Delphic reveal a methodical sound

Watch: Delphic's debut single Counterpoint

Creating a trademark sound is a different experience for every band and for the hotly tipped Delphic, it has been something of a measured process.

Talking to BBC Manchester Introducing's Sam Walker, Matt Cocksedge and Rick Boardman said their music came from a year of careful thought.

Rick said the sound "took quite a while" to come together, but that they are more than happy with the results.

The band released their debut single, Counterpoint, in April.

According to Rick, the three founding members of the band - he, Matt and singer James Cook - "spent a few months just hanging out together, listening to music; not even writing anything, just conceptualising ideas about the whole project."

He said the three were "thinking about what kind of thing we wanted to do and how we wanted to present it in a methodical way."

Delphic spent months "just hanging out together, listening to music"

Once they had decided on the sound, the three decamped to the Lake District for what Rick called "a splurge of songwriting."

Adding: "It all happened quite quickly. We all went off for about a month and wrote half the record."

On returning to Manchester, Matt said that they continued to keep a considered approach, taking about "about a year to get everything written and be happy with the way we came across.

"When that happened, we got Dan in, our drummer, and wanted to get out there and play live - and we've been doing that ever since really."

The band are now looking forward to playing major festivals in Belgium and Japan over the summer, as well as Reading and Leeds Festival at the end of August, before the release of their debut album, which should be out in the autumn.

Delphic play True Faith at the Manchester International Festival in the Pavilion Theatre on Sat 18 July. Tickets are £3

Introducing... tracklist (05 July)