Delays
Background information
Origin	Southampton, England
Genre(s)	Indie rock
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Rough Trade (2003–2006) Fiction Records (2006-)
Website	TheDelays.co.uk
Members
Greg Gilbert Aaron Gilbert Colin Fox Rowly

Delays are an English indie band formed in Southampton, 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 three albums to date, all receiving warm critical response, and modest chart success.

History

The band were originally formed under the name Corky, where they were heavily influenced by British bands, Manic Street Preachers and The La's. The original line-up consisted of Greg, drummer Rowly, bassist Colin and lead guitarist Dan Hall, who left before Greg's brother Aaron was invited to join.

Under the name Idoru, they were signed on Blanco y Negro records and released one EP with the label, Safety in Numbers EP, in November 2001. 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 band's singles have reached the UK Top 40 since their second single "Hey Girl" in July 2003.

The second 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.

After leaving Rough Trade Records, they were shortly picked up by another record label,Fiction Records. This was seen as a step into the mainstream crowd, as Fiction is also the label for many popular bands such as the Irish indie band Snow Patrol.

Their debut release on Fiction, Everything's the Rush was released in May 2008, and was recorded over a 20-day period in Spain. The first single to be released from the album was Hooray. This was preceded by an EP, Love Made Visible, released in November 2007.

Band members

• Greg Gilbert: lead vocals, guitar
• Aaron Gilbert: keyboards, vocals
• Colin Fox: bass guitar, vocals
• Rowly: drums and percussion

Discography

Studio albums

• Faded Seaside Glamour (April 5, 2004) – UK: #17
• You See Colours (March 6, 2006) – UK: #24
• Everything's the Rush (May 5, 2008)UK: #26

EPs

As Idoru:

• Safety in Numbers EP (November 24, 2001) - UK: #182, Limited edition, 1500 copies released.

As Delays:

• Love Made Visible EP (November 5, 2007)

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions	Album
		UK Singles Chart
2003	"Nearer Than Heaven"	91	Faded Seaside Glamour
	"Hey Girl"	40
	"Ride It on" with The Veils	-	Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before...
2004	"Long Time Coming"	16	Faded Seaside Glamour
	"Nearer Than Heaven" (re-release)	21
	"Lost in a Melody/Wanderlust"	28	non-album single
2006	"Valentine"	23	You See Colours
	"Hideaway"	35
2008	"Hooray"	*	Everything's the Rush
2008	"Keep It Simple"	*	Everything's the Rush

* Disqualified from chart entry due to being bundled into an appealing collectors box.

Media

Trivia

• In the film Blackball the protagonist, Cliff Starkey, takes his girlfriend to see Delays; their single "Nearer Than Heaven" is then played when Cliff and his girlfriend are walking on the beach.

References

External links

• Delays Official Website
• Video interview with acoustic performance
• Delays interviews and reviews on Record Overplayed webzine
• Delays interviews and reviews on The Mag music magazine
• Delays interview with the Northampshire Evening Telegraph
• Delays Love Made Visible EP Review on dailymusicguide.com
• Everything's The Rush Review

Delays Greg Gilbert • Aaron Gilbert • Colin Fox  • Rowly Albums Faded Seaside Glamour (2004) • You See Colours (2006) • Everything's The Rush (2008) Singles and EPs "Nearer Than Heaven" (2003) • "Hey Girl" (2003) • "Ride It On" (2003) • "Long Time Coming" (2004) • "Lost in a Melody" (2004) • "Valentine" (2006) • "Hideaway" (2006) • "Love Made Visible" (2007)  • "Hooray" (2008)

• Everything's The Rush Review on DailyMusicGuide

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Delays". Image Credit.

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