Regress

‘Bright Young Things’ (EP)
Record Label: Scruff of the Neck Records
Impact Date: March 16th 2015

“I’m not moving, it gets faster, moving slowly and walking backwards,” croons singer James Fitchford on ‘Regress’. Fortunately, the opposite couldn’t be more true. Whilst earlier releases from Delamere relished in an understated spacial awareness, their mammoth choruses somehow blowing them open even further, Bright Young Things leaves behind the shimmering guitar lines and hard-hitting percussion in favour of a sleeker, somewhat subtler sound. Almost.

Much like the band themselves, their debut EP is built around a confident exploration of dynamics; the trademark verses of eponymous lead single ‘Bright Young Things’ as subdued as ever, the choruses cathartic explosions of stadium-sized proportions. The EP also marks a definite step-up in confidence in the production department too (track 3 ‘All of This’ done in-house by drummer Will Mason), the polish of previous releases paradoxically stripped by the cataclysmic sci-fi sounds of the single’s conclusion. It might have been two years in the making, but it seems it was time well spent.

Having spent two years honing their sound, it was inevitable that murmurings of a debut EP would soon follow. And follow they have, the band now ready to unleash Bright Young Things on the world, turning heads with their infectious hybrid of sleek synth-pop and emotionally-charged indie. Having already earned support from such regional radio personalities as Rob Adcock (BBC Introducing Stoke) and Lucee Clarke (6towns Radio), Bright Young Things might very well be the release to push Delamere from the fringe, in to the mainstream.

Press for previous release ‘Headstrong':

“…Headstrong is a professional, technically smooth as silk, layered and intricate, yet there is a raw, emotive edge, providing veracity and an underlying darkness and yearning that always gets me.”
Arun Kendall, Backseat Mafia

“Indeed, whilst ‘Do You Want Me’ flirted with an understated synth, ‘Headstrong’ relishes in it, and as such it feels like the fully realised sound the band have been teasing us with.”
Dave Beech, Lounder Than War

Bright Young Things will be unleashed in March 2015, with a launch party at Manchester’s Night & Day Cafe on March 21st.