The Delgados

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Hamilton, Glasgow, United Kingdom (1994 – 2005)

The Delgados were a scottish indie rock band who formed in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in 1994 after friends Alun Woodward (vocals/guitar), Stewart Henderson (bass) and Paul Savage (drums) were forcibly ejected from the band Bubblegum. Joined by Paul’s then-girlfriend Emma Pollock (vocals/guitar), the band chose to name themselves after Tour de France winning cyclist Pedro Delgado. They split in April 2005, with Emma signing a solo deal with 4AD shortly afterwards. June 2006 saw the release of a mammoth 29 track album of all the band’s Peel sessions.

The band continue to turn out promising independent artists under their cult record label Chemikal Underground.

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. Neglecting to go the traditional route of signing to a record label, the band instead started their own, Chemikal Underground, with which to release not only their records but also those of other local bands. Chemikal Underground’s first release was naturally The Delgados first single Monica Webster / Brand New Car. Despite being greatly overshadowed by the Blur/Oasis race, the single caught the attention of veteran BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel and the band quickly became one of his favourites, going on to play more than ten sessions for his show.

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1	I Fought the Angels	296
2	The Light Before We Land	288
3	Coming in From the Cold	224
4	All You Need Is Hate	177
5	Everybody Come Down	175
6	Woke From Dreaming	164
7	Accused of Stealing	131
8	Sink or Swim	124
9	Keep on Breathing	120
10	American Trilogy	114
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13	Is This All That I Came For?	104
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b_relaxed wrote:
Thursday afternoon

one of the best female vocals i've ever heard

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antonio91 wrote:
Wednesday morning

"...hate is all you need"

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Swampy73 wrote:
last month

i can't believe No Danger didn't even make top 15.

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freevolt wrote:
last month

Every time I come back to this band I'm reminded how amazing they were. Their recent solo stuff just doesn't compare. Reunion tour, indeed!

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wachenroder wrote:
last month

La Corda is a masterpiece!

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miss-v wrote:
last month

Hate is a masterpiece! [6] <3333

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Rukasu_Riku wrote:
last month

The Light Before We Land ♥

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Cyroselle wrote:
last month

I want a reunion tour. D:

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chemunderground wrote:
December 2009

Just wanted to drop by and say thank you on behalf of the band for all your support and kind words in the shoutbox - much appreciated. If anyone is interested in hearing/buying Delgados stuff you could always try the Chemikal Underground Online Shop: you can listen to all our tracks for free and in full and we pride ourselves in being pretty cheap too (weren't we always?).... http://shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/The_Delgados.html Anyway, thanks again for listening and enjoying our music.... Stewart (Chemikal Underground). X

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bynnda wrote:
November 2009

The Great Eastern - Album of the Decade!

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vinnygecko wrote:
November 2009

Hate is a masterpiece! [5] I miss them. Amazing live!

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FuzzyDunloop wrote:
October 2009

Wow, just downloaded Hate on a whim last night. It is utterly fantastic! A real emotional rollercoaster, uplifting and catchy but also desperately sad. Why hasn't someone/something brought my attention to this group before now?

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tom_dissonance wrote:
October 2009

listening for the first time in a while, incredible band

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Voter101 wrote:
October 2009

Delgados music will last forever!

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secret_nick wrote:
October 2009

Love at first listen, indeed!

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antonio91 wrote:
October 2009

This band was utterly amazing indeed.

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AADDFFGGVVXX wrote:
October 2009

This band was utterly amazing!

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will_xP wrote:
October 2009

Universal Audio is a masterpiece.

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Felipess wrote:
October 2009

Hate is a masterpiece! [4]

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zeldazeppelin wrote:
September 2009

I love his group the vocals are so original.

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