Portland Americana outfit The Delines announce their new album ‘The Set Up,’ arriving March 6 via Decor Records, and share the beautifully cinematic first single “Dilaudid Diane.” The piano-led ballad unfolds with hushed intensity, capturing the band’s gift for character-driven storytelling and richly atmospheric soundscapes.
Frontman Willy Vlautin explains that several songs were written alongside their previous album ‘Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom’ but carried a lonelier, more rattled spirit. “By the time we finished the record we realized The Set Up was the wayward, misguided, and lonely sister to Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom. More ragged and undone but all CinemaScope Delines.” Themes of addiction, isolation, and fractured lives thread through tracks like “The Reckless Life,” “Walking With His Sleeves Down,” and the three-part spoken-word title track.
Produced once again by John Morgan Askew, the album deepens the band’s widescreen sensibility with instrumental interludes that expand its emotional terrain. ‘The Set Up’ will be available on clear vinyl, CD, and digitally, with a Rough Trade exclusive red brick vinyl including a bonus CD soundtrack to Vlautin’s forthcoming book ‘The Left & the Lucky.’
The Delines also head to the UK for dates in March and October 2026.
UK Tour Dates 2026:
March 21 – Trowbridge – 7 Hills Spring Festival
March 22 – Bury – The Met
March 23 – Liverpool – Hangar
March 24 – Nottingham – Metronome
March 25 – Norwich – Epic Studios
March 26 – London – Union Chapel
March 27 – Brighton – Old Market
March 28 – Cardiff – The Gate
October 2 – Glasgow – GUU Debating Chamber
October 3 – Newcastle – Gosforth Civic
October 4 – Leeds – City Varieties