New album Mezzamorphis, Release April 12th 1999
Last modified: 18 Mar 1999
Artist: Delirious?
Label: Furious? Records
Date: 18 Mar 1999
Delirious?... pure melody
With singles, videos, crowds and charts already tucked under their belts, Delirious? are about to get themselves a middle age spread. On the heels of their first UK single to be released in eighteen months comes an onslaught spearheaded by the stunning second album, Mezzamorphis. Time to make some new notches.
You see, it all started a long time ago; an extended circle of friends gave way to fans, local gigs gave way to national ones and the 'what if' conversations turned into releases and hard work. The successes of 1997 - a top 15 album, two top 20 singles and a trail of sold out gigs - were followed by a year of American promotion and home recordings. Audiences topped 250,000 and unit sales hit the same mark.
The time spent recording in various locations (from disused universities to refurbished fisherman's warehouses) has produced a follow-up album of such melodic inspiration that Delirious? are already receiving plenty of attention. As press focus comes in from all spectrums - broadsheets, tabloids and specialists - and tv responds to the will of the fans, the common theme is the unity of Mezzamorphis. It carries inspired lyrics on emotive melodies, welding corrosive guitars to feisty beats and offering loops, hooks and tricks with a seriously extended shelf life. From the big guns like 'Heaven', 'Bliss' and 'Metamorphis' to the crafted intrigue of 'The Mezzanine Floor', 'Beautiful Sun' and 'Blindfold', the second Delirious? album locks on and bares all.
Mezzamorphis gets a little additional support from a nation wide tour in May, as well as being sandwiched by single releases - the first being March's tunesome 'See The Star'. Back in 97 Radio One dubbed them 'Pop's best kept secret'; seems like now the secret's about to be well and truly out.
TRACK LISTING:
Mezzanine Floor
Heaven
Follow
Bliss
It's OK
Metamorphis
See The Star
Gravity
Beautiful Sun
Love Falls Down
Blindfold
Kiss Your Feet
Duration: 00:49:51