Delgados Break Up

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:17 pm

The Delgados Mailing List Wrote:

The Delgados, influential figures in Glasgow's independent music scene
for over 10 years, have announced that they are to amicably disband.
The reason has been put down to the departure of their bass player
Stewart Henderson who informed the band in the New Year that he did not wish
to make another album. The Delgados have always been known as uniquely
collaborative songwriters and as such, it was decided that the band
could not continue without all of its original members.

The Delgados leave behind them 5 critically acclaimed albums including
The Great Eastern, Hate and last year's Universal Audio. Their two
principal songwriters Emma Pollock and Alun Woodward will be pursuing
individual projects and drummer Paul Savage will continue production duties
at the band's Chem19 Studios in Hamilton.

The four friends will continue to run their record label Chemikal
Underground in this, its 10th Anniversary year, with releases scheduled for
Malcolm Middleton, Mother & The Addicts and Arab Strap. They are
extremely grateful to everyone who has supported The Delgados over the
course of their career.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

that sucks.

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:19 pm

Hate and UA don't get enough love 'round these parts. That's shitty news. Never saw them live.

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:21 pm

they were AWESOME live, and i don't think that i throw that around lightly. i loved this band, but i'm a big fan of the "amicable break-up on top" rather than the crap record/disaster ending.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:28 pm

'Hate' is one of my top 5 favorite albums of the last 5 years.

jsh · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:37 pm

rparis74 Wrote:

that sucks.

Sucks that he ain't a Jay.

e-stone · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:39 pm

chase Wrote:

The Delgados Mailing List Wrote:

The four friends will continue to run their record label Chemikal
Underground in this, its 10th Anniversary year, with releases scheduled for
Malcolm Middleton and Arab Strap.

this is good news in the midst of that dose of bad news.

Postmersh · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:42 pm

elephantstone Wrote:

chase Wrote:

The Delgados Mailing List Wrote:

The four friends will continue to run their record label Chemikal
Underground in this, its 10th Anniversary year, with releases scheduled for
Malcolm Middleton and Arab Strap.

this is good news in the midst of that dose of bad news.

True - I'd been wondering when there'd be a new Arab Strap album coming out...

Still, to be breaking up off of "Hate"....saddening.

tthorn · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:00 pm

I really liked Hate and Great Eastern, but couldn't ever get into the new album. Don't really know why.

Regardless, they're very good. Sad to hear it.

Dalen · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:36 pm

damn shame. they were a fine band, and very talented.

Hate is a fantastic record, but i'm with tthorn, the latest album never did anything for me.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

i saw them twice last year after being a fan since great eastern. one night was awful and the other night was grand. i still don't have universal audio, but it's on my list. maybe i'll go pick it up today. i'll miss knowing they're around, but yeah, it's good to know they won't end up churning out tripe and fading. too few bands go out on top.

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:55 pm

Nooooo! Awww geez, way to ruin my Friday.

But...glad to know they'll still be around. Still...*heavy sigh*

Ex Lion Tamer · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:05 pm

I've never heard anything by them. Allmusic compares them to bands as varied as Belle & Sebastien, Mogwai and Mercury Rev. What do they sound like? Can anyone give me an "if you like "X", you'll like The Delgados"? Is "Hate" the consensus starting point?

Tanx.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

Ex Lion Tamer Wrote:

I've never heard anything by them. Allmusic compares them to bands as varied as Belle & Sebastien, Mogwai and Mercury Rev. What do they sound like? Can anyone give me an "if you like "X", you'll like The Delgados"? Is "Hate" the consensus starting point?

well, i guess they're compared to mogwai because they're scottish and have shared a label in the past, but they're closer to belle & sebastian. their usual producer, dave fridmann, has worked with mercury rev and the flaming lips, which is probably why allmusic lumps the delgados in with them.

i'd start with great eastern and move forward from there, even though peloton is pretty good too.

discostu · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:52 pm

The Dreaded Marco · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:56 pm

I'll second chase's awesome live---saw them for the first (and apparently last) time on this last tour for UA and found them to be unbelievably good.

Weird--I brought UA with me to play at work today, before hearing this news.

The Great Eastern is still my favorite Delgado's album--I'd start there.

ayah · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:03 pm **Posts:** 6402

they're much richer than belle & sebastian.
this is a drag but like z said, it's better than churning out crap.
hate is my favorite.

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

I'm now carry the terrrible burden of being Motherwell's sole cultural light!

Shame, but as Chase said at least they didn't go shitty.

It baffles me that no one ever mentions 'Peloton' which is a excellent LP, my second favourite of all their albums (Great Eastern being first).

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

konstantinl Wrote:

It baffles me that no one ever mentions 'Peloton' which is a excellent LP, my second favourite of all their albums (Great Eastern being first).

Z Wrote:

i'd start with great eastern and move forward from there, even though peloton is pretty good too.

you and me, brother...

Red House Vincent · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:26 pm

damn.

TinyE · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:07 pm

Now I am sad! I actually just got UA, and haven't listened to it enough, but I do like what I've heard. Great Eastern is going to be my favorite though, and then Peloton.

Vanlandingham · **Posted:** Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:02 am

Ah dammit, and to think that I was going to see them last fall, but I figured they would be coming around again.

harry · **Posted:** Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:12 am

Great Eastern was stupendous music, but I have to say may reaction to the topic was .."thank God, now I don't have to buy any more...."

seafoam · **Posted:** Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:19 am

If you cull the good 'uns from Hate & UA you get a good comp, don't know much about Great Eastern but I'm gonna keep an ear out for that Emma voice wheresoever it may turn up.

Bee OK · **Posted:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:44 am

Damn!

There are very few bands where you have to vocals between a boy and girl, Alun Woodward and Emma Pollck, work so well. With them I never felt like I liked one over the other and never needed to skip songs to get to the one preferred.

I also like The Great Eastern best. I was shopping at Mod Lang Records in Berkeley and the guy, who I knew, asked me if I was seeing the Delgados that night. I said no because I have never heard of them but am seeing Badly Drawn Boy. They didn’t have it used but went to Amoeba Berkeley next and found a copy of TGE. I never did get around to seeing them live however.

I have since gone back and bought the two previous used, at Amoeba again, but have rarely played them. I remember not really liking the debut and because of that have probably skipped over Peloton as a result. Or maybe I was just uses to the Delgados with that Dave Fridmann production with TGE and Hate. I liked their pop album Universal Audio but took a bit longer to get into than the pervious two did.

Sad news indeed and thanks Chase for the info.

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