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

Dreamer

carrying the theme of mixing futuristic music from the early 80s (city pop style) with the use of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) & free vst plugins

DONNY RIVER

Cherish Today

Controlling Time

Any of Many

Vem, deixa a luz entrar em seu ser,
Transforme o passado em aprendizado, sem temer.
Olhe pra frente, há um novo amanhecer,
Deus está fazendo algo que vai te surpreender.

Esqueça as dores, viva a mudança!

Novidades na jornada, tudo recomeçou,

O que o passado levou, agora é um show!

Deus tem planos, algo grandioso a criar,

Nasce em nós a fé, sempre a brilhar!

Riachos brotando em meio à solidão,

Caminhos feitos em cada coração.

O que estava perdido, agora vai renascer,

Celebramos a vida, somos novos em você!

Um futuro brilhante nos aguarda!

Novidades na jornada, tudo recomeçou,

O que passado levou, agora é um show!

Deus tem planos, algo grandioso a criar,

Nasce em nós a fé, sempre a brilhar!

[Outro]
Então abra os olhos, sinta a transformação.

Em Cristo somos novos, é pura inspiração!

NOVO AMANHECER.mp3

Lyrics 



I never met you
Don't know who you are
Don't know who let you in here...uhhh
Don't know why I gave you
The time of day I gave you
All I do it hurt you
All I do is play you
I know what it was too
From the beginning 

You are just a pawn to the game
And I win

Ahhhh, should have just left u where I found you but I,

I get so tired of being the good guy

I like this hat better
I put this hat on for you



I promise that im not a crazy person
I just have crazy....Intentions
When i want something I want it
Might take a minute to get it
I look at you as more than a fetish
I promise, I just need you to trust me
I need you to eventually love me

To prove that im not craaaazyyyyy.

Crazy I promise you im not
Im not crazy

Im not normally like this...
But i learned to like it


I'll never let you go now..

Now you're in love, oh wow...oh wow

Crazy scream
Ahhhh, should have just left u where I found you but I,

I get so tired of being  the good guy

I like this hat better
I put this hat on for you

Chorus


BAD HAT

Thrashing together the sharp swagger of Bowie, the clipped cool of Fad Gadget, the theatrical brood of Scott Walker, all lacquered in synths sleek enough to slice.

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Life's New Adventure

Take Me Home

Genie is a single written, produced, and performed by Judah Bell. Co-produced by Felipe Castaneda.

Genie

Cast of characters:
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Telecaster electric guitar, mix, production, and composition
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – synthesizer, vocals, and lyrics
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four string bass
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Tom Anderson cutom T electric guitar, sometimes with an ebow
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – synth

This song began as an idea Tez came up with on his guitar while on holiday not far from his home in Wales. It had such a solid form, it inspired Mark to write lyrics and come up with vocal melodies within a few days of hearing it for the first time. The two of them have written several songs like this, making them a solid songwriting source for Eclectic Collective.
Once the song had a even more solid form, Ken took added his dynamic, bouncy-groove drums to it. As soon as Ken had the drums down, Josh took his turn, adding the fretless bass and solidifying the groove. Now that the basic framework was done, Stephen added his thrilling electric guitar. Last, but certainly not least, JJ added his really cool psych synth part in the two bridges. Mark also added some awesome backing synth to it, as well, filling out the sound. At the very end of the process, Tez also dropped in the hot intro and outro solos, as well.
Once we had it all in the can, it was time to turn it over to Tez for his expert production and mix. He came up with the idea of adding reverb to the drums, as well as some other compression tricks, which he employed with subtle style.
This, as mentioned, is a great example of what Eclectic Collective can do in house with the composition and songwriting skills of Tez and Mark. The rest of us really had fun working on this one, too, of course. We hope you enjoy listenig to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Original lyrics by mistermark:

There’s something I’m seeking that I’ve never found
but the seed that you planted went deep in the ground
there’s a journey that I’m on and the path is uncertain
the magic fades when you pull back the curtain

Wherever you go I will follow
there’s always another tomorrow

There will never come a time when I do you harm
cause my soul is steady when I’m in your arms
and never have I heard music like your Voice
when you call me to you I have no choice

Wherever you go I will follow
there’s always another tomorrow

Like a puzzle on the table all the pieces fit
like I’m standing in the dark and a match is lit
and what it all means man I just don’t know
but it’s a powerful feeling and it’s starting to grow

Wherever you go I will follow
there’s always another tomorrow


Take Me Home

Matt Purcell