News
Plus Nation of Language, Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 09, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 26th Songs of the Week of 2021. The American music industry pretty took Monday off due to Sunday’s July 4th holiday, so we expected slimmer pickings this week. It was not to be, thanks for some exciting album announcements. We settled on a Top 11 this week. More
Sweet Morning EP Due Out November 5 via Moshi Moshi
Jul 07, 2021
By Mark Redfern
England’s Teleman have announced Sweet Morning, a new EP produced by Al Doyle and Joe Goddard of Hot Chip, and shared its first single, “Right As Rain,” via a video for it. More
And Nothing Hurt Out Now via Fat Possum and Bella Union
Sep 07, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Spiritualized (aka Jason Pierce and backing band) released a new album, And Nothing Hurt, today via Fat Possum (and Bella Union in the U.K.) and it’s easily our Album of the Week. More
Plus Phosphorescent, Moses Sumney, Robyn, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Teleman, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 03, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Lots of strong Songs of the Week contenders this week. We were tempted to do a Top 12 again like last week, instead of our usual Top 10, but resisted the excess. There are lots of Europeans in this week’s list. More
Family of Aliens Due Out September 7 via Moshi Moshi
Aug 02, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
England’s Teleman are releasing their third album, Family of Aliens, on September 7 via Moshi Moshi. Now they have shared the album’s third single, “Song For a Seagull,” via a video for the song. The video features the band live streaming as the travel around London in the back of a taxicab. More
Brilliant Sanity Out Now via Moshi Moshi
May 17, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
England’s Teleman released their sophomore album, Brilliant Sanity, last month via Moshi Moshi. Now the band have shared a video for “Glory Hallelujah.” It intercuts footage of the band performing the song live with lots of footage relating to the lyrics, such as images of stop signs and traffic lights when the vocals yell “stop.” More
Brilliant Sanity Out April 8 via Moshi Moshi
Feb 09, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
England’s Teleman are releasing their sophomore album, Brilliant Sanity, on April 8 via Moshi Moshi. The band has already shared the album’s first single, “Fall In Time,” as well as a trailer for the album. Now they have shared another track from the album, the driving and fittingly titled Krautrock-esque “Düsseldorf.” Check it out below.
Brilliant Sanity Out April 8 via Moshi Moshi
Jan 07, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
England’s Teleman have announced their sophomore album and shared an album trailer (watch below). Brilliant Sanity is due out April 8 via Moshi Moshi. Back in December the band shared the album’s first single, “Fall In Time,” which you can also stream again below. More
First Taste 2016 Sophomore Album
Dec 09, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
England’s Teleman have shared a new single, “Fall In Time.” It’s the first taste of the band’s second album, which is due out in 2016 and is the follow-up to 2013’s Bernard Butler-produced Breakfast. Check out the song below via some visuals for it posted to YouTube, followed by some 2016 U.K. tour dates. More
Single Out Now on Speedy Wunderground
Apr 08, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Speedy Wunderground is South London-based label that releases singles recorded and mixed in 24 hours. More
Breakfast Out Now Via Moshi Moshi
Sep 25, 2014
By Cody Ray Shafer
U.K. outfit Teleman kick off a new tour today in New York, and have a new video to share with the world. More
Plus New Tracks from Jessie Ware, The Drums, Peaking Lights, Les Sins, Darkside, Teleman (Remixed by Boxed In), Joanna Gruesome, The Twilight Sad, The Unicorns, Sinkane, TOPS, and Others
Aug 22, 2014
By Michael Wojtas
Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by Charli XCX, Phoenix, Interpol, Caribou, Jessie Ware, The Drums, Peaking Lights, Les Sins (Toro Y Moi side-project), Darkside, Teleman (Remixed by Boxed In), Joanna Gruesome, The Twilight Sad, The Unicorns, Sinkane, TOPS, TEEN, Douglas Dare, The Coathangers, Young Karin, and more. Look no further, your Friday and weekend playlist is here. More
Shows Go Down This September
Jul 16, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Teleman is hitting the U.S. this September for a brief string of dates in New York and Los Angeles. More
Due Out June 2 on Moshi Moshi
May 26, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Last year, we introduced you to Teleman. Now you can hear their debut album. More
Interviews
Thomas Sanders on Flossing, #MeToo, Climate Change, Kanye West at the White House, and Good Advice for New Bands
Feb 06, 2019
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar‘s 16th Annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the last year, plus some fun personal questions. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2018 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More
Nov 12, 2018
By Peter Cattermoul
For our recurring Self-Portrait feature we ask a musician to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Peter Cattermoul of Teleman.
Hiro Amamiya, Pete Cattermoul, and Thomas Sanders on Trump, Brexit, Scary Movies, and Stranger Things
Feb 22, 2017
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar‘s 14th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2016. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2016 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More
Thomas Sanders on Music Streaming, Mainstream Pop, the Presidential Election, and Childhood Memories
Jan 22, 2016
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar’s 13th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2015. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2015 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Thomas Sanders of Teleman, whose sophomore album, Brilliant Sanity, is out April 8 via Moshi Moshi. More
Tom Sanders on Science, Life Before Cell Phones, Talkative Audiences, and the First Album He Bought
Feb 02, 2015
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar’s 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. More
Pete Cattermoul and Thomas Sanders on the Weirdest Thing They've Eaten, Their Favorite Word, Favorite Bedtime Story, and the Biggest Music Industry Scam
Feb 12, 2014
By Under the Radar Staff
For Under the Radar‘s 11th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to the important issues of the last year, as well as some quirkier subjects. Check out our next print issue and digital issue for surveys from My Morning Jacket, Foals, Amanda Palmer, Local Natives, Wild Nothing, These New Puritans, Lanterns on the Lake, Xiu Xiu, and Summer Camp. More
Oct 25, 2013
By Frank Valish
One of Thomas Sanders’ first musical memories involves music’s connection with a sense of exploration, wonder, and movement. More
Reviews
Apr 19, 2016
By Billy Hamilton
The emergence of Teleman in 2014 felt like something to get excited about. The U.K. quartet’s stream of infectious early singles—including the sublime “Cristina”— pointed to something very special. Yet, while good, debut LP Breakfast was never able to capitalize on this early promise. In truth, it felt like a holding statement for something else. More
Jul 17, 2014
By Billy Hamilton
Rising from the ashes of small-time indie intellects Pete and the Pirates, Teleman have caused quite a stir in the U.K.‘s trendsetting circles lately. Since debut single “Cristina” breezed its sleepy Kraut-pop aesthetic through the nation’s airwaves, the Brighton-based quartet have been hotly tipped as the next big thing. More