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{{Infobox album
| name       = Faded Seaside Glamour
| type       = [[Album]]
| artist     = [[Delays]]
| cover      = Faded_seaside_glamour_front.jpg
| alt        = Multiple boats of varying sizes travelling in different directions on viaducts
<!--|recorded = Late 2001–Early 2003-->
| released   = 5 April 2004
| studio     = 
* [[Rockfield Studios|Rockfield]], [[Rockfield, Monmouthshire]]
* Dustsucker Sound, Hackney, London
* [[Moles (nightclub)|Moles]], [[Bath, Somerset]]
| genre      = <!-- source in prose -->
* [[Indie pop]]
* [[dream pop]]
| length     = 42:12
| label      = [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]
| producer   = 
* Duncan Lewis
* Delays
* [[Graham Sutton (musician)|Graham Sutton]]
| next_title = [[You See Colours]]
| next_year  = 2006
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Faded Seaside Glamour
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = Nearer Than Heaven
 | single1date = 7 April 2003
 | single2     = Hey Girl
 | single2date = 21 July 2003
 | single3     = Long Time Coming
 | single3date = 19 January 2004
}}
}}
'''''Faded Seaside Glamour''''' is the debut studio album by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Delays]], released on 5 April 2004 through [[Rough Trade Records]]. After the end of their previous band Corky, the members formed Delays; lead singer [[Greg Gilbert (musician)|Greg Gilbert]] recruited his brother Aaron, a keyboardist, into the band after hearing him play a [[Loop (music)|loop]]. The band signed to Rough Trade Records after its founder [[Geoff Travis]] saw them perform live. Delays recorded the album in three months with producers Duncan Lewis and [[Graham Sutton (musician)|Graham Sutton]] at [[Rockfield Studios]] in [[Rockfield, Monmouthshire]], Dustsucker Sound in Hackney, London, and [[Moles (nightclub)|Moles Studio]] in [[Bath, Somerset]]. ''Faded Seaside Glamour'' is an [[indie pop]] and [[dream pop]] album that has been compared to the works of [[Cocteau Twins]], [[Geneva (band)|Geneva]] and [[The La's]], and Greg Gilbert's vocals have been compared to those of [[Stevie Nicks]] and [[Elizabeth Fraser]].

Music critics gave ''Faded Seaside Glamour'' generally favourable reviews; some critics praised the band's musicianship and others highlighted Gilbert's vocals. The album charted at number 17 in the United Kingdom and it was certified silver by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI). The [[lead single]] "Nearer Than Heaven" initially reached number 91 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], but after its reissue in March 2004, it peaked at number 21. The second [[Single (music)|single]], "Hey Girl", entered at number 40. In January 2004, "Long Time Coming" was released as the third single and peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. The latter release was followed the next month by a performance at the [[NME Awards]]. In July 2004, Delays toured the United States with Cardia and Paula Kelly. The band then returned to the UK, where they supported [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] and [[Snow Patrol]], and ended the year with a headlining UK tour.

==Background and recording==
Vocalist and guitarist Greg Gilbert, bassist Colin Fox and drummer Rowly performed as the [[Britpop]] act Corky, which also featured Gilbert's brother Aaron Gilbert on keyboards. They attracted some attention in their home city [[Southampton]] but broke up in 2001. The same year, the first three regrouped under the name Delays, taking influences from [[1960s in music|1960s rock]] and the keyboard work of [[Cocteau Twins]].<ref name=AMbio/> Delays made [[Compact Disc|CD]] samplers, which consisted of "Nearer Than Heaven", "You Wear the Sun" and "Zero Zero One", and sent them to record labels.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Aaron|user=AaronDelays|number=1312846721316204550|title=This is the sampler we made to send out to labels in 2001. We bought a CD burner with the money we made from selling our bmx's. We were still a gang, just not a bmx gang anymore. A melody gang. #TimsTwitterListeningParty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006011242/https://twitter.com/AaronDelays/status/1312846721316204550|archive-date=6 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Aaron|user=AaronDelays|number=1312846795232477186|title=Here's the cd, we decided to send out Nearer Than Heaven, You Wear The Sun and Zero Zero One, which never made it on to the final album and I'm ok with that, honestly. It's FINE! #TimsTwitterListeningParty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006002430/https://twitter.com/AaronDelays/status/1312846795232477186|archive-date=6 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> They began recording their debut album with [[Mike Hedges]] in mid-2001 but it was later scrapped.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312849165731483648|title=We had a first attempt at recording the album with Mike Hedges in mid-2001, would’ve been a very different record, some tracks on the later albums – Hideaway, Out of Nowhere – were worked on with him. #TimsListeningParty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004214051/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312849165731483648|archive-date=4 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref>

