Delights

"The quintet revel in their boundary-pushing indie ethos...refreshingly explorative"
DIY Magazine

“Soaring pop hooks...a statement-making moment for a band on the rise”
Dork Magazine

"Not your average indie band - a fresh voice"
The Rock Revival

"Finely-crafted next-gen indie"
The Line of Best Fit

"So catchy...a track that demands to be played loud"
Far Out Magazine

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On Delights' debut album 'If Heaven Looks A Little Like This', released today 17th January via Modern Sky, the Manchester indie-risers are stepping into an electrifying new world of sound. “This is the only moment you have your debut album,” reasons drummer Leo Willis. “So [you can] step outside your comfort zone and experiment.”

Produced by Michael Smith (Wolf Alice) at Oxford’s Woodworm Studios, Delights' debut full length reflects their collective tastes through an appreciation of legacy and their hometown forebears, nodding to psychedelia, funk and soul, disco and stadium-sized indie-pop, with wide-ranging influence spanning Metronomy, Cut Copy, Empire Of The Sun, Prefab Sprout and Supergrass, to Wings, Daft Punk, 10cc, Justice, MGMT & more.

Decamping to a house in France to build the initial framework for their debut full length, for 10 straight days the band worked from 11am until 4am, pressing record when they woke up and not hitting stop until they went to sleep. This time away from the noise of their daily lives ultimately allowed Delights to make the album mirror the live experience, bringing the energy of all five of the band playing together as one.

That collective spirit fuels this album, both in the sounds they’ve created and the record’s broad themes. Although there are subplots of love and relationships dotted through it, at its heart, this is a record dedicated to the experience of being in a band.

“I was quite conscious that, if we want it to stand our own test of time, I want to know where I was and where we were as a collective,” says Maxwell, “So lyrically, it’s trying to explain that story of us doing this and having fun, but where we are right now – skint, working hard, trying to be in a band and do cool things that playing will allow us to do.” 

>From the soaring indie rock of "And It Goes," the colourful, sweeping indie-pop of "What's On Your Mind," and the stomping indie-dance of "Two Times Over," to the velvety smooth, lowkey funk of "Hotel Bar" and the prowling stadium-sized "I Think You Should Know", Delights have seen huge support across the board this year with airplay on BBC R1's Future Artists, from BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq and Emily Pilbeam, as well as additions to Radio X's X-Posure Playlist, & key tastemaker press support from The Line of Best Fit, DIY Magazine, Dork Magazine, Rough Trade, The Rock Revival, Far Out Magazine, When The Horn Blows, Ones To Watch and more.

Delights' debut album 'If Heaven Looks A Little Like This' is out now, released 17th January on Modern Sky - available to pre-order on 12" vinyl and CD here.

Delights will tour the album this spring with stops in Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, kicking off at Oslo Hackney in London on 12th February. Tickets on sale here.

Delights are: Adam Maxwell (vocals), Ben Kirkland (bass), Ben Squires (guitar), Leo Willis (drums) and Cameron Stephenson (percussion).