Hate (The Delgados album)


Hate is the fourth studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Delgados. It was first released on 14 October 2002 in the United Kingdom on the Mantra label, and later released on 21 January 2003 in the United States with two bonus tracks.
The lyrics are emphatic, with strings and much reverb producing a somewhat drawn and pained sound; however, the album often leans towards more uplifting chords as well.
The song "The Light Before We Land" is used as the opening theme to the anime series Gunslinger Girl. "Woke from Dreaming", also from the album, was used in some episodes of the anime as an insert song.

Reception

Hate drew generally positive reviews, and has been compared to such other works as The Flaming Lips' The Soft Bulletin.
In reviewing the album, Rolling Stone referred to the band as "the depressed cousins of The Flaming Lips". Spin put it as follows: "Rougher than Belle and Sebastian and lovelier than Mogwai, the Delgados craft orchestral maneuvers in the dark that leave bruises."

Track listing

Charts