The new country soul group The Delines, featuring Willy Vlautin, are heading back out on tour this November after filling venues across the UK this June. Armed with their album Colfax, which has already been cited as album of the year by many – plus some covers and new material – the band are ready to take the UK by storm. Uncut has given the album 9/10, Line of Best Fit 8.5/10 and Q has called singer Amy Boone ‘a damaged Dusty Springfield’ in a 4-star review.
The Delines are led by vocalist Amy Boone (The Damnations TX), alongside the keyboard work of Jenny Conlee (The Decemberists) as well as fellow Portlanders Sean Oldham and songwriter/novelist Willy Vlautin (Richmond Fontaine) and on keyboards, Cory Gray (The Dandy Wharhols).
Vlautin is no stranger to critical acclaim in the UK, enjoying cult success and stellar reviews. He is currently promoting his fourth novel, The Free, for Faber and Faber, which has seen the best reactions yet from fellow authors and musicians alike – Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood is a huge fan and even named his newest track after one of Willy’s characters.
‘Richmond Fontaine’s Willy Vlautin is back with a new band, a female singer and a rich collection of songs’ – Uncut