Gilbert's brother Aaron, a keyboardist and previously a member of Corky, was interested in [[techno]] music.<ref name=AMbio/><ref name=LMintverview/> At this point, he created a [[Loop (music)|loop]] of what would become the song "Wanderlust". Greg played along to the loop, which marked Aaron's introduction to the band.<ref name=LMintverview>{{cite web|url=https://lollipopmagazine.com/2004/12/delays-faded-seaside-glamour-interview/|title=Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour – Interview|work=Lollipop Magazine|author=Den, Tim|date=20 December 2004|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518165457/https://lollipopmagazine.com/2004/12/delays-faded-seaside-glamour-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Geoff Travis]], the founder of [[Rough Trade Records]], saw Delays perform live; he was impressed by the sound and promptly signed them.<ref name=AMbio/> The band gave the label a five-song acoustic demo that featured "Hey Girl", "Satellites Lost", "Wherever You Fall I Die", "Overlover" and "Hideaway".<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312851133292072960|title=We’d made a 5 track acoustic demo for the label which included this, Satelite’s Lost, Whenever You Fall I Die, Overlover and Hideaway. Those tracks have always belonged together. #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006070939/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312851133292072960|archive-date=6 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> They started touring with acts [[Tim Burgess (musician)|Tim Burgess]] of [[The Charlatans (English band)|the Charlatans]], [[the Sleepy Jackson]] and [[the Thrills]], which brought Delays attention from critics in Europe and the United States.<ref name=AMbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/delays-mn0000195388/biography|title=Delays Biography, Songs, & Albums|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|author=Wilson, MacKenzie|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=3 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003204441/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/delays-mn0000195388/biography|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Faded Seaside Glamour'' was recorded during three months; Aaron Gilbert had been a member of Delays for only a few months up to now.<ref name=LMintverview/> Duncan Lewis and the band produced tracks "Wanderlust", "Nearer Than Heaven", "You Wear the Sun", "Hey Girl", "There's Water Here", "Satellites Lost" and "One Night Away", all of which were recorded with engineer Phil Aul at [[Rockfield Studios]] in [[Rockfield, Monmouthshire]], Wales.<ref name=FSGbooklet/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/apr/04/1|title=Delays|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Simpson, Dave|date=3 April 2003|access-date=18 July 2021|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630190351/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/apr/04/1|url-status=live}}</ref> "Bedroom Scene" and "On" were recorded at Dustsucker Sound in Hackney, London while "Long Time Coming", "No Ending" and "Stay Where You Are" were recorded at Moles Studio in [[Bath, Somerset]], all with producer and engineer [[Graham Sutton (musician)|Graham Sutton]] of [[Bark Psychosis]]. Paul Corkett also engineered "Long Time Coming", "No Ending" and "Stay Where You Are". Sutton then mixed the recordings at Dustsucker Sound.<ref name=FSGbooklet/>

