The Indelicates
| The Indelicates | |
|---|---|
 Simon Indelicate (left) and Julia Indelicate (right) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sussex, England |
| Genres |
Indie Rock Indie Pop |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels |
Sad Gnome Records Weekender Records Corporate Records |
| Associated acts | The Pipettes |
| Website | Indelicates.com |
| Members |
Julia Indelicate Simon Indelicate Alastair Clayton Nick Kos Emma Lewis |
| Past members |
Laurence Owen Kate Newberry Jack James Stone Max Saidi Ed van Beinum Lily Rae |
The Indelicates are a Sussex-based English indie rock band. Formed in 2005 by Julia Clark-Lowes and Simon Clayton (under their stage names, Julia and Simon Indelicate), the band currently consists of Julia and Simon, Alastair Clayton, Nick Kos and Emma Lewis. They have released four albums.
Overview
The Indelicates formed in late 2005, six months after Julia Indelicate left her former band, The Pipettes. The Indelicates initially consisted solely of Julia and Simon Indelicate. Soon Ed van Beinum, Kate Newberry and Al Clayton were recruited to add to the band's live sound.
Their début single, We Hate the Kids, was released on Sad Gnome Records in July 2006, receiving positive reviews in NME, Rolling Stone and New Statesman.[1] Their follow-up single, Julia, We Don't Live in the 60s, was released in July 2007 - their first to be widely distributed around the UK. The last single to precede the album release was Sixteen, released in October 2007.
Their début album, American Demo, was released to the UK on Weekender Records on 14 April 2008. In July 2009 The Indelicates published their first collection of lyrics and poems - Words by Simon & Julia Indelicate.
In April 2010 their second album Songs For Swinging Lovers was released via the Corporate Records site in the UK, USA, and all other major territories, and on Snowhite Records in Germany. A physical release followed in June 2010. The album received praise from US/UK author Neil Gaiman and was reviewed by actor Jack Black in Germany’s Intro Magazine. The Indelicates released official videos for five of the eleven songs on the album.[2] Their April/May 2008 tour of Germany and Austria was the subject of a ten-part documentary series entitled Chopz on Tour.[3]
From mid-2010 onwards The Indelicates began recording a concept album based on David Koresh and the Waco Siege entitled David Koresh Superstar. The UK cast includes performances from Carter USM’s Jim Bob, David Devant and his Spirit Wife’s Vessel and Radio favourite Philip Jeays. The album was released in the UK on 16 May 2011, and re-released in the US, with additional material, in October 2011, to coincide with The Indelicates first US tour.
in May 2013 their fourth album, Diseases of England, was released following a successful pre-sales funding campaign on Kickstarter.[4] Tracks on the album were released to fans who had pledged money in three parts over the six months preceding general release.
Discography
Albums
- American Demo - Weekender Records - Weekender Records - April 2008
- Songs for Swinging Lovers - Corporate Records - April 2010
- David Koresh Superstar - Corporate Records - May 2011
- Diseases of England - Corporate Records - 2013
Singles
- "We Hate The Kids" - Sad Gnome Records - July 2006
- "Julia, We Don't Live in the '60s" - Weekender Records - July 2007
- "Sixteen" - Weekender Records - October 2007
- "America" - Weekender Records - March 2008
EPs
- "The Last Significant Statement To Be Made in Rock'n'Roll" - Sad Gnome Records - February 2007