Faded Seaside Glamour (UK Edition)

CMJ - "Greg Gilbert defines the band's sound just seconds into the album with his unearthly and staggeringly delicate falsetto, which effortlessly careens through the catchy melodies and spot-on harmonies featured in nearly every song." Magnet - "FADED SEASIDE GLAMOUR is essentially what the beach would sound like if it had a record deal..." Rolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 - "[G]enteel, eminently tuneful..." Uncut - 4 stars out of 5 - "[The album] swoops in like a trilling, shimmering, frankly feminized confection of the angelically unexpected....FADED SEASIDE GLAMOUR is an of-the-moment event of its own unlikely making." Rolling Stone - "Singer-songwriter Greg Gilbert of new British quartet the Delays has a stratospheric voice that spears the sweet sadness of FADED SEASIDE GLAMOUR." Rolling Stone (p.179) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[G]enteel, eminently tuneful..." Rolling Stone (p.101) - "Singer-songwriter Greg Gilbert of new British quartet the Delays has a stratospheric voice that spears the sweet sadness of FADED SEASIDE GLAMOUR." Uncut (5/04, p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[The album] swoops in like a trilling, shimmering, frankly feminized confection of the angelically unexpected....FADED SEASIDE GLAMOUR is an of-the-moment event of its own unlikely making." Magnet (p.86) - "FADED SEASIDE GLAMOUR is essentially what the beach would sound like if it had a record deal..." CMJ (p.31) - "Greg Gilbert defines the band's sound just seconds into the album with his unearthly and staggeringly delicate falsetto, which effortlessly careens through the catchy melodies and spot-on harmonies featured in nearly every song."

'Faded Seaside Glamour' is the debut album by Rough Trade's The Delays. The Southampton formed band draw much influence from the 60's West Coast sound of The Byrds, whilst taking inspiration from modern acts such as The La's and the Manic Street Preachers. The single, 'Nearer Than Heaven' is included.|