Album · The Delgados
Domestiques by The Delgados
Domestiques is an album by The Delgados, released in 1996. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Under Canvas Under Wraps”, on 1 list with a best position of #3.
Domestiques is the Delgados' debut, released on 28 October 1996 on Chemikal Underground, the label the Glasgow band ran themselves. The title is French for servants, borrowed from road cycling, where it names the riders who graft for the team leader; the next album would be called Peloton.
Alun Woodward and Emma Pollock share the vocals and the guitars, Stewart Henderson plays bass and Paul Savage drums, and the record has the ragged charm of four people finding out how loud and how pretty they can get. Boy-girl vocals, guitars that snag and fray, tunes that turn sweet just when they seem about to fall apart. "Under Canvas Under Wraps" is the pick of the bunch.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Domestiques on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under Canvas Under Wraps | 1 | #3 | – | 1996 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.