The Naming Of Things
Last modified: 19 May 2005
Artist: Delirious?
Label: Furious? Records
Date: 19 May 2005
Like comets and cures, the next Delirious? album is out there, just waiting to be found. Actually, that's not quite right: the album's been found all right, and the band have even scheduled a November release date. All that remains to suss out is the name.
There was a time when the band used to adopt a pretty simple approach: Cutting Edge One was followed, sensibly, by Cutting Edge Two. Then there was the predictably named Cutting Edge Three, but then the cracks started to appear. The band reverted to Stu G's golf handbook for the spelling of Cutting Edge Fore. There was a hint of sense in the choice of Live And In The Can, but after that, well, it was anyone's guess where they'd go next. King Of Fools came before Mezzamorphis - a word that wouldn't get past even the most lenient of scrabble judges - Glo (sic), Audiolessonover? and World Service, which, as we all know is the name of a radio station.
So let's be honest, Delirious? 'naming issues'. Perhaps it comes from the fact that two of them are Smiths, as if they're trying to compensate for the average by adopting the outlandish.
Whatever the reason, it's anyone's guess what their latest studio offering will be called. What's more interesting is what it will sound like. Some think that the band's eighth will be a return to the days of Glo, trading the band's route back towards a more church-oriented sound. Others think that this will see the band unveil their plan for an even more global sound, whatever that means.
All we do know for sure is that the band are facing a summer unlike any before, reconnecting with the church base from which they grew. Delirious will be leading worship at all three of the Soul Survivor festivals, as well as at Grapevine and Summer Madness.