Universal Audio (album)

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.

Universal Audio
Studio album by The Delgados
Released	20 September 2004 (UK)
Studio	Chem19
Genre	Indie rock
Length	40:36
Label	Chemikal Underground
Producer	Tony Doogan, The Delgados
The Delgados chronology
Hate (2002) Universal Audio (2004) The Complete BBC Peel Sessions (2006)
Singles from Hate
"Everybody Come Down" Released: 2004 "Girls of Valour" Released: 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[2]

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. (20 September 2004). "The Delgados Universal Audio". StylusMagazine.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2017.