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Delphic - Acolyte
[Polydor, 2010]

Right now Delphic (of Manchester) is the hottest new thing. Several months before the Acolyte release, the album was proclaimed by critics as the greatest debut of the coming year (or, at least, the first loudest one). The second single, This Momentary (with the video from Chernobyl), made us wait for the release and at the same time worry that it wouldn’t be able to match our expectations. Fortunately, that’s not what happened. Acolyte is a fine work. It’s hard to compare Delphic to anything (I mean, to only one thing), and the style “alternative dance” gives only a vague impression. They sound like Bloc Party, Orbital (they’ve been opening for these two), Underworld, M83 (having their producer, Ewan Pearson), dance version of The Notwist… And at times they also sound like Duran Duran (on Submission). The 80s are not their strongest point. What Delphic are good at is combining beautiful guitars, great lyrics and danceability… Sounding like a million bands and artists at once, and not like anyone of them in particular, is probably the sign of true talent today, when all the harmonies have seemingly been found and all music styles created.

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This Momentary

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