==Composition==

Tim Den of ''Lollipop Magazine'' described the album's title ''Faded Seaside Glamour'' as an "abandoned boardwalk" that "still soaks up and reflects the summer sun, but is no longer the vibrant, cherished locale showered with people's love".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lollipopmagazine.com/2005/04/delays-faded-seaside-glamour-review/|title=Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour – Review|work=Lollipop Magazine|author=Den, Tim|date=11 April 2005|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=23 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423071152/https://lollipopmagazine.com/2005/04/delays-faded-seaside-glamour-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Gilbert said the album's working title was ''Take Some Home with You'' because the band members were "all telling people to 'take some (flyers) home with you' after the gigs".<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Aaron|user=AaronDelays|number=1312849460838518786|title=I'd completely forgotten this existed. We didn't have a title for the album at the time, and we were all telling people to "take some (flyers) home with you" after the gigs, so that ended up being the working title for Faded Seaside Glamour... #TimsTwitterListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006180006/https://twitter.com/AaronDelays/status/1312849460838518786|archive-date=6 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> Greg Gilbert said they also considered titling the album ''Our True Intent Is All for Your Delight'', which is a reference to a book of photography by [[John Hinde (photographer)|John Hinde]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312853768778772481|title=One early title for the album had been 'Our True Intent is All For Your Delight' after the John Hinde book of Butlin’s photo’s from the '70’s; #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005221616/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312853768778772481|archive-date=5 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> ''Faded Seaside Glamour'' is an [[indie pop]] and [[dream pop]] album<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laut.de/Delays/Alben/You-See-Colours-12171|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103205137/https://www.laut.de/Delays/Alben/You-See-Colours-12171|title=You See Colours|publisher=[[laut.de]]|author=Möller, Mathias|archivedate=3 November 2021|accessdate=3 November 2021|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/star-tiger-star-ariel-mw0001995627|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221223438/https://www.allmusic.com/album/star-tiger-star-ariel-mw0001995627|title=Star Tiger Star Ariel – Delays|publisher=AllMusic|author=O'Brien, Jon|archivedate=21 February 2022|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> that evokes the sound of bands [[Geneva (band)|Geneva]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/reviews/story/0,13875,1173711,00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040404084059/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/reviews/story/0,13875,1173711,00.html|title=Delays: Faded Seaside Glamour|work=[[The Observer]]|date=21 March 2004|archivedate=4 April 2004|access-date=22 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playlouder.com/review/+fadedseasideglam/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040808093440/http://www.playlouder.com/review/+fadedseasideglam/|title=Review – Faded Seaside Glamour|publisher=[[Playlouder]]|author=Turner, Luke|date=3 April 2004|archivedate=8 August 2004|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/delays-faded_seaside_glamour|title=Delays Faded Seaside Glamour|work=[[Exclaim!]]|author=Edwards, Michael|date=1 August 2004|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=25 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125020507/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/delays-faded_seaside_glamour|url-status=live}}</ref> Cocteau Twins and [[The La's]], with elements of [[The Byrds]] and [[The Hollies]].<ref name=DISreview/> [[AllMusic]] reviewer MacKenzie Wilson said Gilbert provides a "lamblike falsetto, an intriguing arrangement that's both gentle and slightly unrefined" while ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' contributor [[Stephen Deusner|Stephen M. Deusner]] compared it to a "less abrasive Billy Corgan [of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]] or a less earthy Mike Scott [of [[The Waterboys]]]".<ref name=AMreview/><ref name=PFreview/> Some reviewers referred to Gilbert as the male version of [[Stevie Nicks]] from [[Fleetwood Mac]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/delays/delays-faded-seaside-glamour/|title=Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|author=Fink, Matt|date=1 August 2004|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028025855/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/delays/delays-faded-seaside-glamour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bb/reviews/album_exclusives_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000480775|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040816092200/http://www.billboard.com/bb/reviews/album_exclusives_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000480775|title=Delays, 'Faded Seaside Glamour'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|author=Dawn, Randee|date=6 April 2004|archivedate=16 August 2004|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=AVCreview/> or Cocteau Twins frontwoman [[Elizabeth Fraser]].<ref name=AVCreview/><ref name=SFreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/CD-REVIEWS-2749662.php|title=CD Reviews|work=[[SFGate]]|author=Vaziri, Aidin|date=13 June 2004|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719160221/https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/CD-REVIEWS-2749662.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/worth-the-wait-16320|title=Worth The Wait...|work=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|date=1 May 2004|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719155624/https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/worth-the-wait-16320/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The opening track "Wanderlust" follows a [[The Stone Roses|Stone Roses]]-lite [[Groove (music)|groove]] and is anchored around [[Calypso music|calypso]]-esque [[steel drum]]s with Greg and Aaron Gilbert singing vocal harmonies.<ref name=SFreview/><ref name=OMHreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums2/delays.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528143135/http://www.musicomh.com/albums2/delays.htm|title=Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour (Rough Trade)|work=[[musicOMH]]|author=Murphy, John|archivedate=28 May 2006|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=BBCManreview/> "Nearer Than Heaven" consists of loud guitars and [[Echoplex|echo]], and is in the style of the band Geneva.<ref name=BBCManreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/manchester/music/2004/04/05/seaside_glamour.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040408084642/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/manchester/music/2004/04/05/seaside_glamour.shtml|title=Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour|publisher=[[BBC Manchester]]|date=5 April 2004|archivedate=8 April 2004|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=Stylusreview/> When Greg Gilbert wrote "Nearer Than Heaven" in 1998, he thought it dealt with [[Catholic guilt]] but in 2020 he said; "now I think it's about finding the transcendent in everyday life".<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312846240162484225|title=Nearer Than Heaven – When I first wrote this I thought it was about Catholic guilt, now I think it’s about finding the transcendent in everyday life – I much prefer that. #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005174359/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312846240162484225|archive-date=5 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312846533818228736|title=We nearly got signed in late '96 but a disastrous gig at Dublin Castle stopped it all. It wasn’t until I wrote this sometime in '98 that we started to get label interest again. #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005053355/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312846533818228736|archive-date=5 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> The chorus section and vocal melody heard in "Long Time Coming" recall the later work of The Waterboys; on this track, Gilbert sings in a slightly rougher tone than that of the rest of the album.<ref name=PFreview/><ref name=Stylusreview/> Aaron Gilbert wrote the track's synth part, in which he tried to emulate the sound of a creaking door, from a dream he had.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Aaron|user=AaronDelays|number=1312846926145089537|title=I dreamt the synth to Long Time Coming. I was having a dream where there was a creaking door, except the creak sounded like the synth I wrote. I woke up at 3am and tried to recreate it, except the sound didn't exist so I had to make that first... #TimsTwitterListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004204917/https://twitter.com/AaronDelays/status/1312846926145089537|archive-date=4 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> The band wrote the song in the Gilberts' parents' house; Greg Gilbert said it is about their friend Steve, who died in a car crash in 2003.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312846943903719424|title=Long Time Coming – My girls recently have discovered the band and this is the video they keep playing. We wrote it in my folks garage – Aaron had the riff and it was immediately special. It feels like it was written in about 3 minutes. #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005104323/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312846943903719424|archive-date=5 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312847056294248448|title=The lyrics are about a friend of ours who was killed in a car crash in 2003 – love you Steve xx #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006111823/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312847056294248448|archive-date=6 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref>

