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Delays

Posted over 3 years ago
Delays; First album ‘Faded Seaside Glamour’ came out 2004: Here were gilded shimmer pop hits (‘Hey Girl’ hit the Top Forty in July 2003; ‘Long Time Coming’ peaked at Number 16 the following January) churned in with sprawling atmospheric wig-outs, techno splashes and Cure-ish spiderhair anthems. This was a band with the credibility of Rough Trade and label mates The Strokes and The Libertines behind them, yet while all around them were perfecting their tattered-leather urbane grittiness, they frolicked unashamedly in the summery cornfields of falsetto pop, chasing big fluttery hooks with butterfly nets. Too soft for Oasis fans, too pop for the Libs lovers, too unique for comparisons of any kind: just what the hell were they? (The La's sung by The Beach Boys? NO!)Long Time Coming;..Valentine;.More Tunes here; Delayshttp://www.thedelays.co.uk/
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Comments (6)

  1. Dale
    Dale says I've actually heard/seen the video for "Nearer Than Heaven" on Subterranean here.
    Permalink posted 10/25/2006
  2. gympumpkin
    gympumpkin says I first heard of Delays when I saw them open for Franz Ferdinand, and I really liked them. When I got the second album, Valentine really popped out at me, and it's one of my favorite songs of the year I think. I hope they make it back to the US again.
    Permalink posted 10/25/2006
  3. Angry Bear
    Angry Bear says Delays have been on constant rotation for me for almost two years. I played "Lost In A Melody" for a friend of mine and now he's totally hooked on them. I, too, wish they would make it back to the US soon.
    Permalink posted 10/25/2006
  4. Anna
    Anna says Added to The List.
    Permalink posted 10/26/2006
  5. Annick
    Annick says I fell hard for the Delays last Aussie summer while listening the VM soundtrack. I don't usually buy a CD from the local store, but it was a must and even more surprisingly, I still play it on my stereo. Hideaway is in my top ten songs for now. And I've got the Delays as my nominated UK music ambassadors. Now, all I need to do is convince them to tour Melbourne or Sydney and I'll see them live.
    Permalink posted 11/18/2006
  6. Jems
    Jems says Delays have to be one of my favourite bands, that I just keep coming back to. I'm very lucky to see them as often as I do being that they are from my hometown here in the UK.
    Permalink posted 11/28/2006

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