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UNDER THE WATERLINE
‘With a production budget like Coldplay, the bittersweet ache of a song like Words, from this third album by local artists The Telltales, could give the Poms a run for their money.” Michael Smith, Drum Media, 18 Jul 2008
‘The Telltales write and record pop songs so perfect, so accessible, so immediately supercharged with tender emotions that they are simply too good for the cloth-eared loons who spend their days trying to catch internet pirates and planning re-releases of Kiss and Barry Manilow.” Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 Aug 2008
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HAYMAKING
‘Great melodies, intelligent playing, thoughtful arrangements and insightful lyrics—what more could you ask for in a pop record?” Michael Smith, Drum Media, 16 Mar 2005
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THE TELLTALES
‘... pure, heartfelt pop melodies delivered without a hint of anger or angst, simple songs of love and loss, pain and freedom ... a beautifully balanced collection of songs, intelligently arranged, subtly performed by a quartet that knows how to hold back ... This is very much a body of work, working in perfect harmony as such.” Michael Smith, Drum Media, 22 Jul 2003
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“Music which harkens back to the grand old days of pop songwriting ... a collection of honest, affecting, folk-tinged songs.” Brag, 1 Dec 2003
The Telltales were an acoustic pop band from Sydney, Australia who released three albums from 2003-2008.
Drum Media (22 July 2003) described their self-titled first album The Telltales as "pure heartfelt pop melodies... simple songs of love and loss, pain and freedom... a beautifully balanced collection of songs... very much a body of work, working in perfect harmony". And Brag (1 December 2003) said "Music which harkens back to the grand old days of pop songwriting. ... a collection of honest, affecting, folk-tinged songs."
The second album, Haymaking, followed in 2005, Drum Media (16 Feb 2005) writing: "Great melodies, intelligent playing, thoughtful arrangements and insightful lyrics—what more could you ask for in a pop record? More tales of quiet loss and love, sadness and hope from a band that should be much more widely known and appreciated than it seems to be at the moment”.
The third album Under the Waterline received similar praise. Drum Media again: “With a production budget like Coldplay, the bittersweet ache of a song like Words, from this third album by local artists The Telltales, could give the Poms a run for their money” (18 Jul 2008). And in Sydney Morning Herald, 20 Aug 2008, Bruce Elder wrote “The Telltales write and record pop songs so perfect, so accessible, so immediately supercharged with tender emotions that they are simply too good for the cloth-eared loons who spend their days trying to catch internet pirates and planning re-releases of Kiss and Barry Manilow.”
News
May 13, 2013
More video
Check out the Video page for the complete Telltales video collection, finally all on Youtube: two live performances and three singles.
April 2, 2009
Don’t Go Quietly. video
Check out the Video page for the video for Don’t Go Quietly.
August 20, 2008
Review in The Sydney Morning Herald
Bruce Elder, SMH, 20 Aug 08
“The Telltales write and record pop songs so perfect, so accessible, so immediately supercharged with tender emotions that they are simply too good for the cloth-eared loons who spend their days trying to catch internet pirates and planning re-releases of Kiss and Barry Manilow.” Read the full review »
July 18, 2008
Review in Drum Media
Michael Smith, Drum Media, 18 Jul 08
“With a production budget like Coldplay, the bittersweet ache of a song like Words, from this third album by local artists The Telltales, could give the Poms a run for their money.” Read the full review »
July 7, 2008
New gig dates
Check out the Appearances page for new upcoming gig dates.
May 30, 2008
Under the Waterline released!
The Telltales long-awaited third album, Under the Waterline, has finally been mixed, mastered, pressed, printed and is about to hit the shops. Featuring ten new songs from songwriter Toby Roberts, and played by Toby and Will with a number of guest musicians, the album has a more straightforward acoustic sound than Haymaking and takes The Telltales in another musical direction.
A video clip for the single Don’t Go Quietly has been filmed and is almost ready for release. Look out for CD launch gig dates, coming soon.