Gilbert wrote the lyrics to "Bedroom Scene" in a field near his parents' house while its melody was borrowed from a song by [[The Smiths]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312848510719602691|title=I remember writing the lyrics in the field next to my parents house, the melody I think references a Smiths track I can't place at the moment – became a live favourite, ample space for Rowly to flex on the outro :) #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005152256/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312848510719602691|archive-date=5 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> It evokes "[[Rhiannon (song)|Rhiannon]]" (1976) by Fleetwood Mac due to its melancholy atmosphere; its muted piano saw comparison to the work of [[U2]] and their album ''[[War (U2 album)|War]]'' (1983), and the [[palm mute]]d guitar parts to the music of [[Mike and the Mechanics]].<ref name=PFreview/><ref name=Guardianreview/><ref name=TheMagreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-mag.me.uk/mag.asp?bandid=54|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041021135646/http://www.the-mag.me.uk/mag.asp?bandid=54|title=Delays – (The Delays) Record Review|work=[[The Mag]]|author=Fenton, Steve|date=29 April 2004|archivedate=21 October 2004|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> "Bedroom Scene" was initially intended to be a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] but the band liked the way the track sounded during recording.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312847919872180224|title=Bedroom Scene – This was originally intended to be a b-side but we loved how it turned out – recorded with Graham in his mad laboratory – he elevated everything, secret weapon.  It caught us by surprise. #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004233359/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312847919872180224|archive-date=4 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> Aaron Gilbert often played the piano section when the rest of the band were preparing to rehearse, it eventually evolved into a song when the other members began playing along to it.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Aaron|user=AaronDelays|number=1312848008212512769|title=I used to play this piano part to myself when we were getting ready to rehearse. I didn't know how it would work in a song, but everyone just started to play along one day and it just seemed to work... #TimsTwitterListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004214924/https://twitter.com/AaronDelays/status/1312848008212512769|archive-date=4 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> On "No Ending", Greg Gilbert emulates the vocal style of [[Brett Anderson]] from [[Suede (band)|Suede]], while the music recalls the work of [[Big Star]] and [[Jeff Buckley]].<ref name=OMHreview/><ref name=NMEreview/> Greg Gilbert said the song was inspired by [[Michael Head (musician)|Michael Head]] and his previous band [[Shack (band)|Shack]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312849027239731200|title=No Ending – This track is the most overtly influenced by Mick Head/Shack/Waterpistol, we’d been quite resistant to acoustic guitars on the record but allowed ourselves to indulge here. If you've never heard Waterpistol, do so – its a masterpiece. #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005030029/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312849027239731200|archive-date=5 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref>

The [[Pop rock|guitar pop]] song "You Wear the Sun" was also intended as a B-side.<ref name=OMHreview/><ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312850038792617986|title=You Wear The Sun – Another track originally meant for a b-side, I think it was on the first promo’s we ever sent out? After Wanderlust this might be my favourite vocal on the album, completed at some ungodly hour at Rockfield. #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006035815/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312850038792617986|archive-date=6 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> "Hey Girl" is reminiscent of the work of The Byrds and "[[There She Goes (The La's song)|There She Goes]]" (1988) by The La's.<ref name=DISreview/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dis11.herokuapp.com/releases/5976/reviews/7607-|title=Single Review: Delays – Hey Girl / Releases / Releases|work=Drowned in Sound|author=Dobson, Gareth|date=24 July 2003|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628194127/http://dis11.herokuapp.com/releases/5976/reviews/7607-|url-status=live}}</ref> "Stay Where You Are" toys with [[funk]], and includes elements of the sound of [[The Cure]] and [[electronic music]], and is followed by acoustic ballads "There's Water Here" and "Satellites Lost".<ref name=OMHreview/><ref name=NMEreview/><ref name=GIITTVreview/> Gilbert said "There's Water Here" acts as a companion to "Wanderlust", highlighting the guitar riff and its lyrics as being related.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312853291756380161|title=There’s Water Here – I think its a companion piece to Wanderlust, the riff and lyric are certainly related #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006120922/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312853291756380161|archive-date=6 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> "Satellites Lost" is about Greg Gilbert's anxiety about travelling.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312853525341368320|title=Satelites Lost – I was nervous of touring, had a lot of anxiety around travelling, and I think this track is the most direct expression of that. But I think it’s a theme that runs through the whole record, the push & pull of leaving. #TimsTwitterListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005005325/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312853525341368320|archive-date=5 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> The [[Travis (band)|Travis]]-lite song "One Night Away" was written in [[Edinburgh]] while listening to Big Star.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/01/faded-seaside-glamour|title=Faded Seaside Glamour|work=[[IGN]]|author=Lapham, Kim|date=1 November 2004|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222171602/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/01/faded-seaside-glamour|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312854043665072131|title=One Night Away – first song recorded at Rockfield, I think, just masses of guitars Written in Edinburgh under an almost exclusive diet of Big Star. If I recall, Geoff Travis contacted Jim Dickinson re the Big Star guitar sound. #TimsTwitterListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007010901/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312854043665072131|archive-date=7 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> The album concludes with the [[Neo-psychedelia|neo-psychedelic]] [[Gospel music|gospel]] track "On", which was referred to as the band's own iteration of "[[I Am the Resurrection]]" (1989) by [[The Stone Roses]].<ref name=AMreview/><ref name=BBCManreview/> Greg Gilbert said they wanted a counterpoint to the opening of "Wanderlust"; Aaron Gilbert came up with what his brother described as the "sound of ships leaving the harbour, filling out the album concept".<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Greg|user=GregDelays|number=1312855205034196994|title=We needed a perfect compliment to Wanderlust's opening and Aaron nailed it with this, the sound of ships leaving the harbour, filling out the album concept #TimsListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005000952/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312855205034196994|archive-date=5 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref>

