Following the release of their highly-anticipated sophomore EP and ahead of their celebratory national tour, decorated Melbourne-based trio Telenova reveal the accompanying video for EP title track ‘Stained Glass Love’. The clip comes as the talented group receive recognition from The Guardian UK, naming them in their Ones To Watch feature here, boasting “…with each release, Telenova transform, adapting past influences to produce imaginative sounds that reflect the free-flowing music scene in which they are made.”
All white lace, ethereal gold headpieces and gothic architecture the ‘Stained Glass Love’ video was conceptualised and created by front woman Angeline Armstrong alongside Levi Cranston, and shot on expired Super 8 film to, in Ange’s words, “get abstract ethereal textures – giving up on trying to translate the song âliterallyâ in a narrative and instead focusing on emoting a mood and sense of transcendence.”
The band’s highly anticipated sophomore EP Stained Glass Love was released last month and is a five track omnibus including highly lauded singles ‘Why Do I Keep You’, ‘Haunted’ and fan favourite ‘Scarlet’. Despite the sweeping sonics and muffled club beats offering escapism of the higher order, enchanting front-woman Angeline Armstrongâs lyrics are drenched in real-world pain, private universes nestled within the sleek musical beds. The tracks on Stained Glass Love delve into self-destruction, heartbreak, addiction, desire, anxiety, isolation, and â eventually â rebirth. Thereâs a coming-of-age narrative weaved through the entire tapestry, and a mature restraint to the production, deftly handled by multi-instrumentalists Edward Quinn and Joshua Moriarty.
“The writing of this EP was a pretty visceral experience,â Armstrong explains. âThe majority of these songs were written in the heart of Melbourneâs long lockdowns and I think we all understand that feeling of being hyper introspective at that time.”
The EPâs title track is the emotional anchor, a tale of rebirth laid over roadtrip beats before a huge chorus bursts through the clouds, warming like sunshine and hitting like a hard-earned epiphany. âThese five songs all felt like a shedding of the skin for me, peeling it back, layer by layer,” Armstrong continues. âI can pinpoint the exact moments and experiences in my past that really marked me and grew me as a person. Those moments form the setting of each of these five songs â and thereâs a strange sense of both fear and solace in being able to take you there with me.â
The self-assured first single âWhy Do I Keep You?â plays on â90s melancholic guitar pop, while follow up ‘Haunted’ tells a hypnotic tale of addiction, with echoes of Northern Soul amidst dark dub, all draped in dramatic synth strings. Focus track âScarletâ is all raindrop pianos, and FM static; subtle runs chiming like morning bells, and ‘Silver Lining’ elucidates the diversity of the record, marrying Armstrongâs smoky tales of anxiety and loneliness with a gauzy trip-hop track. The EPâs title track is the emotional anchor, a tale of rebirth laid over road trip beats before a huge chorus burst through the clouds, warming like sunshine and hitting like a hard-earned epiphany.
The band have been buoyed by recent success, receiving praise from key taste-makers across the country and taking out Best Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year at this year’s AIR Awards. ‘Why Do I Keep You’ was swiftly added to full rotation on triple j alongside triple jUnearthed and Double J completing the trifecta, while âHauntedâ debuted with a first play on triple j Drive w/ Hobba & Hing and has sat in their 50 Most Played Tracks since it’s release. The group has also graced a host of covers across Spotify and Apple Music, with the latter crowning the band as one of their Up Next artists in May.
The band’s upcoming return to Australian stages, following an appearance at The Great Escape (UK) as well as sold-out debut London shows, will be their biggest yet alongside dates on Falls Festival, Spilt Milk and Lost Paradise. With the new EP in tow, replete with soaring vocals and wistful production, Telenova are cementing themselves as one of Australiaâs brightest new talents.
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