Great to hear all those singles will be on the album.

 

So Let It Rain remains with no parent album and Back In ‘84 stays as just a b-side.

Delta revealed on her social media that the album and the book will be out simultaneously that day.

 

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I used to be a big Delta fan but all of the singles from this album have left me totally cold.

Billionaire is very different. I like it but it’s more like Imelda May/KT Tunstall - both of who I like - than anything she has ever done before. I expected a whole album of piano ballads but this and Solid Gold suggest a lot more 70s radio rock type influence.

My immediate thought was Imelda May too

I’m not as excited about this album as her previous ones. The songs so far haven’t been as strong. They aren’t awful but aren’t as catchy.

Im unsure about this. Need to listen to the tracks released so far but Wings.. is by far my favourite album by her and a major classic. It’s a fantastic album i adore

11 songs is a bit of a disappointment, knowing she's probs recorded about 30

11 songs is a bit of a disappointment, knowing she's probs recorded about 30

 

Agreed. It’s her shortest album to date!

new promo single 'all of my friends'... it s beautiful... very reminisant

 

Definitely very beautiful and relateable. Billionaire hasn't ended up being something I return to a lot, but this will have a lot of replayability.

The new song is pretty average. It’s decent but doesn’t stand out enough. I’m not feeling much excitement for the new album based on what I’ve heard so far!

Definitely very beautiful and relateable. Billionaire hasn't ended up being something I return to a lot, but this will have a lot of replayability.

 

same re 'billionaire'

Also same @ Billionaire, I can appreciate it but it's not something that draws me back.

 

All of My Friends is gorgeous though! :wub: Much more classic Delta.

Hopefully a 7th Top 2 in Aussie for Delta or a 5th Number 1 album, huge shame she gets zero success in the UK anymore.

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i thought i really liked 'billionaire' but i'm just not drawn back, like 'solid gold'

Ive ordered the book, hopefully it comes before or on Friday.

 

Locking forward to the album, I haven’t been disappointed with a studio album by Delta yet.

This is already out to stream and buy! Just listening now <333 Not sure why it's out before the start of the sales week, but I guess it's never going to go top 100 regardless so it's nice that she gets the exposure of being No.2 on iTunes (where she currently sits).

 

I've ordered the book from Coles Books and it's due in the next few days. Have pre-ordered the album from Amazon UK (showing as 4th June release currently) so hopefully it will turn up in the not too distant future, the Christmas album took ages to arrive. I can't afford the import charges that I was hit with by Sanity last time when I ordered Kate Miller-Heidke's album.

Just had a listen through and these are my initial thoughts of the new tracks:

 

Everyone's Famous - love the melody, chord progression and use of backing vocals on this, could really imagine this being on Mistaken Identity, it's gorgeous 9.5/10

 

Dear Elton - This is clever, a tribute to Elton John that takes little bits of his most famous lyrics and melodies to craft a new song, similar to what Alcazar did on Thank You, their tribute to ABBA. This could have turned out tacky but comes across more like a respectful love letter to one of Delta's idols and her voice sounds great on this. 8.75/10

 

Kill Them With Kindness - really like the gospel choir on this, it's instantly catchy and has a big chorus 9/10

 

Crash - Nice, and good use of the gospel backing again, but musically a little more subtle. Sounds like a grower 8.5/10

 

The Power - More gospel choir, harks back a bit to the Vanessa Amorosi song from her debut also called The Power. It's another good song and melody but maybe feels a little bit cheesy compared to the rest of the album 8/10

 

Play - gorgeous closer, really beautiful. So cinematic with the talking clips and the stunning strings 9.5/10

 

Looking forward to getting to know these songs more, especially Everyone's Famous, Play and Kill Them With Kindness. The other three definitely have their charms too though, although Dear Elton isn't lyrically something I connect to much (as I've never been huge on Elton) even though it's very impressive musically, so not sure how much of a replay factor that will have.

 

The singles also sound great on here. Keep Climbing remains beautiful and works well as an opener, with the album title in the lyrics. Paralyzed remains stunning and my favourite single of the era, and All Of My Friends is also beautiful and relateable and has a lot of replay value. Solid Gold is a great switch up in tempo after the first two songs and works really well in the wider context of the album. Billionaire remains a bit of an anomaly for me sadly, not a bad track by any means but it feels like it was written for Imelda May and accidentally ended up on here, it also doesn't fit that well between Dear Elton and Paralyzed. I think I'd have been inclined to leave it off and have Back In 84 on here instead, next to Solid Gold and then put Dear Elton and Paralyzed together.

 

Very interested to read her book and explantations for every song's inspiration and place on the album. It's yet another great, great album from Delta overall, I don't know how she keeps the quality up (though maybe releasing only every five years or so will do that for your quality control :lol:).