Universal Audio

Four albums into their critically acclaimed careers and The Delgados have decided to throw everyone something of a curve ball. Dispensing with the lush orchestrations of their previous two releases, The Delgados withdrew to their Chem19 studio in Hamilton to record with the help of their long-time collaborator Tony Doogan (Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, Super Furry Animals). When they finally emerged from four months of recording, Universal Audio had an amazing melodic sensibility and was a stunning achievement.

Smothered in guitars; drenched in hooks; loaded with melodies and overflowing with harmonies, Universal Audio is a pop triumph: articulate, eclectic, overwhelmingly immediate and thoroughly captivating, it represents the same level of seismic leap taken by the band on their third, Mercury-nominated album, The Great Eastern and a brave departure from the dark, symphonic follow up of 2002’sHate. With Universal Audio, they have produced a torch song for the great albums of the past and a timeless addition to their increasingly spectacular body of work.