==Release==
On 7 April 2003, "Nearer Than Heaven" was released as a single that also includes "Way Smooth" and "Over and Out" as [[B-side]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dis11.herokuapp.com/releases/5812/reviews/6480-|title=Single Review: Delays – Nearer Than Heaven / Releases / Releases|work=Drowned in Sound|author=Hilliard, Chris|date=3 April 2003|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628183736/http://dis11.herokuapp.com/releases/5812/reviews/6480-|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title="Nearer Than Heaven"|author=Delays|year=2003|type=sleeve|publisher=Rough Trade Records|id=rtradescd085}}</ref> The music video for "Nearer Than Heaven" shows friends on the band members plugging headphones into soil and nearby trees in [[New Forest National Park]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Aaron|user=AaronDelays|number=1312846486749810688|title=For the video, we sent a message out to all our friends and told them to meet us in the New Forest at midnight with headphones. I loved the idea of plugging headphones into the trees and the ground... I think melody is everywhere in the gaps in between #TimsTwitterListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005114923/https://twitter.com/AaronDelays/status/1312846486749810688|archive-date=5 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> The following month, Delays embarked on a tour of the UK with [[Clearlake (band)|Clearlake]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Aaron|user=AaronDelays|number=1312851291127918594|title=This was the first poster for our first ever support tour. I remember seeing them up in the venues and feeling 5 years old with excitement just to see our name... #TimsTwitterListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825195332/https://twitter.com/AaronDelays/status/1312851291127918594|archive-date=25 August 2021|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> "Nearer Than Heaven" was reissued on 22 March 2004;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/nearer-than-heaven-mr0000427355|title=Nearer Than Heaven – Delays / Release Credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211175153/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/nearer-than-heaven-mr0000427355|url-status=live}}</ref> the CD version includes "Quiet" and a live version of "Long Time Coming" as the B-sides; the [[Seven-inch single#7-inch format|seven-inch vinyl]] edition includes a demo of "Whenever You Fall I Die" as the B-side; and the DVD version includes "Way Smooth", a demo of "Over and Out" and the music video for "Nearer Than Heaven".<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title="Nearer Than Heaven"|author=Delays|year=2004|type=sleeve|publisher=Rough Trade Records|id=RTRADSCD 175}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title="Nearer Than Heaven"|author=Delays|year=2004|type=sleeve|publisher=Rough Trade Records|id=RTRADS175}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title="Nearer Than Heaven"|author=Delays|year=2004|type=sleeve|publisher=Rough Trade Records|id=RTRADSDVD 175}}</ref>

"Hey Girl" was released as a single on 21 July 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/hey-girl-1--mr0001466586|title=Hey Girl [#1] – Delays / Release Credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222171550/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/hey-girl-1--mr0001466586|url-status=live}}</ref> Two editions were released on CD; the first with "Zero Zero One" and "Overlover" as extra tracks and the other includes "Whenever You Fall I Die" and the music video for "Hey Girl".<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title="Hey Girl"|author=Delays|year=2003|type=sleeve|publisher=Rough Trade Records|id=rtradescd102}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title="Hey Girl"|author=Delays|year=2003|type=sleeve|publisher=Rough Trade Records|id=rtradescd103}}</ref> The single was promoted with a tour of the UK with [[Easyworld]].<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Gilbert, Aaron|user=AaronDelays|number=1312850930208043008|title=This is the original poster for the Hey Girl release... #TimsTwitterListeningParty|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005053901/https://twitter.com/AaronDelays/status/1312850930208043008|archive-date=5 October 2020|date=4 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> "Long Time Coming" was released as a single on 19 January 2004.<ref name=NMEsingle/> The CD version includes "Chicago" as the B-side; the seven-inch vinyl edition includes "Hand Me Downs" as the B-side; and the [[DVD single|DVD]] version includes "Hand Me Downs", "Swallowing the Silence" and the music video for "Long Time Coming".<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title="Long Time Coming"|author=Delays|year=2004|type=sleeve|publisher=Rough Trade Records|id=RTRADESCD 136}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title="Long Time Coming"|author=Delays|year=2004|type=sleeve|publisher=Rough Trade Records|id=rtrades136}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title="Long Time Coming"|author=Delays|year=2004|type=sleeve|publisher=Rough Trade Records|id=rtradesdv136}}</ref> On 8 February 2004, Delays performed at [[London Astoria]] as part of a special [[NME Awards]] show.<ref name=NMEsingle>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/delays-23-1371366|title=Delays Expected!|work=[[NME]]|date=20 January 2004|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711133218/https://www.nme.com/news/music/delays-23-1371366|url-status=live}}</ref>

