The Delusions
Anyone who has paid any attention to the Seattle music scene in the last few years has noticed a changing of the guard. The grunge beast is long since extinct and is currently wasting away in its pathetic heroin-induced grave. The Seattle music scene has gotten progressively poppier and the Delusions are no exception to the current trend. The band happily picks up where the Posies left off.
The challenge of any contemporary pop group is to borrow from the past without sounding too derivative. With the help of producer Phil Ek on I Hope it Dies on a Sunny Day, the Delusions prove masters of this art, blending modern-day indie influences with classic sixties pop often in the same song. Beach Boy harmonies are merged with driving guitar-fueled melodies and crafty song writing.
What’s most impressive about the Delusions is the remarkable musical depth the band displays from song to song. The band sounds like many other bands without ever sounding like just one of those bands. Most groups have one good musical idea and milk it for all it’s worth (Everclear, for instance). But the Delusions have several good ideas and a veritable potpourri of influences to draw from.
by Brian Stephens
