16/02/10: DELPHIC- Halcyon

Alternative dance/indie band Delphic may not have made much of an impact on the UK chart scene with the hotly anticipated 'Doubt'. Although being highly promoted and favoured through a number of radio stations, the song failed to enter the top 75. However, what it did do was show that Delphic were an enchanting band, and their new release 'Halcyon' proves this point furthermore.

Perhaps more radio friendly than 'Doubt', 'Halcyon' starts off with soothing synth sounds before exploding into some serious dance beats. What's welcoming to know, however, is that Delphic are not your traditional dance band. With many dance songs, lyrics are repetitive, lousy and hardly very well strung together. But Delphic break out of the conventions, with the dreamy opening lines ('You said enough, you said too much, you focus solely on her touch, Halcyon') preparing you for a song that undoubtedly blows you away. The song is so amazingly produced that it's also surprising that it was recorded in a small Berlin studio, as the track sounds like serious stuff.

This certainly isn't the last we're going to see of Delphic. Their debut album recently managed to creep into the UK top 10 and the band are acquiring a cult following by the day. Whether this song will catapult Delphic to the fame they achieve is anyone's guess, but 'Halcyon' certainly has all the conventions to do so.