart Position 10 - 1992)
13. It’s Not You, It’s Me (2:44)
14. Crushed (3:00)
15. Falling (7:26)
16. 2, 3, Go (3:21) (Highest Chart Position 67 - 1996)
17. Click Click (3:45)
18. Ringway To Seatac (2:44)
19. Brassneck (3:41) (Highest Chart Position 24 - 1990)
20. Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm (3:31) (Highest Chart Position 46 - 1988)
21. Kennedy (4:11)
22. Heather (3:34)

Live from oddball pop icons and recorded in 2005, the band open on the crashing Corduroy, the propellent Sucker and the alt-indie vibe of Blue Eyes, and then we are brought forth the melodious Always The Quiet One, the alt-pop of Apres Ski, and both the frenetically-charged Go Out And Get ’Em, Boy! and the soulful Don’t Talk, Just Kiss.

Along next is the emotively impassioned balladry of grinding Loveslave, the guitar rocker A Million Miles and the indie brilliance of Suck, and they are in turn followed by the transportive I’m From Further North Than You, the purposely meanderingly Come Play With Me, the decadent It’s Not You, It’s Me and then both the powerful Crushed and the engaging Falling.

The third chapter of this brilliant new recording continues onward with the vibrant 2, 3, Go, the R.E.M.-esque Click Click and the alt-indie-pop of Ringway To Seatac, before we are brought forth the rambunctious low key punk of Brassneck, the crashing Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm, the whole set rounding out on the bass-fed cracker Kennedy, coming to a close on the diligently harmonious indie sounds of Heather.

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