Noting the tenor of the times, the Delgados embarked upon a shock-and-awe 2003 world tour that featured a cadre of symphony musicians in tow. The critically hailed strategy seemed all the more heroic if you considered the Glasgow quartet’s shambolic beginnings as a lo-fi Sonic Youth/Pixies ripoff. (A reissue of the group’s messy 1996 debut, … Continue reading Essential New Music: Delgados’ “Universal Audio”