Gilbert asked Rough Trade to contact [[Bodys Isek Kingelez]] with the intent of using one of his images for the album's cover. Rough Trade were unable to contract Kingelez so Gilbert began sketching out the cover; he used the same colour scheme as the cover of ''The Best of the Beach Boys 1970-1986: The Brother Years'' (2000) by [[the Beach Boys]] and the same [[Typeface|font]] as the cover of ''[[Loveless (album)|Loveless]]'' (1991) by [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312855407514222594|title=Greg Gilbert on Twitter: 'I asked the label to contact the amazing artist Bodys Isek...'|via=Twitter|author=Gilbert, Greg|date=4 October 2020|accessdate=24 February 2022|archive-date=5 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005110407/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312855407514222594|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312855558685421568|title=Greg Gilbert on Twitter: 'I also asked for the colour scheme from the Beach Boys...'|via=Twitter|author=Gilbert, Greg|date=4 October 2020|accessdate=24 February 2022|archive-date=5 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005132854/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312855558685421568|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Faded Seaside Glamour'' was released on 5 April 2004 through Rough Trade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/d/delays-fadedseaside.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803015620/https://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/d/delays-fadedseaside.shtml|title=Delays: Faded Seaside Glamour|work=[[PopMatters]]|author=Beaumont, Michael|archivedate=3 August 2004|access-date=18 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The album came out as [[post-punk revival]] labelmates [[the Libertines]] and [[the Strokes]] were peaking in popularity, which was something Travis wanted Delays to resist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312849345222512646|title=Greg Gilbert on Twitter: 'The record came out in the midst of The Strokes...'|via=Twitter|author=Gilbert, Greg|date=4 October 2020|archivedate=5 October 2020|accessdate=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005002015/https://twitter.com/GregDelays/status/1312849345222512646|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2004, the band appeared at [[Isle of Wight Festival|Isle of Wight]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/snow-patrol-110-1367436|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903073519/https://www.nme.com/news/music/snow-patrol-110-1367436|title=All the Wight Bands|work=NME|date=23 February 2004|archive-date=3 September 2022|access-date=3 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> which was followed by a performance at the Fleadh festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-charlatans-107-1366461|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703091123/https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-charlatans-107-1366461|title=Rainy Day Man!|work=NME|date=21 June 2004|archive-date=3 July 2021|access-date=8 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2004, Delays toured the US for the first time alongside Cardia and Paula Kelly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/07/17/delays_perform_with_promise/|title=Delays perform with promise|work=[[Boston.com]]|author=Hirsh, Marc|date=17 July 2004|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719155651/http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/07/17/delays_perform_with_promise/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2004, Delays supported [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] on their headlining US tour, and went on a headlining UK tour in October and November 2004.<ref name=NMEexpected/> "Wanderlust" was used as the B-side to the non-album single "Lost in a Melody", which was released in November 2004.<ref name=NMEexpected>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/delays-22-1368154|title=Delays Expected!|work=NME|date=27 September 2004|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712130510/https://www.nme.com/news/music/delays-22-1368154|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/delays-24-1359721|title=House Music!|work=NME|date=29 October 2004|access-date=30 June 2021|archive-date=28 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128150951/http://www.nme.com/news/music/delays-24-1359721|url-status=live}}</ref> The band ended 2004 supporting [[Snow Patrol]] at two of their headlining shows.<ref name=NMEexpected/>

