It’s a wonder this lot aren’t bigger than they are. They’ve produced some of the most gorgeous, crystalline pop of the last five years, with just a clutch of minor hits to show for it. Check out ‘Long Time Coming’, ‘Nearer Than Heaven’, ‘Wanderlust’ and ‘Valentine’, and wallow in the lush sonics and pure-bred melody.

Then there’s this. Actually, I can see part of the problem here – ‘Love Made Visible’, a brash, rash, heart-on-sleeve pearl, was released as a fans-only limited edition in the autumn. Is that any way to treat the curtain raiser for your first album (third overall) for a new label? I don’t think so. The Sun, of all rags, has tipped this spring’s album to finally push the band into the big time. Looks like a make-or-break to me.

And the omens aren’t great: Junior ejected the CD halfway through. She seemed to be enjoying it, then her patience snapped. Fingers crossed the public at large will give Delays just a little more leeway.