Delays
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| Origin |  Southampton, England |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Genres | Britpop, Indie Rock |
| Labels | Rough Trade (2003-2006) Fiction Records (2006-) |
| Members | Greg Gilbert Aaron Gilbert Colin Fox Rowly |
| Website(s) | TheDelays.co.uk |
Delays are an indie band formed in Southampton, England, consisting of brothers Greg and Aaron Gilbert, Colin Fox and Rowly. Likened to the Cocteau Twins and noted for the lead vocalist's falsetto, they have recorded two albums to date, both receiving warm critical response, and modest chart success.
Originally formed under the name Idoru, where they were signed on Blanco Y Negro records, they changed to their present name before signing for Rough Trade records, under which they released their debut album Faded Seaside Glamour in April 2004, and immediately broke into the top 20 albums in the U.K. album chart. On the back of support slots of popular bands such as Franz Ferdinand and the Manic Street Preachers - whom they cite as influences, as well as their own worldwide tours, all of the bands singles have all reached the UK Top 40, since their second single, Hey Girl in July 2003.
The second and latest album You See Colours was released in March 2006, and saw a breakthrough when their songs began being used as backing music on the football highlights show Match of the Day, and also commercially; Long Time Coming was utilised for a national campaign advertising broadband in the UK, and to advertise jewellery in the USA. The band were invited to play most of the major British festivals in the summer of 2006, and in May of that year, they also parted ways with Rough Trade by mutual consent, and signed with Fiction / Polydor in December. The music video for Valentine received regular play on MTV, and also gave them their first appearance on the popular Top of the Pops programme on the BBC.
Their debut release on Polydor is scheduled for release in Autumn 2007.
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[edit] Band members
- Vocals/Guitar: Greg Gilbert
- Keyboard/Vocals: Aaron Gilbert
- Bass/Vocals: Colin Fox
- Drums: Rowly
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Faded Seaside Glamour (05/04/2004) 17
- You See Colours (06/03/2006) 24
[edit] Singles
As Idoru:
- Safety In Numbers EP (24/11/2001) 182 -ltd. edition, 1500 copies released
As Delays:
- Nearer Than Heaven (21/04/2003) 91
- Hey Girl (21/07/2003) 40
- Ride It On (17/11/2003) - ltd. edition split 7" with The Veils
- Long Time Coming (19/01/2004) 16
- Nearer Than Heaven [re-release] (22/03/2004) 21
- Lost In A Melody / Wanderlust (22/11/2004) 28
- Valentine (20/02/2006) 23
- Hideaway (08/05/2006) 35
- You And Me (TBC)
[edit] Media
- "Nearer Than Heaven" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Nearer Than Heaven by Delays, from their album Faded Seaside Glamour.
- Problems listening to the file? See media help.
[edit] External links
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