TELENOVA share official video for 'Bones'
Praise for Telenova
"A majestic debut from a band in its infancy... Telenova’s universe is so well realised you’ll be leaving footsteps in the band’s saturated deserts the moment you step through their portal" - NME, ★★★★
“[Telenova] have made an impact pretty quickly.” - Richard Kingsmill, triple j
“This song really did take me by surprise when I heard it for the first time on Friday and I thought YES, kicking off next week’s BREAKING with this….” - Matt Wilkinson, Apple Music 1 (Tranquilize)
“This is stupidly good. A sophisticated and utterly mesmerizing second release from one of 2021's best new acts. Boom.” - Bridget Hustwaite, triple j (Tranquilize)
“Enchanting, alluring and instantly stylish stuff..." - Declan Byrne, triple j (Bones)
"Armstrong’s voice soars confidently above lush, grooving production, making for a truly captivating first offering." - NME
“...the trio bring together a lifetime of musical experience condensed into genre-combining brilliance, where their overlapping worlds come together to create striking moments of hazy alt-electronic-R&B-esque versatility.” - Pilerats
"‘Cinematic indie pop at its finest. It sounds at once nostalgic while thoroughly modern, and is sure to get stuck in your head from the very first listen." - Purple Sneakers
Rounding out a milestone year, Melbourne three-piece Telenova release a brand new film clip for their glistening hit single 'Bones', taken from their debut EP Tranquilize, out now via Pointer Recordings. Co-directed by frontwoman Angeline Armstrong and LA-based filmmaker Jill Sachs, the video is a nod to the film references that influence Telenova's songwriting and a visual feast of the drama dreamt up in Armstrong's lyrics (I was dreamin' of blue skies in California / While you were loading your gun / Thе time has come Red and bluе lights chase us across the border / Forever out on the run).
Of the video, Armstrong comments "In the midst of the Melbourne lockdowns I got a random email from an AFI Film Grad in LA who’d just heard ‘Bones’ on KCRW radio and was already dreaming up a music vid she wanted to direct for us - it was incredible that from one listen alone, she heard all the film references that influence our songwriting and further inspired the visual elements of the clip - namely David Lynch and French New Wave Cinema… Jill Sachs & I co-directed this remotely, shooting on location in both Los Angeles and Melbourne. A unique logistical & creative challenge that we absolutely relished.”
'Bones' was the first-ever single to be released by Telenova - a track that grabbed the immediate attention of triple j, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Soundcloud, community radio & fans alike - and catapulted them to the forefront of Australia's top artists to watch in 2021. Telenova continued to make waves with their follow-up singles 'Tranquilize' & 'Blue Valentine', taken from their debut EP Tranquilize which was released to wide acclaim, captivating audiences across the globe including radio play on KCRW, BBC Radio 1’s Future Artists, being handpicked by Matt Wilkinson for Breaking on his Apple Music 1 show and featuring in Vogue Paris monthly playlists, not to mention major support from triple j and national community radio. Just six months after their debut release, Telenova was invited to take on triple j's Like A Version where they performed a live rendition of 'Bones' & a standout cover of Madonna's 'Hung Up', cementing themselves as one of 2021's breakout artists of the year.
All Telenova singles have seen incredible support from Spotify (including New Music Friday AUNZ, Front Left, Indie Pop, Borderless, Indie Arrivals, Broad Chords [cover], Fresh Finds AUNZ, Radar AUNZ, Just Chill, Local List, Office Stereo and appearing in Viral 50 - Australia), Apple Music (Heaps Indie, Alt Pop, New In Indie, New Music Daily, Indie Anthems, indie & chill), Amazon (Australia Now, Breakthrough Australia), and Soundcloud (Fresh Pressed Australia, Emerging Indie, Soundcloud Radio).
Following a run of sold-out shows across Melbourne & Sydney, Telenova's Tranquilize EP tour wraps up this Saturday 18 December at Brisbane's Black Bear Lodge. You can also catch the band this summer as they make festival appearances at Brisbane's Wildlands Festival and Melbourne's Beyond The City in December and Victoria's Loch Hart Music Festival in January. Full details and tickets are available below.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Telenova - Tranquilize EP Tour Dates
Saturday 18 December - Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane (Early) w/ Syrup TICKETS ADDED
Saturday 18 December - Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane (Late) w/ Syrup TICKETS ADDED
Monday 27 December - Wildlands, Brisbane QLD
Thursday 30 December - Beyond The City, Melbourne VIC
Friday 14 January 2022 - Loch Hart Music Festival, Great Ocean Road VIC
Tickets on sale via telenovamusic.com
Telenova - Tranquilize
1. Tranquilize
2. Lost Highway
3. Blue Valentine
4. Bones
5. Comedian
