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The Delicious
The Delicious The Delicious

Catalog Number: jnr31
Release Date: 01/27/09

CD + MP3: $10

MP3: $7

Track List:

Untitled
It's Not Time To Die
Math
Social Security
Suspended In Air
One Leg
Separated At Birth
Every Other Night
Dearest Duchess
Future Grieving
Corn Syrup
The Opportunity
The Hand-Model Waltz

Picture a bulk-bin suicide: a mix of your favorite treats from those plastic food dispensers found in grocery stores. On their self-released debut, The Delicious took this approach to songwriting; dissecting their loves and combining the goods, seeking to play joyous, spontaneous, spastic pop, free from over-thought composition and self-serious brooding. Ghettoblaster Magazine succinctly described the result: "The Delicious balance pop smarts and remarkable musicianship with a knack for unpredictable song structure and clever lyrics. All the right influences are intact (Pavement, Weezer, Neutral Milk Hotel), and the complex arrangements and time changes make things much more interesting than your run-of-the-mill power pop."

The Delicious The Delicious now sees reissue with the help of Joyful Noise Recordings and Decimal Records. The album combines a healthy helping of awkward honesty with plenty of wide-eyed, jazz-driven perplexity into a dash of pure joy that will be fully appreciated by fans of Deerhoof, the Mae Shi, or Man Man. The Delicious have a knack for adding a timeless element to their work: handclaps and falsetto oooh's are in generous supply alongside shimmering guitars, ear-twisting harmonies, and propulsive rhythms. The production is crystal clear, the songs are quirky and bold, the instrumentation diverse. The melodies are whimsical, unexpected, and catchy as hell.

The Delicious are sincere without being sappy, clever without being pretentious. The tongue-in-cheek lyrics come off as sarcastic, but -

"There is a respectful smirking underneath the band's laidback current that lets you know that hell yeah they care. Everything you hear comes at you in a playful way that marries the idea of getting together with the chums to just bang out some songs... and also of being maniacally attentive of the effects that all of the jubilance and smart-talking could have on the outsiders. For some reason, the Delicious give off a feeling of the madcap hijinx of JJ McClure & Captain Chaos... making nipple jokes around Farrah Fawcett... and the thesis paper or a scientific survey that feeds us data that tells us that one in every six Americans worries about being hit by a semi tractor or a school bus once every two weeks." - Sean Moeller, Daytrotter.com

Pop songs about social & dietary anxiety rub elbows with absurd ballads, foot-stomping dance-ditties and heart-wrenching sing-alongs, but every moment manages to retain its element of surprise on repeat listens.

"...what the hell is going on with the Delicious? Their eponymously titled debut sounds like a lo-fi version of Weezer, maybe Weezer hanging out with Pavement, maybe Pavement hanging out at their local taco stand talking about Faulkner, Zeppelin and chicks. Even the phrasing on some of the peppier numbers is dude-conversational, a flurry of words sped up to beat out someone else’s interruption, ingeniously out of time with whatever discombobulated rhythm happens to be underneath it. This is exciting. Bucking the trend, “Dearest Duchess” features some awesome yodeling before devolving into a bed of bleeps and a hot Rhodes piano break. Not surprisingly, the Delicious never come across as particularly ambitious, seemingly preferring the inherent displacement of thrift store button-downs and Lite beer hangovers to anything that might hint at something so passe’ as, well, substance. Regardless, we are rooting for them, and heartily suggesting that they sign up for Eagle and Talon’s new series of spin classes at the YWCA. Satch Kerans will be there, and so might we."
American Songwriter / Under The Radar

"The Delicious balance pop smarts and remarkable musicianship with a knack for unpredictable song structure and clever lyrics... much more interesting than your run-of-the-mill power pop."
Ghettoblaster

"The Delicious] just act: shooting from the hips and getting dizzy in the process... throwing off splashes of numerous flavors of ramshackle pop."
Daytrotter

"From start to finish, The Delicious The Delicious is an enjoyable romp through various styles and genres that shows a talented band having a killer time making an album."
PopWreckoning

"The band's seemingly slack songs are built upon misleadingly sophisticated structures complete with myriad sonic shifts and tempo changes... What's even more impressive than the band's musical chops, though, is that they manage to show them off throughout the album without ever sounding like they're showing off."
Fast Forward Weekly

"As beautifully nerdy and wonderful as Weezer's blue album, this quirky, poppy records sounds too good to be an unsigned band's freshman release."
Verbicide

"The quartet from Bloomington Indiana will appeal to both math-rock and harmony/hook driven pop"
Foxy Digitalis

"...splashes of quirky art-pop color the texture, which is a true testament to their own creation... the Delicious are trekking along with a signature stamp that is all their own."
Crawdaddy

"...spazzy pop/rock/acoustic that occasionally slows to a walking tempo to showcase the offbeat, sometimes inscrutable but often simultaneously honest and comical lyrics... no lack of jazz-pop breakdowns in the music, the Delicious are still quite able to carve out their own quirk-filled niche."
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"Brainy power-pop... thick riffs and unlikely time signatures with an impressive and satisfying math rock preciseness. "
Nuvo

"The Delicious are undoubtedly talented musicians... once simmered down and refined, it can make for grandness."
Spectrum Culture

"A little bit They Might Be Giants with a splash of The Pixies for good measure, these Bloomington sons blend sardonic humor and pop harmonies to create the kind of quirky, suburban-pop that will be in your head for days"
The Herald Times

"This band blends some of the best of The Pixies and Weezer"
My Old Kentucky Blog

"A band of four talented musicians, the Delicious is a band that blends clever songwriting with quirky, poppy, jazzy, yet still rocking musical tunes... the lyrics are genius."
HipsterSpinster

"The Delicious has placed a firm claim on the title of next big thing from Indiana."
Indy.com

"The Delicious are back with thirteen tracks that fully confirmed the potential shown in the past... Unexpected changes of pace, rich arrangements... A vital breath of fresh air for fans of rock."
Kronic (Finland)

"Burbling, occasionally disjointed and joyously bizarre. The Delicious delights in throwing together two or more musical ideas and seeing if they stick... I bet I love it loads in three or four months."
Aiding & Abetting

"Do you like the spastic pop sounds on the new BORN RUFFIANS album? You'll like this group as well. It also brings ISLANDS, THE PIXIES, and others to mind"
CJAM Music Review

"The Delicious The Delicious' is a record that tries very hard but like the kid with the box fresh Chuck Taylor's it's a case of just going too far. It's all enjoyable enough but in the rush to prove they've got a gun it looks like everyone forgot the ammo."
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