Umphrey’s McGee Unveils New Single ‘Half Delayed’

Veteran jam act Umphrey’s McGee will soon issue their new studio album, it’s not us, on January 12 via their own Nothing Too Fancy Music label. Today, the band has released a lyric video for the LP’s second single, “Half Delayed.”

“Initially, ‘Half Delayed’ was the working title, just a marker to quickly remind me that this idea was only half finished and started with a delay loop,” Brendan Bayliss told Guitar World. “We never intended to call it ‘Half Delayed,’ but it actually fits when you listen to the lyrics.” Bayliss also commented, “The whole song started with a simple delayed guitar line that could be faded out and back in at any point, and that gave it a hypnotic vibe that set the table for everything else. It starts small and ends big.”

“‘Half Delayed’ is relaxed then energized,” added fellow UM guitarist Jake Cinniger. “We just let the tape roll and I approached it by thinking about the vocal melody.”

Watch the lyric video for “Half Delayed”:

The album is available for pre-order here.

it’s not us Tracklist

• 1. “The Silent Type”
• 2. “Looks”
• 3. “Whistle Kids”
• 4. “Half Delayed”
• 5. “Maybe Someday”
• 6. “Remind Me”
• 7. “You & You Alone”
• 8. “Forks”
• 9. “Speak Up”
• 10. “Piranhas”
• 11. “Dark Brush”