Author: chemikscott

Out of print for more or less fifteen years, we’ve finally welcomed The Delgados’ landmark third album back into the vinyl fold.  Opting for the quality + economy approach we decided to bodyswerve the lavish (and expensive) multi-vinyl deluxe reissue and went straight for a 180gsm vinyl, singlefold sleeve with 320kbps MP3 download code.

Nominated for a Mercury Prize back in 2000 alongside the likes of Coldplay’s ‘Parachutes’, Death In Vegas’ ‘The Contino Sessions’, Doves ‘Lost Souls’ and – the eventual winner – Badlly Drawn Boy’s ‘The Hour of Bewilderbeast’, ‘The Great Eastern’ was an unassuming, untucked shirt of an epic. 

With ‘American Trilogy’, ‘No Danger’ and ‘Thirteen Gliding Principles’ all on here, high volume and headphones should prove to be just the ticket.  Its rather unhinged opener ‘The Past That Suits You Best‘, complete with Dave Fridmann dropped bar-bells, Tony Doogan soundbites and a ludicrously OTT ending pretty much sums up the whole crackpot venture – enjoy!

Bill & Aidan follow up their acclaimed second album ‘The Most Important Place In The World’ with this surprise EP of brand new material.  Released on Oct 16th, ‘DILF_77 Would Like to Chat‘ is available as CD or 4 track download with the physical format including a bonus fifth track entitled ‘Oh, To Sing A Happy Song!’ and an extended version of the EP’s title track.

According to Aidan the EP’s titular opener is “an honest disco tribute and includes several references to classic hits.  The other tracks on the EP were considered too unique and self-contained to be on the album; and mostly too cheery!”.

Now a release in its own right, the EP’s available on the Chemikal shop.

Listen to the opening track ‘DILF_77 Would Like To Chat…

Digital / Streaming Version
1. DILF_77 Would Like To Chat
2. Danse Profane
3. Back To You
4. Fuck The Sun

Limited Edition CD Version
1. DILF_77 Would Like To Chat (extended mix)
2. Fuck The Sun
2. Danse Profane
3. Back To You
5. Oh, To Sing A Happy Song!