The Delgados have split up after ten years together. The break up follows the departure early in the year of bassist **Stewart
Henderson**, who told the band that he did not wish to work on a new album. Whilst the split was amicable, the rest of the group did not wish to continue without Henderson. A statement on their official website said "The Delgados have always been known as uniquely collaborative songwriters and as such, it was decided that the band could not continue without all of its original members."
Stewart
Henderson explained his feelings in his internet diary on Friday:
"Physically, emotionally and financially I found it increasingly difficult to pour so much of my energy and time into something that never quite seemed to get the attention or respect I felt it deserved. I would be a traitor to myself as well as to every
Delgado fan if I continued to clock on and clock off, dragging myself into a recording studio, giving half-hearted, insincere interviews and generally continuing with the band when my heart wasn't in it."
As for the remaining Delgados, Emma Pollock and Alun Woodward will pursue solo projects and drummer Paul Savage will continue to produce at the group's Chemikal Underground label.