Scottish indie rock greats The Delgados broke up in 2005 after 11 years and five albums together, including 1998’s Peloton, 2000’s The Great Eastern and 2002’s Hate, all of which are fantastic. (All ...

A choir of angelic voices followed by violently lovely orchestral bombast precedes “The Light Before We Land,” the opening track on the Delgados’ fourth album, Hate. It’s a rather incongruous ...

In a history littered with greats, The Delgados are one of Scottish music’s most important bands. Not only did they release five albums of timeless guitar pop that ranged from lo-fi to orchestral, but ...

For 2000's The Great Eastern, The Delgados turned for the first time to neo-prog producer Dave Fridmann, who added twinkle and fairy dust to the group's acerbic folk-pop, just as he has for The ...

The Delgados reunited live this weekend for the first time in 18 years – check out footage below. The Glasgow band shared news of their reunion last summer, announcing a string of shows for January ...

The fifth album by Glaswegians the Delgados is an odd beast, billed both as a "positive" record, and unapologetically pop - neither of which it really is. It's perhaps lighter than predecessor Hate, ...

OMARA PORTUONDO, Buena Vista Social Club Presents (World Circuit/Nonesuch) The melancholy beauty of Omara Portuondo’s voice echoes fate. The stylish diva’s career took an irrevocable turn during the ...

Cheeky cover-collection comeback from fiery recluse. Sightings of Gary Floyd—the self-styled “punk rock commie fag” vocalist from the Dicks and Sister Double Happiness—have been intermittent since the ...

Radiohead gets more press, but the best band in England is actually the Delgados. Not only have they made five terrific albums, but they began the Chemikal Underground label, leading a Scottish pop ...

Glasgow’s Delgados write songs like Grimm Brothers fairy tales. From first album Domestiques onward, band co-founders Emma Pollock and Alun Woodward have played the innocents abroad, their sweet vocal ...