The Delines

The Delines were formed when singer Amy Boone was touring with Richmond Fontaine and singing the female parts from that band's 2003 album, Post to Wire, which had been performed by her sister Deborah Kelly.{{cite magazine | url = http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/the-delines-colfax-avenue | title = The Delines – Colfax Avenue | author = Alan Jones | date = 8 May 2014 | accessdate=29 January 2019| magazine = Uncut}} Kelly and Boone had been in the Texas band the Damnations.{{cite magazine | url = http://nodepression.com/interview/amy-boone-delines-damnations-and-what-exactly-social-message | title = Amy Boone on The Delines, The Damnations and What Exactly is a Social Message? | accessdate = 25 March 2017 | magazine = No Depression | author = Cara Gibney | year = 2015}} Vlautin then formed the Delines, centred on Boone's evocative world-weary and vulnerable vocals. They gathered in Portland, Oregon with producer John Askew to cut the band's debut album, Colfax. The songs on Colfax, which was released in June 2014, combined Vlautin's admired lyrics about characters from America's hinterland and their everyday struggles, with Boone's vocals, the emotion of which wrings out the pain of the characters. Colfax was well received by the critics and scored 87 on Metacritic with seven positive reviews.{{cite web | url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/colfax/the-delines | title = Colfax by The Delines | accessdate = 25 March 2017 | publisher = Metacritic.com}}

Following the release of Colfax the band embarked on a European tour including shows at the End Of The Road and Kilkenny Festivals.{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-delines-mn0003225595/biography | title = The Delines Biography | author = Rich Wilson | accessdate = 25 March 2017 | publisher = AllMusic}} They have since toured in North America and Australasia, and returned to Europe.{{cite web | url = http://thedelines.com/tour/ | title = The Delines Tour| accessdate = 25 March 2017 | publisher = The Delines}} A second album, Scenic Sessions, was released as a limited edition CD for sale only on the 2015 European tour and from the band's website. This ten-song album had seven songs by Vlautin, a song written by Cory Gray and another by Amy Boone, as well as a cover of Sunshine by Sparklehorse.{{cite web | url = https://thedelines.bandcamp.com/album/scenic-sessions | title = Scenic Sessions | accessdate = 25 March 2017 | publisher = Bandcamp}} Amy Boone was involved in a car accident in March 2016 and the band planned to record again when she had recovered.{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/richmond-fontaine-willy-vlautin-post-to-wire-you-cant-go-back-if-theres-nothing-to-go-back-to-a7369296.html | title = Richmond Fontaine: 'We're ending the band while we all still like each other' | accessdate = 24 November 2019 | work = The Independent | author = Ben Walsh | date = 19 October 2016}}

The band's second album proper, The Imperial, and a single from the album, "Eddie and Polly", were both released in January 2019.{{Cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/029974d0-0ea3-11e9-acdc-4d9976f1533b |title=The Delines: The Imperial — masterful exercises in storytelling |author= Ludovic Hunter-Tilney |date=4 January 2019 |work=Financial Times |access-date=29 January 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/the-delines-announce-sophomore-record-with-lead-track-eddie-and-polly | title = The Delines have announced their long-awaited sophomore album The Imperial with new single "Eddie And Polly" | accessdate = 9 December 2018 | publisher = The Line of Best Fit | author = Cerys Kenneally | date = 17 October 2018}} They also announced a European tour for the beginning of 2019 including a sold out show at the Union Chapel in London .{{cite web | url = http://thedelines.com/tour/ | title = The Delines The Imperial | accessdate = 9 December 2018 | publisher = The Delines}} The Imperial debuted at number 1 for two weeks in the UK official Americana charts and was nearly as well received as their debut album, scoring 84 on Metacritic from six reviews.{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-imperial/the-delines | title = The Imperial by The Delines | accessdate = 9 March 2019 | publisher = Metacritic}}

The band released their third album The Sea Drift in January 2022, which topped year-end polls in many countries including Heaven magazine in the Netherlands, Americana UK, number 11 in Uncut, top 20 in Rolling Stone France, El Pais and a host of others. They toured the UK three times over that year as well as dates across Europe and Australia including performances at Crossing Border, Kilkenny and Into the Great Wide Open Festivals.

The current members of The Delines are:

• Amy Boone – vocals, guitar
• Cory Gray – keyboards, trumpet
• Sean Oldham – percussion, vocals
• Freddy Trujillo – bass, vocals
• Willy Vlautin – guitar, vocals

• Colfax (2014)
• Scenic Sessions (2015)
• The Imperial (2019)
• The Sea Drift (2022)
• The Night Always Comes (2023)
• Mr. Luck and Ms. Doom (2025)

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