''Faded Seaside Glamour'' was re-pressed on vinyl in 2023; Aaron Gilbert pushed for this edition to be released following the death of Greg Gilbert by cancer in 2021. A print was included that featured a painting that the latter Gilbert had made while dealing cancer, while a message from the former is included on the back of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/just-played-a-column-about-vinyl-records-36/|title=Just Played: A Column About Vinyl Records #36|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|author=James, Gareth|date=26 January 2023|access-date=26 January 2023|archive-date=26 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126150705/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/just-played-a-column-about-vinyl-records-36/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| MC        = 70/100<ref name=Metacritic>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/faded-seaside-glamour/delays/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Faded Seaside Glamour|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=18 July 2021|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222171611/https://www.metacritic.com/music/faded-seaside-glamour/delays/critic-reviews|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=AMreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/faded-seaside-glamour-mw0000697784|title=Faded Seaside Glamour – Delays|publisher=AllMusic|author=Wilson, MacKenzie|access-date=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718152249/https://www.allmusic.com/album/faded-seaside-glamour-mw0000697784|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2      = [[Drowned in Sound]]
| rev2score = 7/10<ref name=DISreview>{{cite web|url=http://dis11.herokuapp.com/releases/3642/reviews/9356-|title=Album Review: Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour / Releases / Releases|work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|author=Edwards, Tom|date=4 April 2004|access-date=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718152433/http://dis11.herokuapp.com/releases/3642/reviews/9356-|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[Gigwise]]''
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=GWreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/contents.asp?contentid=1621|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041026093535/http://www.gigwise.com/contents.asp?contentid=1621|title=Delays – 'Faded Seaside Glamour' (Rough Trade)|work=[[Gigwise]]|author=Davidson, Mike|archive-date=26 October 2004|access-date=18 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4      = ''[[God Is in the TV]]''
| rev4Score = 3/5<ref name=GIITTVreview>{{cite web|url=http://archive.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/indexf85a.html?c=Albums&id=738|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622142255/http://archive.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/indexf85a.html?c=Albums&id=738|title=Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour|work=[[God Is in the TV]]|author=Daniels, Steven|date=7 April 2004|archive-date=22 June 2013|access-date=18 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5      = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=Guardianreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/apr/02/popandrock.shopping4|title=Delays, Faded Seaside Glamour {{!}} Music|work=The Guardian|author=Lynskey, Dorian|date=2 April 2004|access-date=18 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718152250/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/apr/02/popandrock.shopping4|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev6      = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = 7/10<ref name=NMEreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/delays/7369|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309062600/http://www.nme.com/reviews/delays/7369|title=Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour|work=NME|author=Nicolson, Barry|archive-date=9 March 2007|access-date=18 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7      = No Ripchord
| rev7Score = 7/10<ref name=NRreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/D/delaysalbum.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040604164157/http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/D/delaysalbum.html|title=Album Review – Delays – 'Faded Seaside Glamour'|publisher=No Ripcord|author=Harrison, D.C.|date=2 May 2004|archive-date=4 June 2004|access-date=18 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev8      = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev8Score = 6/10<ref name=PFreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17250-faded-seaside-glamour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407070533/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17250-faded-seaside-glamour|title=Delays: Faded Seaside Glamour|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|author=Deusner, Stephen M.|date=7 June 2004|archive-date=7 April 2008|access-date=18 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev9      = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev9score = {{rating-Christgau|dud}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=5439&name=Delays|title=CG: Delays|publisher=Robert Christgau|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|accessdate=18 July 2021|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003075250/http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=5439&name=Delays|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev10      = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
| rev10Score = C<ref name=Stylusreview>{{cite web|url=http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/delays/faded-seaside-glamour.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201213300/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/delays/faded-seaside-glamour.htm|title=Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour|work=[[Stylus Magazine]]|author=Southall, Nick|date=19 April 2004|archive-date=1 February 2010|access-date=18 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|noprose=yes}}
Music critics gave ''Faded Seaside Glamour'' generally favourable reviews; at [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 70, which is based on 24 reviews.<ref name=Metacritic/>

When evaluating Gilbert's vocals, AllMusic reviewer MacKenzie Wilson complimented Greg Gilbert's voice and Delays' "honest to goodness melodic tones".<ref name=AMreview/> Deusner said Gilbert has "an impressive voice: Earthbound, it has a grainy, adenoidal whine" that "sounds startling and strikingly androgynous" when reaching for [[Vocal register|high notes]].<ref name=PFreview/> ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'s}} Dorian Lynskey said Gilbert's "unashamedly effeminate, gossamer falsetto" acts as a "curveball", merging with "melodies so fresh they could have wafted in from across the Solent".<ref name=Guardianreview/> Mike Davidson of ''[[Gigwise]]'' said Gilbert's "dreamy falsetto" helps separate the band from their peers, something Noel Murray of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' echoed.<ref name=GWreview/><ref name=AVCreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/faded-seaside-glamour-1798199683|title=Faded Seaside Glamour / Glass Floor|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|author=Murray, Noel|date=21 June 2004|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720051548/https://www.avclub.com/faded-seaside-glamour-1798199683|url-status=live}}</ref> According to No Ripchord writer D.C. Harrison, Gilbert is "in possession of a memorable voice that gives the song[s] an air of ''[[Cupid & Psyche 85|Cupid and Psyche '85]]'' era [[Scritti Politti]] romanticism".<ref name=NRreview/>

In a positive review, Wilson called ''Faded Seaside Glamour'' an "honest presentation" that displays the band's "crisp musicianship and the foursome's lush harmonies".<ref name=AMreview/> Davidson praised its "considerable scope and ambition" as "magnificent".<ref name=GWreview/> ''[[God Is in the TV]]'' writer Steven Daniels said ''Faded Seaside Glamour'', unlike some albums that place the best tracks near the beginning, "picks up pace just when it needs to and there's no filler in sight".<ref name=GIITTVreview/> Deusner said Delays "never to rely on Gilbert's pipes to justify themselves" because they "bolster their ephemeral sound with studied songcraft and an array of touchstones".<ref name=PFreview/> ''[[Hot Press]]''{{'s}} Phil Udell said the album has a "real uniqueness of spirit and approach at work here that few others have been able to match of late".<ref name=HPreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/faded-seaside-glamour-2719626|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719155455/https://www.hotpress.com/music/faded-seaside-glamour-2719626|title=Faded Seaside Glamour|work=[[Hot Press]]|author=Udell, Phil|date=30 March 2004|archivedate=19 July 2021|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>

In a mixed review, [[Drowned in Sound]]{{'s}} Tom Edwards wrote while ''Faded Seaside Glamour'' "falls somewhat flat on the quality meter", when the "formula works, the results are never less than glorious". He went to call nearly a third of it "devoted to namby-pamby ballads" that are "stripped of the band's trademark sugary hooks".<ref name=DISreview/> Barry Nicolson of ''[[NME]]'' stated the album's main flaw is its "sugar-coated crystalline sheen that surrounds everything".<ref name=NMEreview/> ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' reviewer Nick Southall wrote there are "[n]ice enough melodies and average tunes&nbsp;... which makes Delays sound like a much better band than they actually are";<ref name=Stylusreview/> Harrison called the album a "proverbial mixed bag" that has "occasional moments of album filler".<ref name=NRreview/> Music critic [[Robert Christgau]] gave the album a "dud" rating.<ref name="Christgau"/>

