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Delta 5, "Singles & Sessions 1979 - 81"
This collection of the Leeds, England band's Rough Trade singles andmore showcases a hard-edged and unique sound that's more thanworth digging out of out-of-print oblivion.Kill Rock Stars
Delta 5's singular sound comes from the band's two (!) bass players andthe three female members' angular and often accusing and mockingvocals. They sing over and against each other, in many songscalling and answering in a caustic conversation, and elbowing throughthe heavy bass and drums. The songs are hard, fast, and pulsing withurgency. It's an exhilarating or exhausting listen, depending on thelistener's mood and disposition. No matter the personality though,there's no way to not get caught up into the pain and glee of storiesof rejection and disdain ("Mind Your Own Business"), lost lovers ("NowThat You've Gone"), happily discarded lovers ("You"), and theunderlying menace of Leeds at that time ("Shadow").
In addition to the three singles, this collection includes BBC radiosessions (including two with the legendary John Peel) and a handful ofraucous unreleased live tracks recorded in Berkeley in 1980. Thematerial covers the entire lifespan of the band; three years isn't along time, but Delta 5 made their mark on the post-punk scene then andwill hopefully make a mark on listeners discovering them for the firsttime now.
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