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Refimprove|date=September 2009Infobox musical artist | name = The Delgados| image = Delgados.jpg| caption =| image_size = 200x196px | background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Motherwell, North Lanarkshire|Motherwell , Scotland| genre = Indie rock Pop rock|Symphonic pop | years_active = 1994–2005| label = Chemikal Underground | associated_acts = Bubblegum| website = http://www.delgados.co.uk/ delgados.co.uk| past_members = Alun Woodward Stewart Henderson Paul Savage Emma Pollock The Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire . The band was composed of Alun Woodward (vocals, guitar), Stewart Henderson (bass), Paul Savage (drums) and Emma Pollock (vocals, guitar).
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 (band)|Arab Strap . Chemikal Underground's first release was the Delgados first single (music)|single "Monica Webster / Brand New Car". The single caught the attention of BBC Radio 1 Disc jockey|DJ John Peel , and the band quickly became one of his favourites, going on to record fifteen sessions for his show.
The cost of Chemikal Underground's second release, the single "Disco Nation 45" by Bis (band)|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. The song "Under Canvas, Under Wraps" being voted number three in John Peel's Festive Fifty .
The band released their second album in 1998. Peloton (album)|Peloton - also a Peloton|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.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 149 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 (album)|The Great Eastern in 2000. The record was record producer|produced by Dave Fridmann . Their next single, "American Trilogy", reached number 61 in the UK chart. The record was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize .
Their fourth album, Hate (The Delgados album)|Hate , was released on Mantra Records|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 (album)|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 Studios in Hamilton and in a new studio.
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 (TV series)|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. http://shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/CHEM118.html Shop.chemikal.co.uk Savage also played on the album.
Discography
All records on Chemikal Underground unless otherwise stated.
Albums
Domestiques (1996, LP / CD )
The Complete BBC Peel Sessions|BBC Sessions (Strange Fruit, 1997 CD)
Peloton (album)|Peloton (1998, LP / CD)
The Great Eastern (album)|The Great Eastern (2000, LP / CD)
Live at the Fruitmarket (2001, CD)
Hate (The Delgados album)|Hate (2002, Mantra LP / CD)
The Delgados DEFAULTSORT:Delgados, The Category:Musical groups from Glasgow Category:Scottish indie rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 1994 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2005
