Manchester’s pipe dream Delphic have bottled that seedy feeling you get at 5am when you’re making your way home from a big night out; the end product is Acolyte.
The dance/pop trio don’t have you in their clutches until the second track in, but from the light, jovial beginning of Doubt you’re sailed down a turbulent track of intermittent synths and vocals that make you want to listen twice.
The track Red Light is repetitive in its lyrics but the intricate guitar and synths attract your attention, almost providing a newfound respect for all the geeks who spend all their time on computers. Delphic’s second single release Acolyte is a gluttonous nine minutes; this could be put down to its background music qualities. Vocalist James Cook takes a load off for this one with the reins handed to Matt Cocksedge and Rick Boardman. Tracks like Halcyon and Submission pump an up-beat freshness to the album, but that’s if you don’t pay attention to the vocals. Fun pop instrumentals are juxtaposed with lyrics like “I’ll fade to black and disappear” and “I don’t recognise myself.”
The only disappointment is the entirely musical track Ephemera, true to its name the song seems to just get going before its faded out and taken away leaving you with no desire to listen again. Delphic redeem themselves with the final track Remain, Cook’s vocal abilities are showcased here as the music takes on a more subtle position in the background. Delphic must be given credit for their consistency, each track has a similar formula, but it’s maverick in nature and that’s what counts most.
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