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

"Don't Look At Me With Those Eyes" explores the intoxicating and terrifying power of attraction.  It's a song about being caught in the undertow of desire, where another person's gaze becomes a consuming fire, brighter than the neon glow of the world around them.  The lyrics depict a crowded space, yet the connection between these two individuals isolates them, turning the crowd into a nameless sea where the narrator is adrift.  The touch of a hand ignites this connection further, transforming a simple touch into a gripping force that pulls the narrator under.  It's a battle between the magnetic pull of another and the self-protective instinct to resist, a dance on the edge of a precipice where one wrong step could lead to blissful destruction.

(Verse 1)   The neon signs they are shining brightly  In the  hazy midnight glow  But your eyes they are burnin' brighter,  Brighter than any light I’ve known.  Drowning in the sea of faces, lost in the nameless tide.  Oh, your eyes they burn like fire, devouring  me alive  (Chorus)  Don't look at me with those eyes, Don't look at me with those eyes, Baby, please don’t look at me Baby, please don’t look at me With those longing eyes. (Verse 2)  Your hand finds mine, a gripping touch that lingers,  Every word you whisper, a story left untold I try to pull away, pull away so gently,  But your grip just tightens more.  I'm swept away from the shore. I’m lost in the nameless tide Oh, the waves are getting stronger, drowning me alive   (Chorus)

These Eyes

Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Look at the fields, the flowers bloom
Sweet candy skies, softly in June
Water droplets on petals, they spin
Dreamy thoughts of what might begin
Gentle whispers in the morning light
Loving hearts take this flight
[Chorus]
Oh, sweet melody
Oh, sweet melody
Flying high on love's wings
Oh, sweet melody
[Verse 2]
Colors blend in a magical way
Capturing dreams, sun's hopeful rays
Candy's sweet, a tender surprise
Resting together, hearts realize
Holding close, nothing to hide
Together we flow, like the tide
[Chorus]
Oh, sweet melody
Oh, sweet melody
Flying high on love's wings
Oh, sweet melody
[Bridge]
Dreams like droplets, clear and pure
In this love, we feel secure
Nature's song, singing soft and sweet
Every moment, our hearts beat
[Chorus]
Oh, sweet melody
Oh, sweet melody
Flying high on love's wings
Oh, sweet melody

Andrew Skywalker - Sweet Melody

Would_I.wav

I heard this cannons song a lot at work, and already knew the Phum Viphurit song from youtube. These songs fit together perfectly! Had to adjust pitch slightly to make them match - but even the lyric meanings somewhat fit. Cannons sings about bright lights and being worn out by the city, while Phum Viphurit sings about sings about feeling blinded by the light/sun, and how he will be long gone by the time you're back. Had to make it happen.

Bright Lights x Long Gone MASHUP (Cannons x  Phum Viphurit)

Quita y Pone

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

Sever

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

Genie

Be Exalted / Jesus I Love You

ROTTENBRAIN ‘Worst Song of the World’ (original)

Tim Heider is a Christian songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Phoenix, Arizona.

Be Exalted / Jesus I Love You

Tim Heider Music

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