Delivery (Australian band)

Delivery
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresGarage punk[1]
Years active2020–present
Labels
MembersRebecca Allan
James Lynch
Scarlett Maloney
Jordan Oakley
Liam Kenny
Past membersSeamus Whelan
Sam Harding
Lisa Rashleigh
Daniel Devlin[3]

Delivery is an Australian garage-punk band formed in 2020. They released their debut album, Forever Giving Handshakes, in November 2022.[1]

History

Delivery were formed in 2020 by couple Rebecca Allan and James Lynch[4] and included members from several Melbourne bands, including The Vacant Smiles, Gutter Girls and Blonde Revolver.[1] They played their first live show in March 2021.[4]

In June 2021, the group released their debut EP Yes We Do.[3]

Between January and April 2022, the group recorded songs for their debut album.[5] In September 2022, the band released the lead single, "Baader Meinhof".[2]

In October, the band released the single "The Complex" and announced the forthcoming released of their debut album Forever Giving Handshakes.[2]

Doug Wallen from NME gave the album 4 out of 5 calling it "[a] lively record full of guitar interplay and sociopolitical critique".[4] Conor Lochrie from Tone Deaf said "Forever Giving Handshakes is an exercise in controlled chaos, songs threatening to fall apart at any moment, but it all coolly remains together" adding "Underneath the rapid-fire vocal delivery, intricate guitar interplay is rife; it's always a case of more is more."[1]

Delivery played Golden Plains Festival in Meredith, Australia in March 2023, and drummer Daniel Devlin delivered what was considered to be the drum solo of the year.

Members

Current members

  • Rebecca Allan – bass, backing and lead vocals (2020–present)[5][3]
  • James Lynch – lead and backing vocals, guitar, synthesizer (2020–present)
  • Jordan Oakley – guitar, backing vocals (2024–present)
  • Scarlett Maloney – guitar, backing and lead vocals (2024–present)
  • Liam Kenny – drums (2024–present)

Former members

  • Seamus Whelan – guitar, backing vocals (2020–2021)
  • Lisa Rashleigh – guitar, backing and lead vocals (2020–2024)
  • Daniel Devlin – drums, backing vocals (2020–2024)
  • Sam Harding – guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals (2021–2024)

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart
positions
AUS
Forever Giving Handshakes
  • Released: 11 November 2022
  • Format: LP, digital
  • Label: Spoilsport (AU) / Anti Fade (NZ) / Feel It (US & EU)
 –[A]
Force Majeure
  • Released: 17 January 2025
  • Format: LP, digital
  • Label: Heavenly / [PIAS]
 TBA

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
Yes We Do
  • Released: 25 June 2021[3]
  • Format: LP (150 copies), digital
  • Label: Spoilsport Records (SSR018)

Notes

  1. ^ "Forever Giving Handshakes" did not enter the ARIA Top 50 Album Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Australian Artists Album Chart.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Track by track: Delivery break down debut album 'Forever Giving Handshakes'". Tone Deaf. November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c David James Young (10 October 2022). "Delivery share new single 'The Complex' from forthcoming debut album". NME. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Yes We Do by Delivery". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Delivery 'Forever Giving Handshakes' review: everyone gets a look in on this invigorating punk debut". NME. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Forever Giving Handshakes by Delivery". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  6. ^ "ARIA Australian Artists Album Chart" (PDF). ARIA. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.