Released: March 6th 2006

Delays‘ debut album ‘Faded Seaside Glamour’ was as wispy and drowsy as the name suggested. With this, the follow-up ‘You See Colours’ it’s the same idea; the band’s more electronic side – as previously seen on one-off single ‘Lost In A Melody’ – is now full blown. We’d also imagine Aaron Gilbert has more electronics to fiddle with.

The most obvious point on here is that the more uptempo melodies and stronger tunes enable Greg Gilbert to show us the full power of his voice. ‘You And Me’ starts like any other Delays song is presumed to – until the music kicks in. It’s a great segue in to lead single ‘Valentine’, which wouldn’t be out of place blasted in a crowded club, complete with disco lights. Yet, the peachy music covers up some dark lyrics on dark subjects (“New Orleans’ll tremble tonight/With bleeding hearts and swaying lights”) – not what we’d expect from ‘You See Colours’.

‘Winter’s Memory Of Summer’ is a mixture of Delays‘ old and new styles, and ‘Lillian’ blazes in like some sort of late pinnacle with its oohs and ohs and pure brilliance. Although there are still some downers without the benefit of an emotionally neutral title and high-gloss tune – ‘Waste Of Space’ being a perfect example, ‘You See Colours’ sees Delays show us their new musical side. A different colour, if you will.

Previously published on This Is Fake DIY.