Copy of Indie Chill

Hailing from Cardiff, Red Telephone’s blend of melodic psych and darkwave has drawn comparisons to indie trailblazers MGMT, St. Vincent, and fellow Welsh cult favourites Super Furry Animals. Their second album ‘Delay The New Day’ was released in January 2025, garnering critical acclaim from the likes of Clash, Under The Radar, and God Is In The TV.

Exploring themes of paranoia, doubt, hope, and the trappings of group dynamics, ‘Delay the New Day’ was arranged by the band in solitude in Cornwall and recorded semi-live in under two weeks. Driven by the quintet's knack for multi-instrumental intricacies and drawing on cinematic influences, Red Telephone’s latest work is bold, genre-bending and defiantly optimistic, while staying true to the unique style they established in their 2023 debut.

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“Gritty, brilliantly dark and expansive. A deliciously dark, mesmerising and a dystopian-tinged sonic palette that could have been heard in Bowie’s Berlin in the late 1970’s. An impressive and masterful debut.” - Clash Music

“Very nicely layered. Has a bit of early 80s melodrama; a sort of Pet Shop Boys croon and a Krautrock halo.” – Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music

“They have the potential to soundtrack a generation.” – Drowned in Sound

“Something brilliantly dark about this, with their synth psych noir with a pulse. Real potential to go big.” - Chris Hawkins, BBC 6 Music

“With music as smart as their aesthetic, Cardiff’s Red Telephone are making neo-noir sounds that could have made it onto the ‘Drive’ soundtrack.” – Gigwise

Delay the New Day

Willing to Wait

So Pretty

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LOVE STORY

Time

Frustration

Watch the Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOefrJUY3MU

"Ghost to Ghost, Vol. 2" is genre-less while tipping its cap to hip-hop, psychedelic alt, and soul. "Vol. 2" represents the skeletons in everyone’s closet, a theme that Murdock and the Ghost Family vulnerably touch on throughout the record by confronting topics like death and mental health.

"Vol. 2" speaks to those who feel misunderstood and invites us to see our monsters as angels in disguise. It’s the perfect anthem for the current societal climate by encouraging people to keep moving forward despite the amplified confusion and fear of the unknown.

"Ghost to Ghost, Vol. 2" embodies a whole new sound embedded with Venice Beach vibes, and musical touches reminiscent of The Beach Boys, Frank Ocean, The Mamas and the Papas, The Neville Brothers and genres in between. "Ghost to Ghost, Vol. 2" was co-produced and mixed by Brooklyn native experimental pop/electronic artist Prospect Lux.

The Ghost to Ghost project is an ever evolving collaboration that was spawned out of the rugged need to create. An offering for the people by the people, seeking to deepen, empower, and uplift.

Cover art by Davi Escobar

Written and performed by Zachary Murdock and Kevin Joseph

Produced by Kevin Joseph, Beats by Ghostwriter, Joshua Morales and Prospect Lux

Featuring Wiill, Joshua Morales and Ruby Modine

Live drums by Matty Moose

Horns and Flute by Adam Chavira

Executive produced by Prospect Lux

Mastered by Twinjo NYC

Visions by Matthew Watkins

Island

Dub Life

Ceremony of Rust and Dreams

Never Stop Trying

Love Without End

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You're from a house outside the city
Frosted windows bleeding colours from the neighbour's trash pile
Close to the airport but you've never been
Above the clouds it's always sunny
But you're happy where you are

They told me I could be anything
My mind is mixed and jumbled up like a shaken snow globe
All work and anxious never resting
I wanna be a movie star but you just want a walk-in wardrobe

Looking out on the city, where you grew up
It's become too much for you
Out the window the small town, where I grew up
And it's not enough for me

My dinner's waiting in a paper bag
It's too late again, I'm doing stupid shit that doesn't matter
You've got a family, they depend on ya
You buy a week of groceries without thinking and I think that's clever

Looking out on the city, where you grew up
It's become too much for you
Out the window the small town, where I grew up
And it's not enough for me

How do you find a life that's big enough
How do you find a life that's big and
I feel like I'm in the dark
You see light wherever you are

Dressed Up For Nandos

Fall

So Blue (For You)


I say yes
I do understand 
You deserve it
And I don’t 
Catch those bowls 
That are yours 
And present them
It’s a show 
Don’t you know
Oh come on
You do want it
As I do 
Yes it’s true
It’s true
They are blue
Incredibly blue
For you

And I hope you’re happy
So happy for everything 
Can’t you see
I made it for you 
It’s for you
For you 

I say yes
I do understand 
You deserve it
And I don’t 
It’s an alternative kiss
The way we meet
Every time that I dream
With my open eyes 
Staring In your open eyes
Until you smile it away 
Oh come on
You do want it
As I do 
Yes it’s true
It’s true
They are all blue
Incredibly blue
For you

And I hope you’re happy
So happy for everything 
Can’t you see
I made it for you 
It’s for you
For you 

But you’re never happy 
And I feel blue
So blue
For you

You’re never happy 
And my life is blue
So blue 
Because of you

And in the end I know 
That I 
I feel blue
So blue 
For you
For you

You’re never happy 
And my life is blue
So blue 
Because of you

And in the end I know 
That I 
I’m not happy at all

So Blue (For You)

Asian eyes

Crisis Kid

Curse Of Creation

if you knew

Sincerely,

It's Just Us

we don't really talk like we had used to
and I'm starting to believe you won't come around
But I know that I still love you like I used to
Once I catch you, I won't let you touch the ground

So let's go
I only wanna make you my own
i know
Once I have you I won't let go

Cool enough, nor strong enough
I know I'm not the one you want
Done enough, I'm not enough
I'm hoping that you saw my bluff
I can't be the only one who's trying
And I can't be the only one who's crying

I like to be patient with these things
So can you go and be patient just for me?
I only ever wanted it to be you
You just led me on and treat me like a fool

So let's go
I only wanna make you my own
i know
Once I have you I won't let go

Cool enough, nor strong enough
I know I'm not the one you want
Done enough, I'm not enough
I'm hoping that you saw my bluff
I can't be the only one who's trying
And I can't be the only one who's crying
Cool enough, nor strong enough
I know I'm not the one you want
Done enough, I'm not enough
I'm hoping that you saw my bluff
I can't be the only one who's trying

So Pretty

DANX

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