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Delays

Faded Seaside Glamour

Greg Gilbert sings like a girl, and that’s half the joy of Delays, the Britpop band that recalls the glories of Lush, the La’s, and the Left Banke–bands that prized euphoric, densely melodic, harmony-happy tunefulness. But the gender ambiguity would be a fleeting novelty if the band didn’t have the songs to back it up. The band’s debut album opens with a trifecta of summery pop songs, all jangly guitars, rolling melodies and reverberating vocals. It matches those heights later with the Hollies homage “Hey Girl” and the thumping chorale “On.”

Take away: Glam guy

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Edited by Cara DiPasquale ([email protected]) and alBerto Trevino ([email protected])