Universal Audio (album)

Universal Audio
Studio album by The Delgados
Released 20 September 2004 (UK)
Studio Chem 19 Studios
Genre Indie rock
Length 40:36
Label Chemikal Underground
Producer Tony Doogan, The Delgados
The Delgados chronology
Hate
(2002)Hate2002		 Universal Audio
(2004)		 The Complete BBC Peel Sessions
(2006)The Complete BBC Peel Sessions2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork7.6/10[2]

Universal Audio is the fifth and final studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Delgados, released 20 September 2004. The album is considered to showcase a more 'stripped down' sound than its predecessor, Hate, featuring less orchestral themes.

Mother and the Addicts provided backing vocals on "Keep on Breathing".

Stylus Magazine named it the album of the week in September 2004.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by The Delgados.

  1. "I Fought the Angels"
  2. "Is This All That I Came For?"
  3. "Everybody Come Down"
  4. "Come Undone"
  5. "Get Action!"
  6. "Sink or Swim"
  7. "Bits of Bone"
  8. "The City Consumes Us"
  9. "Girls of Valour"
  10. "Keep on Breathing"
  11. "Now and Forever"

Personnel

  • Alun Woodward – guitar, vocals, producer
  • Emma Pollock – guitar, vocals, producer
  • Stewart Henderson – bass, producer
  • Paul Savage – drums, producer
  • Tony Doogan – producer, recording, mixing
  • Alan Barr – cello ("Come Undone", "Keep on Breathing")
  • Stevie Jackson – harmonica ("Get Action!")
  • Mother and the Addicts – backing vocals ("Keep on Breathing")
  • Jamie Savage – acoustic guitar ("Sink or Swim")
  • Lewis Turner – keyboards, piano
  • Susan Turner – accordion ("Keep on Breathing")
  • Bulletproof ID – artwork design
  • Stuart Reidman – portrait photography
  • Kirsty Anderson – group photography

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ "link". pitchforkmedia.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Swygart, William B. (2004-09-20). "The Delgados Universal Audio". StylusMagazine.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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