Faded Seaside Glamour

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Faded Seaside Glamour
Faded seaside glamour front.jpg
Studio album by
Delays
Released5 April 2004
Recorded2003
GenreIndie rock, electronica
Length42:12
LabelRough Trade
Producer
Delays chronology
Faded Seaside Glamour
(2004) 		You See Colours
(2006)
Singles from Faded Seaside Glamour
  1. "Long Time Coming"
    Released: 19 January 2004
  2. "Nearer Than Heaven"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Wanderlust"
    Released: 2004/2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Drowned in Sound7/10[3]
Gigwise4/5 stars[4]
God Is in the TV3/5[5]
The Guardian4/5 stars[6]
NME7/10[7]
No Ripchord7/10[8]
Pitchfork6/10[9]
Robert Christgau(dud)[10]
StylusC[11]

Faded Seaside Glamour is the debut album by the English electronic rock group Delays, released on 5 April 2004. The album peaked at number 17 in the U.K. chart. It features top 40 singles "Nearer Than Heaven", "Long Time Coming" and "Hey Girl".[12] The album was produced by Graham Sutton from Bark Psychosis.

Track listing[]

All tracks by Greg Gilbert/Aaron Gilbert unless otherwise stated.

  1. "Wanderlust" – 3:58
  2. "Nearer Than Heaven" (G. Gilbert) – 3:28
  3. "Long Time Coming" – 3:57
  4. "Bedroom Scene" – 3:37
  5. "No Ending" (G. Gilbert) – 4:42
  6. "You Wear the Sun" (G. Gilbert) – 2:59
  7. "Hey Girl" (G. Gilbert) – 2:43
  8. "Stay Where You Are" – 4:44
  9. "There's Water Here" (G. Gilbert) – 2:40
  10. "Satellites Lost" (G. Gilbert) – 3:13
  11. "One Night Away" (G. Gilbert) – 3:06
  12. "On" – 2:59

A limited edition CD with slipcase and bonus DVD was also available on the album's release. The DVD featured the following tracks:

  1. "Nearer Than Heaven (Promo video)"
  2. "Long Time Coming (Promo video)"
  3. "Hey Girl (Promo video)"
  4. "Wanderlust"
  5. "Bedroom Scene"
  6. "On"
  7. "One Night Away"
  8. "Stay Where You Are"

Tracks 4-8 were recorded live at the Carling Academy Islington on 22 February 2004.

Personnel[]

  • Greg Gilbert - lead vocals, guitar
  • Aaron Gilbert - programming, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Colin Fox - bass
  • Rowly - drums

References[]

  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for Faded Seaside Glamour". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Faded Seaside Glamour - Delays". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ Edwards, Tom (4 April 2004). "Album Review: Delays - Faded Seaside Glamour / Releases / Releases". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ Davidson, Mike. "Delays - 'Faded Seaside Glamour' (Rough Trade)". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 26 October 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ Daniels, Steven (7 April 2004). "Delays - Faded Seaside Glamour". God Is in the TV. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (2 April 2004). "Delays, Faded Seaside Glamour | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ^ Nicolson, Barry. "Delays - Faded Seaside Glamour". NME. Archived from the original on 9 March 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ Harrison, D.C. (2 May 2004). "Album Review - Delays - 'Faded Seaside Glamour'". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (7 June 2004). "Delays: Faded Seaside Glamour". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Delays". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. ^ Southall, Nick (19 April 2004). "Delays - Faded Seaside Glamour". Stylus. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ^ "DELAYS | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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