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The Delgados are a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow. The band is composed of Alun Woodward (vocals, guitar), Emma Pollock (vocals, guitar), Stewart Henderson (bass), and Paul Savage (drums).[1]

The Delgados
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Indie rock Symphonic pop
Years active	1994–2005, 2022–present
Labels	Chemikal Underground
Past members	Alun Woodward Emma Pollock Stewart Henderson Paul Savage

Biography

The band was formed after friends Woodward, Henderson and Savage were ejected from the band Bubblegum. Joined by Savage's then-girlfriend Pollock, the band named themselves after Tour de France winning cyclist, Pedro Delgado.

Their first commercial release came with the inclusion of their track "Liquidation Girl" on the compilation album Skookum Chief Powered Teenage Zit Rock Angst from Nardwuar the Human Serviette. Instead of signing to a record label, the band started their own, Chemikal Underground, on which they released their own records and also some from other local bands, among them Mogwai and Arab Strap. Chemikal Underground's first release was the Delgados first single "Monica Webster / Brand New Car". The single caught the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel,[1] and the band quickly became one of his favourites, going on to record seven sessions for his show.

The cost of Chemikal Underground's second release, the single "Disco Nation 45" by Bis, left the cash-strapped label unable to afford another release by the Delgados, so their next release "Lazarwalker" came from the London-based Radar Records. Tempted by Radar to a five-album deal, the band declined, instead poaching their A&R contact, Graeme Beattie, for work at Chemikal Underground.

Another single, "Cinecentre" followed in early 1996 as the band juggled work at the label with several tours, and recorded their debut album. The band released two more singles, this time taken from their album Domestiques released in November 1996.[1] The song "Under Canvas, Under Wraps" being voted number three in John Peel's Festive Fifty that year.[2]

The band released their second album in 1998. Peloton – also a cycling reference. The single "Pull the Wires From the Wall" gave the Delgados their first hit single in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 69.[3] The band's close relationship with Peel continued, with "Pull the Wires From the Wall" voted to number one in the Festive Fifty (it would also make the all time chart made in 2000).

The Delgados' evolution continued with The Great Eastern in 2000. The record was produced by Dave Fridmann. Their next single, "American Trilogy", reached number 61 in the UK chart.[3] The record was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.[4]

Their fourth album, Hate, was released on Mantra rather than the band's own label. The song "The Light Before We Land" was used as the opening theme for the anime Gunslinger Girl, while the song "Woke From Dreaming" is played at the beginning of episode 7.

The band returned to their own label for 2004's Universal Audio.

The band announced they were splitting up in April 2005 due to the departure of Henderson who found it difficult "to pour so much of my energy and time into something that never quite seemed to get the attention or respect [he] felt it deserved." The four will continue to run Chemikal Underground together. Songwriters Pollock and Woodward are pursuing individual projects, while Savage will continue production duties at the band's Chem19 in a new studio.[5]

Since the band's separation, the track "I Fought the Angels" from Universal Audio has been used in the fourth episode in the second season of the Golden Globe-winning medical drama Grey's Anatomy in 2006, and in the opening scene in the series premiere of BBC Three's Lip Service in 2010.

A double disc containing 29 tracks, The Complete BBC Peel Sessions, was released on 12 June 2006 in Europe, and later in the year in the United States. Woodward released his debut solo album in June 2009 under the name Lord Cut-Glass.[6] Savage also played on the album.

In June 2022, the band announced that they had reformed and would play together for the first time in 17 years. A UK tour of five gigs, ending in their home city of Glasgow, is scheduled for January 2023.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		SCO [8]	UK [9]	UK Indie [10]
Domestiques	Released: 28 October 1996 Label: Chemikal Underground (#CHEM009) Formats: LP, CD, Download	97	–	–
Peloton	Released: 8 June 1998 Label: Chemikal Underground (#CHEM024) Formats: LP, CD, Download	52	56	6
The Great Eastern	Released: 17 April 2000 Label: Chemikal Underground (#CHEM040) Formats: LP, CD, Download	31	72	12
Hate	Released: 14 October 2002 Label: Mantra (#MNT1031) Formats: LP, CD	27	57	5
Universal Audio	Released: 20 September 2004 Label: Chemikal Underground (#CHEM075) Formats: LP, CD, Download	49	105	14
"–" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Notes
		UK Indie [11]
BBC Sessions	Released: 1997 Label: Strange Fruit (#SFRSCD037) Formats: CD	–	Taken from Mary Anne Hobbs, Mark Radcliffe and John Peel shows Includes an acoustic session for Radio Scotland's Jump the Q 11-track live compilation album
Live at the Fruitmarket	Released: 2001 Label: Chemikal Underground Formats: CD	–	Recorded on 20 January 2001 at the Fruitmarket, Glasgow The final show of The Delgados' Great Eastern tour 14-track, card case, live compilation album
The Complete BBC Peel Sessions	Released: 12 June 2006 Label: Chemikal Underground (#CHEM088) Formats: CD, Download	13	Recorded on The BBC's John Peel shows between 1995 and 2004 With Stewart Henderson, Alun Woodward, Emma Pollock and Paul Savage 29-track, double CD, live compilation album
"–" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Year	Title	Tracks
1995	Lazarwalker	Primary Alternative Lazarwalker Buttonhole Blackwell

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Album
		SCO [12]	UK [9]	UK Indie [13]
1995	"Monica Webster"	–	–	–	Non-album singles
1996	"Cinecentre"	–	–	–
	"Under Canvas Under Wraps"	–	186	–	Domestiques
	"Sucrose"	100	155	–
1998	"Everything Goes Around the Water"	62	77	11	Peloton
	"Pull the Wires From the Wall"	57	69	15
	"The Weaker Argument Defeats the Stronger"	92	98	19
2000	"American Trilogy"	43	61	11	The Great Eastern
	"No Danger"	68	77	11
2002	"Coming in From the Cold"	55	82	19	Hate
2003	"All You Need is Hate"	73	72	11
2004	"Everybody Come Down"	56	67	13	Universal Audio
2005	"Girls of Valour"	–	98	29
"–" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

External links

• Official Website
• Concert photos by Laurent Orseau (Black Session)
• mySpace Page

На других языках

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[de] The Delgados

The Delgados war eine britische Band, die 1994 in Glasgow (Schottland) gegründet wurde. Ihren Namen wählte die Band nach dem Radrennfahrer Pedro Delgado. Außer der Musik verbindet die vier Freunde auch ihr eigenes Musiklabel Chemikal Underground, welches sie ebenfalls 1994 gemeinsam gründeten.

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- [en] The Delgados

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[es] The Delgados

The Delgados fue una banda de indie rock de Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Escocia, Reino Unido, formada en 1994 y disuelta en 2005.

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[ru] The Delgados

The Delgados — инди-рок-группа, образовавшаяся в 1994 году в Глазго, Шотландия, и в 1990-х годах ставшая (согласно Allmusic) «центром шотландского поп-ренессанса»[1]. Группа записывалась на собственном лейбле Chemikal Underground и помогала здесь же делать первые шаги многим другим исполнителям (Bis, Arab Strap, Mogwai и др.). В течение десяти лет существования Delgados их стиль постоянно менялся: от яркого, но наивного поп-минимализма — к «сложным, утончённым поп-композициям, насыщенным звучанием струнных»[1].

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