''Faded Seaside Glamour'' peaked at number 17 in the [[UK Albums Chart]]; the [[British Phonographic Industry]] certified it silver.<ref name=UKhistory/><ref name=UKcert/> Initially, "Nearer Than Heaven" charted at number 91 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. Its reissue peaked at number 21 in the UK and at number 25 in the [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|Scottish Singles chart]].<ref name=UKhistory>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13646/delays/|title=Delays {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=22 February 2022|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416133034/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13646/delays/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20040328/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116045514/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20040328/41/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Hey Girl" charted at number 40 in the UK and at number 59 in Scotland.<ref name=UKhistory/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20030727/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=13 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013050857/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20030727/41/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Long Time Coming" charted at number 16 in the UK and at number 24 in Scotland.<ref name=UKhistory/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20040125/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=22 February 2022|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308150347/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20040125/41/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Track listing==
Credits adapted from the booklet of ''Faded Seaside Glamour''.<ref name=FSGbooklet/>

{{Tracklist
| headline = ''Faded Seaside Glamour'' track listing
| extra_column = Producer
| title1 = Wanderlust
| writer1 = {{hlist|Greg Gilbert|Aaron Gilbert}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Duncan Lewis|Delays}}
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = Nearer Than Heaven
| writer2 = G. Gilber
| extra2 = {{hlist|Lewis|Delays}}
| length2 = 3:28
| title3 = Long Time Coming
| writer3 = {{hlist|G. Gilbert|A. Gilbert}}
| extra3 = [[Graham Sutton (musician)|Graham Sutton]]
| length3 = 3:57
| title4 = Bedroom Scene
| writer4 = {{hlist|G. Gilbert|A. Gilbert}}
| extra4 = Sutton
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = No Ending
| writer5 = G. Gilbert
| extra5 = Sutton
| length5 = 4:42
| title6 = You Wear the Sun
| writer6 = G. Gilbert
| extra6 = {{hlist|Lewis|Delays}}
| length6 = 2:59
| title7 = Hey Girl
| writer7 = G. Gilbert
| extra7 = {{hlist|Lewis|Delays}}
| length7 = 2:43
| title8 = Stay Where You Are
| writer8 = {{hlist|G. Gilbert|A. Gilbert}}
| extra8 = Sutton
| length8 = 4:44
| title9 = There's Water Here
| writer9 = G. Gilbert
| extra9 = {{hlist|Lewis|Delays}}
| length9 = 2:40
| title10 = Satellites Lost
| writer10 = G. Gilbert
| extra10 = {{hlist|Lewis|Delays}}
| length10 = 3:13
| title11 = One Night Away
| writer11 = G. Gilbert
| extra11 = {{hlist|Lewis|Delays}}
| length11 = 3:06
| title12 = On
| writer12 = {{hlist|G. Gilbert|A. Gilbert}}
| extra12 = Sutton
| length12 = 2:59
}}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the booklet of ''Faded Seaside Glamour''.<ref name=FSGbooklet>{{cite AV media notes|title=Faded Seaside Glamour|author=Delays|year=2004|type=booklet|publisher=[[Rough Trade Records]]|id=rtraddvcd114}}</ref>
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'''Delays'''
* [[Greg Gilbert (musician)|Greg Gilbert]]{{spaced en dash}}lead vocals, guitar
* Colin Fox{{spaced en dash}}bass, backing vocals
* Rowly{{spaced en dash}}drums
* Aaron Gilbert{{spaced en dash}}programming, keys, backing vocals
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'''Production and design'''
* Duncan Lewis{{spaced en dash}}producer (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7 and 9–11)
* Delays{{spaced en dash}}producer (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7 and 9–11)
* Phil Ault{{spaced en dash}}engineer (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7 and 9–11)
* [[Graham Sutton (musician)|Graham Sutton]]{{spaced en dash}}producer (tracks 3–5, 8 and 12), engineer (tracks 3–5, 8 and 12), mixing
* Paul Corkett{{spaced en dash}}engineer (tracks 3, 5 and 8)
* Jeff Teader{{spaced en dash}}sleeve design
* Greg Gilbert{{spaced en dash}}outside tray drawing
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==Charts and certifications==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for ''Faded Seaside Glamour''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2004)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|UK2|17|date=20040411|rowheader=true|refname=UKchart}}
|}
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===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Delays|title=Faded Seaside Glamour|accessdate=22 February 2022|relyear=2004|certyear=2004|award=Silver|id=2192-1155-2|refname=UKcert}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
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==See also==
* ''[[Further (Geneva album)|Further]]'' – the 1997 album by Geneva, a band that the music of ''Faded Seaside Glamour'' was compared to

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mVESjt7SBYGKxuMzTrz4aqkGoefwmXgxY ''Faded Seaside Glamour''] at [[YouTube]] (streamed copy where licensed)

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